Elasticated harem pants In the picture is a much easier way to get the gathered effect of these Harem or Turkish pants. Unpick the hem of your trousers slightly and slip in a piece of un-bendable elastic. Make sure you measure the width of your elastic and allow a...
Rib trim cuff pants Following on from yesterday’s Harem or Turkish pants. Click here to see. In the picture to the left you can see how to cut and stitch the rib trim. At the top you can see the leggings and how the rib trim is folded in half and then attached...
Harem pants tutorial Harem pants or Turkish pants have been the business for a season or two now. One never knows which trends are going to linger and which will pass quickly. My preference is to try a trend in a classic or restrained sort of way. And of course if I...
Cookie cutter brooches In the picture are the FIMO brooches up close. You can see the pin which I glued to the back of the brooch. Apart from the wide range of possibilities in size, colour and shape with these brooches, one can also decorate the front. I considered...
Working with FIMO In the picture is a heart shaped brooch I made from FIMO. FIMO is available in most craft shops and really easy to work with. FIMO comes in a range of colours. This particular one had a sparkly seashell like luminescent quality to it. How could I not...
