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Apr 04

by bibelotm_wp in Craft, Creative, Guests, Make 0 comments tags: Circle Skirt, Craft Book, DIY, Sew, Tutorial, Zeena Shah

Zeena Shah – Circle Skirt Tutorial

Having always enjoyed making my own clothing, I’ve fallen in love with dressmaking even more this past year. So I want to introduce it to you with this starter project, which is just right if you’re a beginner. A circle skirt is very much how it sounds – made from a circular piece of fabric, it can be made to any length, a mini, midi or maxi. Add a waistband and a hem to your desired length, and you’ve made yourself a skirt! YOU WILL NEED Printed fabric, as per your body measurements (see Step 1) Extra fabric for the waistband, your waist measurement plus a 1.5cm (58in) seam allowance at each end Zip, 15cm (6in) in length Sewing machine and matching thread Hand-sewing needle Trick marker Pencil Scissors Tape measure Pins Iron INSTRUCTIONS 1. Start with a square of fabric measuring no less than 1x1m(40x40in) – the exact size will depend on your waist measurements and the desired length. I chose my fabric to measure 115 x 115cm (46 x 46in), as I want my skirt to be a mini length. 2. With the right sides facing, fold your fabric in half, then in quarters. 3. To […]

Mar 09

by bibelotm_wp in Craft, Fashion, Guests 0 comments tags: B&Q, Boots, DIY, Zara

B&Q IT

I like boots. And I love my £19.99 (sale RRP £39.99) Zara patent sock boots. What I don’t like is that I’ll be wearing the same boots as another 1,000 trillion other bargain hunters. So, I wanted to make my pair stand out from the crowd; I’m going to pimp up my stride, DIY style. The SS16 and AW16 catwalks were full of colour, prints, embellishments and general maximalism. Say good bye to blending in. First of all, I needed some inspiration, so I spent a few internet minutes (aka three days) drooling over boots online. Words can’t describe how much I love the Vetements blue heeled sock boots (£775), the Fendi red heeled ankle boots (£870) and the Maison Margiela gold heeled pair (£800). However, I’m not technically trained, so my DIY skills had to be resurrected from a (very) long ago school technology class. After finding a few pairs that I liked, and because I wore my old Zara Perspex heeled boots to near death, I decided to concentrate solely on the heel of the boot. I took a surprisingly pleasant Saturday, mid afternoon trip to B&Q to check out their self adhesive plastic, […]

Jan 18

by bibelotm_wp in Craft, Guests 0 comments tags: DIY, Fabric, Handmade, Liberty Fabric, Make, Sew, Up-cycle

Liberty Print Elbow Patches – Live it Love it Make it

What a treat to be posting a tutorial on Bibelot, we hope you like what we have in store! We decided to keep it British and use some lovely Liberty print fabric we had lying around to jazz up a plain jumper. I do love an elbow patch, maybe it’s the geek in me! So I thought it would be great to update the look. You will need: Jumper Scissors Pinking shears Fabric Bondaweb Patch pattern (in whatever shape you want – I went oval, but you could do heart, diamond etc) Embroidery thread Needle Tape measure Tailors chalk Iron You will need to pop your jumper on so that you know where your patches need to go. Use some tailors chalk to mark where your elbows sit and a rough idea of top/bottom and edges so that when you take off the jumper you will have it nice and straight. Use your tape measure to measure down from the shoulder seem so that they sit around the same area on each side. Cut out a rough size piece of fabric and add the bondaweb to the back. Using your […]

Zeena Shah – Circle Skirt Tutorial

B&Q IT

Liberty Print Elbow Patches – Live it Love it Make it

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