Make | Sew Together The Stars Tea Towel Calendar
Tuesday 3 December 2013
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Guest DIY postal service past times Heather Lins of Heather Lins Home
Tea towel calendars were a staple inwards too therefore many of our grandmothers’ kitchens. They are besides are a keen agency to display DIY handiwork throughout the year. Last year, I created a newspaper calendar kit based on the zodiac using glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss. For 2014, I besides wanted to practise a large-format calendar from cloth, a tea towel calendar similar the ones I remember. I used Spoonflower.com, a website where (as many of yous know) yous tin pattern your ain stuff too portion it amongst others. There are lots of stuff options but I chose the linen/cotton canvas. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tea towel fits on a fatty quarter. With ii unproblematic embroidery stitches too some slow sewing techniques, yous tin practise a Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar for your wall. And yes, there’s to a greater extent than glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss. (I simply can’t leave of absence it alone!)
Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar Embroidery Tutorial
What yous need:
• 2014 Stitch the Stars Calendar Tea Towel (Linen/cotton canvass suggested).
• Fe too ironing board
• embroidery needle
• embroidery hoop
• 1 skein DMC glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss
1) Iron the tea towel. Stretch tea towel over embroidery hoop too optic the constellation of your pick inwards the hoop.
2) Cut a 24” slice of floss. DMC glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss is 6-ply. Divide it into ii strands of three. Thread needle. Leave a tail too knot i end.
3) For each constellation, alternate betwixt French knots too outline stitch every bit necessary. Stitch the stars amongst French knots. Use outline stitch for the dotted lines denoting constellations. End each constellation past times pulling the needle through to the dorsum of the stuff too running your needle nether ii or 3 stitches. This volition anchor the thread. Trim your thread.
4) Rehoop the tea towel every bit necessary. Be careful non to disrupt your embroidery when re-hooping.
French Knot How-to
1) With your non-dominant hand, circle the thread approximately the needle 3 times from the needle’s optic downward the shaft. (French knots tin live made past times wrapping the needle once, twice or 3 times. For this project, I institute 3 times industrial plant best.)
2) Keep tension on the thread amongst your non-dominant hand. Insert the needle simply to the side of where your thread showtime emerged too clitoris the needle through to the back.
Outline Stitch How-to
1) Make a minor loop amongst your thread. Keep the loop inwards a higher identify the work yous are stitching.
2) For the adjacent stitch, clitoris your needle through the stuff halfway betwixt the entry too leave of absence points of the showtime stitch. Pull the thread taut too your showtime stitch volition prevarication flat.
3) Make some other stitch the same length every bit the first. Repeat steps 1 too 2. Remember to continue the loop inwards a higher identify your entry too leave of absence points.
Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar Wall Hanging Tutorial
What You'll Need:
• 2014 Stitch the Stars Calendar Tea Towel These instructions too measurements are for linen/cotton canvass fatty quarter.
• Fe too ironing board
• .5 yard 44” broad muslin for lining (optional)
• stuff pair of scissors or rotary cutter too self-healing cutting mat
• ruler
• sewing machine
• pins
• wooden dowel (.25” diameter)
• hemp twine
• tape
1) Iron the tea towel. Trim sides too bottom of tea towel using the printed artwork every bit guide. It should live 18” wide. Measure from the bottom 22.75” too trim. This results inwards a lastly size of 18” x 22.75” too allows for a 1” casing for the wooden dowel.
2) On the incorrect side of the fabric, plication over the sides too bottom border over .375” too press amongst iron. Fold over .375” over again too press.
3) Cut muslin to 16.375” x 21.75”. Insert muslin nether folds to practise a lining. Unfold corners too cutting a 45-degree angle to take excess fabric. Refold. Pin seams inwards identify on 3 sides. Leave meridian of the calendar open. With your sewing machine, run upwards a immediately stitch on the correct side of stuff 1/8” from the border on sides too bottom. Remove pins.
4) On the incorrect side, plication a 1” casing at top. Press too pivot inwards place. Sew a immediately stitch .875” from the meridian on the correct side of projection to practise a casing.
5) Cut a length of twine too record it to the goal of the dowel. Thread both through the casing. Unfasten the record too throw away. Tie your twine, trim down too hang.
6) Enjoy your glow-in-the-dark zodiac tea towel calendar. The constellations volition glow gently later yous plow out the lights! As a unique gift, assemble the supplies too give to a friend every bit a arts and crafts kit.
Visit Heather Lins online at Heather Lins Home too at Handmade this calendar month here. See a few samples of her beautiful products below.
Tea towel calendars were a staple inwards too therefore many of our grandmothers’ kitchens. They are besides are a keen agency to display DIY handiwork throughout the year. Last year, I created a newspaper calendar kit based on the zodiac using glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss. For 2014, I besides wanted to practise a large-format calendar from cloth, a tea towel calendar similar the ones I remember. I used Spoonflower.com, a website where (as many of yous know) yous tin pattern your ain stuff too portion it amongst others. There are lots of stuff options but I chose the linen/cotton canvas. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tea towel fits on a fatty quarter. With ii unproblematic embroidery stitches too some slow sewing techniques, yous tin practise a Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar for your wall. And yes, there’s to a greater extent than glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss. (I simply can’t leave of absence it alone!)
Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar Embroidery Tutorial
What yous need:
• 2014 Stitch the Stars Calendar Tea Towel (Linen/cotton canvass suggested).
• Fe too ironing board
• embroidery needle
• embroidery hoop
• 1 skein DMC glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss
1) Iron the tea towel. Stretch tea towel over embroidery hoop too optic the constellation of your pick inwards the hoop.
2) Cut a 24” slice of floss. DMC glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss is 6-ply. Divide it into ii strands of three. Thread needle. Leave a tail too knot i end.
3) For each constellation, alternate betwixt French knots too outline stitch every bit necessary. Stitch the stars amongst French knots. Use outline stitch for the dotted lines denoting constellations. End each constellation past times pulling the needle through to the dorsum of the stuff too running your needle nether ii or 3 stitches. This volition anchor the thread. Trim your thread.
4) Rehoop the tea towel every bit necessary. Be careful non to disrupt your embroidery when re-hooping.
French Knot How-to
1) With your non-dominant hand, circle the thread approximately the needle 3 times from the needle’s optic downward the shaft. (French knots tin live made past times wrapping the needle once, twice or 3 times. For this project, I institute 3 times industrial plant best.)
2) Keep tension on the thread amongst your non-dominant hand. Insert the needle simply to the side of where your thread showtime emerged too clitoris the needle through to the back.
Outline Stitch How-to
1) Make a minor loop amongst your thread. Keep the loop inwards a higher identify the work yous are stitching.
2) For the adjacent stitch, clitoris your needle through the stuff halfway betwixt the entry too leave of absence points of the showtime stitch. Pull the thread taut too your showtime stitch volition prevarication flat.
3) Make some other stitch the same length every bit the first. Repeat steps 1 too 2. Remember to continue the loop inwards a higher identify your entry too leave of absence points.
Stitch the Stars Tea Towel Calendar Wall Hanging Tutorial
What You'll Need:
• 2014 Stitch the Stars Calendar Tea Towel These instructions too measurements are for linen/cotton canvass fatty quarter.
• Fe too ironing board
• .5 yard 44” broad muslin for lining (optional)
• stuff pair of scissors or rotary cutter too self-healing cutting mat
• ruler
• sewing machine
• pins
• wooden dowel (.25” diameter)
• hemp twine
• tape
1) Iron the tea towel. Trim sides too bottom of tea towel using the printed artwork every bit guide. It should live 18” wide. Measure from the bottom 22.75” too trim. This results inwards a lastly size of 18” x 22.75” too allows for a 1” casing for the wooden dowel.
2) On the incorrect side of the fabric, plication over the sides too bottom border over .375” too press amongst iron. Fold over .375” over again too press.
3) Cut muslin to 16.375” x 21.75”. Insert muslin nether folds to practise a lining. Unfold corners too cutting a 45-degree angle to take excess fabric. Refold. Pin seams inwards identify on 3 sides. Leave meridian of the calendar open. With your sewing machine, run upwards a immediately stitch on the correct side of stuff 1/8” from the border on sides too bottom. Remove pins.
4) On the incorrect side, plication a 1” casing at top. Press too pivot inwards place. Sew a immediately stitch .875” from the meridian on the correct side of projection to practise a casing.
5) Cut a length of twine too record it to the goal of the dowel. Thread both through the casing. Unfasten the record too throw away. Tie your twine, trim down too hang.
6) Enjoy your glow-in-the-dark zodiac tea towel calendar. The constellations volition glow gently later yous plow out the lights! As a unique gift, assemble the supplies too give to a friend every bit a arts and crafts kit.
Visit Heather Lins online at Heather Lins Home too at Handmade this calendar month here. See a few samples of her beautiful products below.