BurdaStyle Techniques

Hairpin Lace: Casting on and the Basic Stitch

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:21 +0000

Hairpin Lace: Casting on and the Basic Stitch

How to use the Clover Bow Maker

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:13 +0000

How to use the Clover Bow Maker

Sewing Stretch-Knit without a Serger / Overlocker

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:19:44 +0000

How to sew stretch seams with a simple zig-zag only sewing machine

How to Use the Clover Quick Yo-Yo Maker

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:17:13 +0000

How-to tutorial for using the Clover Quick Yo-Yo maker.

Floating Scarf

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:34:44 +0000

Everyone seemed more interested in the scarf details than the jacket, so I decided to show how I constructed it! You can "float" almost anything using this technique.

How to make a Leather Tassel

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:32:46 +0000

With just a small piece of leather and basic tools you can make this leather tassel to add to something you’ve made, or to pep up something you already have. Adjust the length as you desire – long strands can be glamorous on a bag, on coat pockets little short tassels might be better. This & other tutorials are also on my blog http://constructivblog.wordpress.com/

Striped Blue Bag-How To

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:23:23 +0000

This is a very triky project and it is triky to explain it. But I tryed, and hopefully it worked…

Little Yellow-How To

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:52:59 +0000

It is my first How to and I hope you understand every step. Have fun sewing this!

An idea for origami folds

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:02:27 +0000

This has been made in response to sabriners dress project, to give her some ideas. This could be used to create a statement obi belt for the dress, with a pleated frill used to trim the arms and neck. Try this technique out with paper first if you are unsure. Pleat the strip of fabric in the way shown, each visible 'square should be equal in both length and width. Fold the corners of each pleat, sewing the points of the corners together. This can be finished with a bead in the centre of each origami square. Hope this helps!

Another "Ex-Jeans" Skirt

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:52:27 +0000

I don't know about others, but I am not a big fan of the technique available all over the Internet for turning a pair of jeans into a skirt by cutting the legs off at mid-thigh level, opening the inside seams and then sewing in triangular pieces of either the jean's material cut out of the leg portion or some other fabric. And yet, for reasons discussed later in this how-to, I had to turn a pair of jeans into a skirt and did it in my own way, which I would like to share with you. Hopefully, it will help someone. My jeans were straight – I don't know if this will work on narrow ones. I apologize in advance for any mistakes in spelling or grammar I might have made, since I am ethnically Russian and English is my second language.