The Sewing Room

Tete_en_l'Air

Hi Dizzy, hope you're ok!

Wow, fingers crossed for the job Hart, sounds fab!

Hi Shelley - love your little characters!

savingcaz

Hi, i posted this on the DIY section and was told about this thread, hoping someone can give me a bit of help or point me in the right direction!!

Hi all,

Not sure if this is in the right place or not, i'm looking at ways of saving money etc and we are going away at october and it will include Halloween. We are going as a family and everyone else is dressing up, normally i don't really 'do' halloween. I feel like i have to dress my little girl up and came up with the idea of a cute pumpkin design that can be used again for dress up. I like the idea of doing like a pale orange leotard and tutu (like classic tutu that sticks out) with stripy tights or whatever. Now my problem is making the tutu lol. I've no idea what material will be best, if i want it to be a stiff tutu and where to start with making it. I've been bought a small sewing machine and have some very basic skills but prepared to practice and have a go.

Can anyone help at all with what to do and where to get the material from? all the instruction i can find are charged (like $19) and i can only seem to find bright orange tulle (i'm presuming this is what i need to use?)

genieuk

This is how I made mine for a fancy dress night really easy the material is netting or tulle.
http://www.mommyblessings.com/2009/06/no-sew-tutu-tutorial.html

Have fun

cuddles123

Made this for my scissors and cutters today - keeps them all together.



Also put hair on the Purple Peril

hart44

cuddles I just love you purple peril she looks great with hair

The sewing tool holder is such a great idea, I could do with one as my stuff is in a large jug and Im worried it will get smashed
I love the fabric you have used to make it too :T

cuddles123

Thanks Hart

The fabric was £1 a metre at the market :money:
Enough left for something else too :cool:

SEGGA1986

HI
Someone said in a recent post that i could make a sock monkey WITH-OUT a sewing machine is there any chance someone could explain how or know of a tutorial which i can go by
Thanks

Tamster150

cuddles your monkey really gave me a fit of the giggles:rotfl:and I have been thinking about making myself something similar to store my tools in too. And your owl is sooo cute - you have been very busy!

shelley i love your "Hooties" do you have a pattern or tutorial?

lots of lovely bags too!

cuddles123

SEGGA1986 wrote: »

HI
Someone said in a recent post that i could make a sock monkey WITH-OUT a sewing machine is there any chance someone could explain how or know of a tutorial which i can go by
Thanks

Segga, I have done some Sock Monkey instructions based on a few tutorials. If you PM me your email address I can send you them.

Shelley3774

Thanks Tamster I designed them myself by drawing the shape I wanted onto greaseproof paper and using that as my pattern. Sorry I haven't got a tutorial