103703845 101 ways to stitch craft create

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Q U I C K & E A S Y P R O J E C T S TOSTIT CH, SEW, KNIT, BEAD & FOLD


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Q U I C K & E A S Y P R O J E C T S TOSTI TCH, SE W, KNIT, BEAD & FOL D

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Appliqu & Embroidery ......................... 4

Beading ................................................. 20

Cake Decorating ................................... 28

Crochet ................................................. 42

Cross Stitch ........................................... 52

Knitting ................................................. 60

Papercraft ............................................. 76

Patchwork & Quilting ........................... 90

Sewing ................................................. 102

Techniques ........................................................... 120

Knitting Charts .................................................... 126

Suppliers ............................................................... 127

Acknowledgments ............................................... 127

Index ..................................................................... 128

C O N T E N T S

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A P P L I Q U &

E M B R O I D E RY


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APPLIQU & EM BROIDERY

1. Trace all the pieces of thebird and branch motifs onto fusiblewebbing and cut out roughly. Ironthem onto your chosen appliqufabrics and cut out neatly.

2. Remove the backing paperfrom the motifs and position

them, glue side down, onto thetop half of the main fabric. Ironinto place. Machine stitch aroundthe motifs using a mediumstitch and contrasting thread toappliqu them to the fabric.

BIRD MP3 P LAYER CASEby Marion Elliot

You Will Nee d:

Fabric for case and lining:Two pieces 40cm x 10cm

(15in x 37 8 in)Free Spirit Designer Solids Orchid

and Amy Butler Soul BlossomsLaurel Dots Periwinkle

Scraps of fabric for appliquAmy Butler Soul Blossoms

White and blacksewing thread

Gutermann colours 800 and 000

Fusible webbing andwadding (batting)

Ribbon, bead and clip ring

3. Iron on a lightweight waddingto the back of the main fabric,and fold the main fabric in half with right sides facing. Insert andpin a loop of ribbon between theside seams, facing inwards.

4. Using a 1cm ( 3 8 in) seamallowance, machine stitch aroundthe sides and bottom edge towithin 3cm (1 1 8 in) of the top edge,to make the case. Repeat for thelining fabric. Turn the case throughto the right side but not the lining.

5. Insert the case into thelining. Pin and machine stitch thetop edge of the case and liningtogether, right sides facing. Leavea 1.5cm ( 5 8 in) gap above the topof the side seam at either side.Turn lining through to the inside.

6. Machine stitch a 1.5cm(5 8 in) wide channel across the frontand back of the case and threadribbon through it. Thread on thebead and knot the ribbon ends.Attach a clip to the ribbon loop.


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B E A D I N G


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B E A D I N G

1. Cut a piece of elastic nylonthread measuring approximately 30cm (12in). For a mediumbracelet thread on 24 8mmbeads (small 22, large 26).

2. Take the ends of the elasticand tie a knot pulling tight to draw

each end of the bead string together.Tie two or three more knots, pullingvery tight each time so the knot doesnot unravel (dont worry, the elasticshouldnt snap). Snip the ends of theelastic of neatly next to the knot.

B E A U T I F U L B L U E B R AC E L E Tby Alison Myer

You Will Ne ed:

22-26 8mm glass facetedaquamarine beads

Three metal beads

Elastic nylon thread

6mm silver jump ring

Three silver headpins

3. Thread each metal bead ontoa headpin. Using round-nose pliers,twist the top of the wire to form aloop and snip with wire cutters toform a closed circle. Further closeup the loop using pliers if necessary:there should be no gap to ensure thebead does not fall off the jump ring.

4. Take each one of themetal bead charms and threadcarefully onto a single jump ring.Then thread the jump ring ontothe bead bracelet and close.


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C A K E D E C O R AT I N G


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C A K E D E C O R AT I N G

1. Roll out the sage sugarpasteto 3mm ( 1 8 in) thick and cut out roundcircles to ft the cupcake tops.

2. Coat the tops o thecupcakes with a thin layer o buttercream and place the sagegreen circles in position.

You Will Ne ed:

Six cupcakes baked inwhite paper cases

Buttercream

Circular cookie cutter

Sage, pink and palepink sugarpaste

White royal icing

No.2 piping nozzle

Flower cuttersLarge and small daisy plunger

cutters and medium calyx cutter

P I N K DA I S Y C U P C A K E Sby Ruth Clemens

3. Add the white royal icingto a piping bag ftted with a no.2piping nozzle. From the centre pipe

our lines right up to the edge o the case, dividing the cupcakeinto quarters. Between each ulllength line pipe a shorter lineto reach hal way between thecentre and the outside edge.


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R E V E R S I B L E H E A D S C A R F

You Will Nee d:

3mm (US size C/2)crochet hook

1 x 50g ball yarnRowan Wool Cotton Elf (green 946)

or

Rowan Cashsoft DK Sweet (lilac 501)

Two triangles of contrastingfabric 34cm (13in) wide x

22cm (8 5 8 in) highAmy Butler Soul Blossoms PassionLily Cerise Pink and Dena Fishbein

Kumari Garden Tanaya Pink

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Dena Fishbein Kumari GardenSujata Blue and Tarika Moss

by Kirsty Neale

1. The abric size can beadjusted i you pre er to makea bigger or smaller headscar .Fold over and press a 1.5cm(5 8 in) hem along the top edge o each o the abric triangles.

2. With right sides acing,pin and stitch together alongthe two sloping sides. Snip o the point, turn the right way outand press along the seams.

3. Sew the top edges togetherwith blanket stitch using your chosenyarn colour (i its too chunky,separate the yarn into strandsand just use hal the thickness).

4. Crochet a chain 30cm40cm(12in15in) long. Then work adouble crochet through the topo the frst and every ollowingblanket stitch running along thetop o your abric triangle.

5. Continue crocheting toorm another chain 30cm40cm

(12in15in) long, to end up witha chain-stitched ties at eitherside o the fnished headscar .


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C R O S S S T I T C H


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C R O S S S T I T C H

1. Disassemble the key ring.Lay the back piece onto the aidaand draw around in pencil. Cut out.

You Will Nee d:

White 16-count aida

Red, orange, yellow,green, blue and dark blue

stranded cotton (foss)DMC colours 666, 741, 743,

907, 3325 and 798

Plastic key ring

by Grace HarveyR A I N B O W K E Y R I N G

2. Cross stitch the rainbowdesign centrally onto the aidafollowing the chart. Use two strandsof red (DMC 666), orange (DMC741),yellow (DMC743), green (DMC 907),

blue (DMC 3325) and dark blue(DMC 798) for the rainbow arcs.

3. Place the aida in thekey ring and reassemble.


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K N I T T I N G


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K N I T T I N G

K N I T T E D C H A R M Sby Claire Garland

You Will Ne ed:

Four 3mm (US size 2)double-pointed needles

1 x 100g ball yellow yarn (A)1 x 50g ball pink yarn (B)1 x 50g ball red yarn (C)

1 x 50g ball purple yarn (D)1 x 50g ball white yarn (E)Rowan Creative Focus Worsted

Sa ron (03810), Rowan Pure YarnDK Hyacinth (026), Rowan BabyAlpaca DK Cherry (224), Rowan

Baby Alpaca DK Blossom (225) andRowan Pureli e British Sheep Breeds

DK Blue aced Leicester (780)

Blue elt

White sewing threadGutermann colour 800

Row marker

Toy flling

Buttons (optional)

1. Knit the bird, fower andheart charms ollowing the patternsbelow. (Note: the charms useonly very small amounts o yarnso you will have plenty to makeseveral o each i you choose to.

Bird charm:

In yarn E cast on 8sts.*Step 1: Hold needle with

sts in le t hand (LH).Step 2: Hold 2 empty dpnsparallel in right hand.Step 3: Slip 1st stitch onto the dpnclosest to you and o the LH needle.Slip next stitch onto the dpn urthestaway and o the LH needle. **Repeat Steps 13 until all 8sts aredivided onto the 2 parallel dpns.Slide sts to other end o dpns.Work in the round over 2 dpnsusing a 3rd dpn to knit with.Rnd 1: Beg with the4sts at the back, k8.Rnd 2: (inc) K &b, k2, k &b, k &b,k2, k &b. (12sts 6sts on each dpn)Rnds 3, 5, 7, 9: K.Rnds 4, 6, 8: Increase 4sts oneach rnd; increasing 1st at begand end on each dpn. (24sts)Rnd 10: (inc) K &b, k11,k11, k &b. (26sts)Rnd 11: (inc) K &b, k11, k &b,

k &b, k11, k &b. (30sts)Rnd 12: (inc) K &b, k14,k14, k &b. (32sts)Rnd 13: (inc) K &b, k15,k15, k &b. (34sts)Rnd 14: (inc) K &b, k14,


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Q U I LT I N G


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PATCHW ORK AND QUI LT ING

1. Cut your fabrics as follows:From solid white fabric:

Two squares 15cm (6in)Four squares 9cm (3in)Eight squares 7.5cm (3in)

Eight rectangles 7.5cm x14cm (3in x 5in)From fabric A:

One square 14cm (5in)From fabric B:

Two squares 15cm (6in)

F L I C K E R I N G S TA R P I L L O Wby Tacha Bruecher

You Will Ne ed:

Fabric for cushion front:One piece 39cm x 58cm

(155 8in x 23in) (solid white)One piece 14cm x 14cm

(55 8in x 5 5 8in) (A)One piece 43cm x 15cm

(17in x 6in) (B)One piece 53cm x 17cm

(21in x 6 7 8in)(C)One piece 53cm x 17cm

(21in x 6 7 8in) (D)One piece 15cm x 30cm

(6in x 12in) (E)Tilda Cotton White, Dena Fishbein

Kumari Garden Chandra Blue, KamalMoss, Kamal Stone, Tanaya Blue and

Tarika Moss

Fabric for cushion lining:One piece 60cm x 60cm

(24in x 24in)Tilda Cotton White

White sewing threadGutermann colour 800

Wadding (batting) From fabric C:Four squares 7.5cm (3in)Four rectangles 7.5cm x14cm (3in x 5in)From fabric D:

Four squares 9cm (3in)Eight squares 7.5cm (3in)From fabric E:

Eight squares 7.5cm (3in)


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