Hello!
It's Friday again!
The weeks fly by!
I thought I would share with you a little tutorial.
I love to alter bought shirts, give them the "Bonnie" touch. Make it feel my own.
It's nice to know nobody has the same shirt as you!
Here is what you need for this quick and easy tutorial:
a plain shirt in the color of your choice. (go for the really cheap ones, I picked this one up for R30 or $4.32)
scissors
needle and thread
sewing machine (not necessary, but ideal)
contrasting fabric
little bead pearls (not necessary but a nice touch).
1. The first thing you are going to do is cut strips of your fabric about 2"(5cm) wide and about 30cm in length (11.8"). Cut as many as you are making the rosettes.
2. next fold the fabric in half and then tie a small knot as close to the end as possible.
3. Thread your needle and tie a knot at the end. Sew through the knotted fabric part from the outside in and again from the inside out. You want to almost each time you do this, go in and out right next to the same hole, so that you are not seeing any thread each time.
Now you are going to start twisting the fabric and as you twist you are going to wrap it around the knotted part and sew a stitch to hold it in place. One twist, one stitch and keep going round and round in this manner.
You can see it starting to take shape.
Once it is finished, end off with a knot and cut the thread.
Now arrange all the rosettes on your shirt and see how you want it to look and simply sew on. I just sew in a circle or a square shape with the same color thread.
And here is the finished result!
And here is one I did in turquoise.
I like this one, remind me of sugar coated cookies!
And I finished this one in a trim made from the same fabric I used for the rosettes.
Well I hope you enjoyed that and have a fabulous weekend!
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