Creative Handicraft
Creative Handicraft:- How To Make A Potholder From
Scrap Fabrics by Tri Bros Broda
If you need a gift for a special person, or just need some time to
unwind, make a creative handicraft. Crafting is therapeutic when you are
feeling stressed, and it also can yield a useful or decorative item.
Everyone has some measure of creativity, and with modern kits and
patterns, a creative handicraft does not have to end in frustration.
If you have a sewing machine, you can learn to make a creative
handicraft that will be a useful and welcome gift. Potholders are a
great beginning sewing project that can be made from scrap material or
unwanted clothing and a bit of double-fold bias tape. Here are the
simple instructions for this creative handicraft.
First cut two 8-inch (21 cm.) squares of fabric to be the front and back
of the potholder. Choose coordinating fabrics that match your kitchen
for these pieces. To make it easier, you can make an 8-inch square
pattern from a piece of cardboard to use as a pattern. Cut more 8-inch
squares of any old fabric to stack for the filling. You want the stack
of fabric squares to be thick enough to protect you from a hot pot, but
thin enough to be flexible and able to be sewn through.
Stack all layers so that the outer layers are facing to the outside and
the filler layers are inside. You can put a couple of large straight
pins through all layers to keep them together. Now sew right across the
middle of the stack. Sew across the middle again, perpendicular to the
first stitching. You will have divided the square into 4 squares. Sew
across the stack again from corner to corner, and again from the other
corner to corner. The layers should be joined and sturdy now.
To bind off the raw edges of your creative handicraft, trim with
scissors so that all the layers are again even at the edges. Open out
one folded edge of the bias tape. The wider bias tape might seem to be
easier to use, but the narrow type makes a neater finished product.
Starting at one corner, line up the edges of the tape with the edges of
the potholder, and start stitching through all layers along the first
fold line, which will be about 1/4 inch from the edge. Stitch neatly and
slowly, attaching the opened tape all around the edge until you reach
the beginning corner. Cut the bias tape off, leaving 3 inches, (7 cm.)
to make into a hanging loop.
Fold the bias tape over the raw edge so that the middle fold lines up
with the outside of the potholder and the other fold is hiding the raw
edge of the bias tape. Now, for best results, hand sew the binding down,
forming a loop on your creative handicraft when you get to the end.
This potholder is just one example of a creative handicraft you can
create if you have a sewing machine. When it is finished, you will have
a useful item made from all recycled materials. Feel free to give this
creative handicraft away or keep it for yourself.
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