After being inspired by the wrapped glutinous rice dumpling (粽子, Zòngzi) of a Chinese traditional festival, DuanWu Festival (端午節), I sewed some triangle coin purses recently. In fact, today is the actual date of DuanWu Festival which falls on every 5th day of 5th month of the Lunar calendar. If…
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Unlike normal nylon zipper, you can’t cut and sew through metal zipper to shorten the length. Metal zipper has to be shortened by removing the excessive metal teeth so that you can cut the extra length before sewing to your project. With the correct length, you don’t have to worry…
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Tired of normal square or rectangle pillow in your house? Why not spruce up your home decor with this safety sign triangle throw pillow. I got a triangle pillow form / pillow insert from Downlite and happy to see how good the quality is, especially the blended feather and…
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It’s 2011!!! Happy New Year, Happy New Decade!!!! Happy New Bag!!!! And, my new year resolution is…. “To be more organized with time and practiced better housekeeping, so that I have more time to craft and to share them here!!!!” As many of you knew that I’ve started reorganizing my…
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This is the trifold wallet I made by using the embroidery with flower applique couching on it. You can get the pattern and tutorial on the embroidery work here. Design and sew this wallet only took me a night to complete (with the embroidery face ready), but begin a novice…
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I fell in love to this “Love In The Afternoon” sundress from Twinkle when I saw it featured in Craft Stylist 2 months ago. A cocoon shape (with narrowing bottom hem) with origami inspired shoulder strap and the zig-zag topstitching on the bust band are those features that caught my…
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