Showing posts with label cloth diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cloth diy. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

DIY idea: neon rope details

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via Blonde Salad

This is an easy way to add a touch of neon to a jacket we own. A few colored ropes are braided together and then sewed on the edges and cuffs. It's also an easy way to make colorful DIY bracelets.

Ecco un modo semplice per aggiungere un tocco neon al guardaroba. Acquistate qualche metro di cordino colorato e intrecciatelo. Cucite la treccia su polsini e bordi della giacca. Potete utilizzare lo stesso procedimento per realizzare velocemente dei braccialetti.

Monday, April 30, 2012

DIY idea: fringe pockets

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Take a pair of jeans, cut the legs short, sew a fringe trim around the pockets and you'll have a perfect pair of festival shorts!

Prendete un paio di jeans e tagliateli; cucite una trina di frange intorno alla tasca e in cinque minuti avrete ottenuto un paio di pantaloncini estivi perfetti per andare ad un corcerto.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

A plastic garden: Blumarine inspired flowered top DIY

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Blumarine inspired 3d flowers DIY top
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I covered the whole top with plastic flowers I cut out these flowers from book plastic covers and white pvc
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one of possible uses of the top: a flower bed
I made this top with stretch fabric and  I added a cowl neck at the back

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Blumarine s/s 2012 show has been one of my favorite: fun and feminine with girly white 3d flowers that decorate dresses, shoes and bags. I couldn't resist at making an inspired top. Today's diy is for those with green thumb. I'll show you how plant and to grow a vertical garden on a top. Incredibly such a lovely bloom won't need to be watered and will remain fresh forever (power of plastic). It is also portable. Just lay it down grass, a bed, hang if on a wall and you'll have an istant bold flower bed. There is also another use, less known but workable, you can actually wear it.  I'll show you how to make a flowered top on Style.it.
Today you get for free also an italian lesson: yes instructions are in italian today (sorry!) but images will help, if not I'm here, feel free to ask


La sfilata s/s 2012 di Blumarine è spensierata e divertente. Con la primavera che tarda ad arrivare non ho resistito alla voglia di realizzare un top sul quale far sbocciare tanti fiori candidi impreziositi da luminosi cristalli. Il tutorial di oggi ha il pollice verde. Vi mostrerò come piantare e far crescere un  giardino non convenzionale che fiorisce in verticale, indossabile e sempre fresco visto che i fiori sono realizzati in plastica. Uno step alla volta potete realizzarlo anche voi. Troverete il tutorial su Style.it

Monday, April 23, 2012

#DIYBFW day 6: Phillip Lim embellished top

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Phillip Lim top DIY

How many ordinary t-shirts do we own? Every time we wear them we miss the chance to wear something fashionable. If you're wearing a "cover me" t-shirt don't worry because today Donatella of Inspiration&Realisation will show you how to turn it in a "look at me" kind of t-shirt using gros grain and chiffon (take a note: everything feels suddently more couture adding chiffon). Today it's day 6 of #diyfw and Phillip Lim provided the inspiration.


Quante t-shirt ci sono nel nostro armadio classificate sotto la voce basics? Ogni volta che le indossiamo perdiamo l'occasione di sfoggiare un capo alla moda. Oggi Donatella di Inspiration&Realisation ci mostrerà come trasformare una t-shirt anonima in un capo decisamente trendy utilizzando gros grain e chiffon (prendete nota: ogni cosa sembra immediatamente più couture se aggiungete lo chiffon). Oggi è il sesto giorno della settimana del fai da te della moda e l'ispirazione è stata offerta da Phillip Lim.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Peplum top inspiration

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Here's for you some ideas to craft a peplum top with the same technique used to DIY a peplum skirt. As you can see options are endless. Your top can be dressy if you upgrade a classic shirt or use lace or become more casual with a printed fabric like George's cat print top (that I'll try not to buy). Peplums can also be added to a waist coat or make a dramatic top with a tail at the back like Celine suggests.


Ecco qualche idea per realizzare un top a tulipano con la stessa tecnica che vi ho illustrato per realizzare la gonna a tulipano. Aggiungendo un volant potete rendere elegante una classica camicia bianca. Scegliendo invece una stoffa con una stampa vivace potrete realizzare un top casual e divertente proprio come quello di George con la stampa con i gattini. Potete aggiungere un volant perfino ad un gilet oppure realizzare un top veramente elegante con tanto di coda come quello disegnato da Celine.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Peplum skirt DIY

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Peplum skirt DIY Tutorial
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The peplum skirt on s/s 2012 runways via howtobetrendy

Today I would like to show you how make a peplum skirt. We'll transform a classic pencil skirt into an up-to-date super feminine peplum. This retro look will enhance your curves creating the illusion of a smaller waist and wider hips. Peplums are very popular right now in every form, this tutorial can also be used to make peplum tops and dresses.



Oggi vi mostrerò come realizzare una gonna a tulipano. Trasformeremo la classica gonna dritta in una  più femminile e alla moda. L'aggiunta del volant vi donerà l'effetto di una vita più stretta e di fianchi più generosi. Il look tulipano è oggi molto popolare, questo tutorial può essere utilizzato anche per aggiungere volant a top o vestiti.

Con un metro da sarta misurate la vita della gonna
I cut the circle at the back because my zipper was there, you can cut it at one side if your zipper is there.
Dividete il numero per 6.28 ottenendo così la misura del raggio R. Disegnate una circonferenza di raggio R. Aggiungete 20 cm ad R e disegnate un'altra circonferenza concentrica. Ritagliate il cerchio di stoffa.


Starting from the center pin the circle on the skirt. Make sure the open side goes close to the zipper so you can still use it. When everything is ok sew the peplum onto the skirt.

Cominciando dal centro appuntate la stoffa sulla gonna con degli spilli. Tagliate la stoffa in corrispondenza della zip. Potrete così continuare ad usarla senza problemi. Infine cucite la stoffa sulla gonna. Voilà!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Doily lace skirt DIY

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The inspiration s/s 2012 collections from left: Vuitton - Erdem - Preen - Oscar de la Renta -  pic via Fashionologie

If you flip through the pages of a fashion magazine in these days you may have noticed there's a lot of lace going on. I couldn't resist this super feminine trend so today I'll show you how I made my own lace skirt. You'll need
  • a skirt 
  • lace trim (sold in yards)
I chose to apply white lace onto a pink skirt to exalt it. Doesn't this skirt look like made of sugar?
Follow me after the jump for the tutorial.

Sfogliando le riviste di moda in questi giorni avrete notato l'onnipresenza del pizzo! Chi può resistere ad un look così femminile? Oggi vi mostrerò come ho realizzato la mia nuova gonna in pizzo. Vi serviranno:
  • una gonna
  • una striscia di pizzo a metraggio
Scegliete il pizzo di un colore diverso dalla gonna per metterlo in evidenza.
Seguitemi per il tutorial.





I chose to use a wide lace trim and I found it in a lace curtain with repeated design.
Ho deciso di utilizzare una striscia in pizzo alta e ben visibile e l'ho trovata in una tenda con un motivo ripetitivo


I cut the curtain into bands
Ho ricavato le striscie ritagliando la tenda.


I then pinned the lace band onto the skirt. You can now make a straight seam to sew the lace on the skirt.
Appuntate con degli spilli la striscia in pizzo sulla gonna e poi eseguite una cucitura per fissarlo.

Repeat the process until the skirt is fully covered. 
Ripetete il procedimento fino a ricoprire completamente la gonna.
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now finished.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

DIY idea: convertible zipper jacket

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Burberry Prorsum meets Chanel in this Zara jacket that brings today's DIY inspiration. The top and the bottom of this blazer are connected by a zipper. This look can be easily applied to a blazer we already own:
  1. cut the blazer in two pieces 
  2. buy a double zipper as long as the cutoutline and sew it on it

Our blazer can become two different jackets if you cut it below the bust line: it can be a schrug to wear over a pretty dress or, closing the zipper, a chic blazer wearable over your jeans.



Burberry Prorsum incontra Chanel in questa giacca Zara che ci suggerisce il progetto fai da te di oggi.  La parte superiore della giacca è connessa a quella inferiore con una zip a doppio cursore. Questo look si può replicare su una giacca che già possediamo.
  1. Tagliate in due la giacca
  2. cucite una zip sulla linea di taglio
Tagliando la giacca corta, sotto il seno, la giacca può essere indossata sia come coprispalle su un vestito elegante o, chiudendo la zip, come giacca chic da indossare sul jeans.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Stella MCartney inspired cut out dress with wavy hem DIY

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Yesterday we talked about wavy hems and how they are trending this spring. I really appreciated how Stella MCartney incorporated curled hems in her spring 2012 collection. Today I'll show you how to diy a similar dress cutting out one you already own. I will also show you a crochet technique to make a cord I used to decorate the dress: it's called the romanian cord (or european macramè).

Start with a long sleeve dress. I made my dress from scratch because I had a very cute piece of fabric that was perfect for this project. The project is all about cutting out so a dress you already own will be fine.
Ready to start? Follow me after the jump.



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I put my dress on my diy dress form (or just wear the dress). Highlighted in the pic you can see the part of the fabric you have to cut it out. Start cutting on the shoulders, 1 inch far from the neckline, cut off the cleavage untill the armhole. Also cut off one sleeve.

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This is how the neckline looks once cut
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Now let's cut the wavy hem.

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This is how the dress should look once cut
 Now let's decorate it! Stella MCartney's dress is heavy embroidered along the neckline and along the hem. To imitate this embroidery I made a few meters of crochet cord (but you can also buy a cord or a cute trim). This cord is called romanian cord (or european macramè) and it's easy to do if you know the basics of crochet, click on this link to learn how to do the romanian cord.

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this is how the romanian cord looks like
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I pinned the cord over the dress then I sewed it
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And this is how the embroidery looks like when done.

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And this is how the dress looks once finished.
I hope you liked this tutorial, happy Sunday!
See other diy cloths here.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Valentine's day DIY ideas

STAMP IT
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Valentine's day is close, are you planning to wear something to celebrate love?
Here some DIY ideas for you.
Did you know that you can cut out a heart shape out of a potato and obtain a fab stamping tool? You'll just have to dip it into the fabric paint and decorate your clothes with it very quickly.


Il giorno di San Valentino si avvicina. Indosserete un capo che celebri l'amore?
Ecco qualche idea per realizzarlo.
Potrete realizzare un timbro ritagliando la forma di un cuore da un tubero. Basterà intingerlo nel colore per la stoffa e realizzare così dei cuori tutti uguali.

CUT IT OUT
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Cut out heart shape with scissors to make an unusual top. The black one you see above is covered with a layer of lace mesh fabric. If you want to make one similar see how to create an insert with mesh fabric. Here's a little idea for the table, you can also cut out an heart shape out of an apple.

Ritagliate la forma di un cuore per realizzare un top diverso. Se volete ricoprire il cuore di stoffa trasparente come il top nero qui in alto potrete vedere come realizzare un inserto in tulle qui.
APPLIQUE
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heart-Shaped Doughnut Recipe


Cut out an heart shape
  1. from a piece of sequin fabric and sew them on a top
  2. from a  iron on transfer glitter sheet apply it on a shirt.
You can also decorate your clothes with some fancy trims: sew (or glue) them randomly or use them to form an heart shape, have a look at the super cute DIY ruffle heart top by soccermomstyle.


Ritagliate una forma di un cuore da
  1. da un ritaglio di stoffa in paillettes e cucitela su di un top
  2. da un foglio a4 trasferibile in glitter e applicatelo con il ferro da stiro su di un top
Se avete delle trine potete incollarle o cucirle su di un top, date un'occhiata al top che ha realizzato la blogger di soccermomstyle.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

DIY idea: embellished head to toe

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Fireworks inspired Dolce&Gabbana spring 2012 collection.The pyrotechnic lights are reproduced on clothes with big,colored stones. Dresses become giant jewels. The keyword is exagerate with embellishes.If you want to reproduce this look  you have two options: hot fix iron on rhinestones that you can glue on a garment with iron or flat back rhinestones; search those that are pirched and can be used like beads. You can sew them on a cloth with needle and thread.

Jen asked how to reproduce Selena Gomez bejewelled look  in Love me like a love song video.
In order to copy her look take a plain corset or a corset tutu dress and decorate it with the rhistones above. Iron on rhinestuds are easier to handle: just place them wherever you want on the corset and press the hot iron on. If you have more time and patience choose flat back rhinestones and sew them on the corset ( you might be able to find them bigger than iron on ones). Big sequins can also be an option. I also found a couple of ready to buy inspired looks. If you have any question feel free to ask.

DIY supply:  Free people corset - Modcloth tutu dress or READY to BUY: Jill Stuart tulle dress - Sherry Hill prom dress


Dolce&Gabbana hanno ricoperto i loro abiti di veri e propri gioielli evocando i fuochi d'artificio dei giorni di festa. Un look fastoso che può essere copiato con un po' di pazienza e tanti strass da incollare  con il ferro da stiro o stras piatti e forati da cucire come perline.
Jen mi ha chiesto come riprodurre il look di Selena Gomez nel video Love me like a love song. Partendo da un corsetto semplice basterà posizionare a piacimento gli strass e poi incollarli con il ferro caldo oppure dare un'occhiata a i look che ho scovato ispirati a quello della cantante.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The cape coat DIY + free pattern


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bag by Carpisa similar one: black croc bag by Miss Selfridge

I found a way to join two winter trends: the cape coat and the dogtooth pattern. I found this grey and black dogtooth fabric and I decided to give it some character adding a few torquoise accents. As you can see intricate patterns often look good with bright colors. If you like this cape you can download the pattern, I digitalized the one I made especially for you. Believe it or not you'll only need to sew the shoulders.

Ho trovato un modo di coniugare due trend invernali: la mantella e il pied de poule. Per realizzare questa mantella ho utilizzato una stoffa grigia e nera e ho deciso di sottolineare alcuni dettagli con del pannolence turchese. Come potete notare le stampe vengono spesso valorizzate dall'accostamento con i colori vivaci. Ho digitalizzato per voi il modello che ho realizzato e potrete salvarlo sul vostro computer.


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I added a torquoise lining too.
I wore a blue silk scarf, you can find a similar one here

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Download the cape coat free pattern and print it
*Update* alternate download link
The pattern is one half of the cape.
Fold the fabric in half and pin the pattern on.

Il modello riproduce metà della mantella

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how the shoulder look once sewed
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I also added a corean collar- get the corean collar free pattern