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    101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage: Quick & Easy Projects to Make for Your Vintage Lifestyle
    101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage: Quick & Easy Projects to Make for Your Vintage Lifestyle
    101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage: Quick & Easy Projects to Make for Your Vintage Lifestyle
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    101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage: Quick & Easy Projects to Make for Your Vintage Lifestyle

    By The Editors of David & Charles

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    A collection of new crafting projects with old-fashioned style—clothes, jewelry, decor, and more!

    Get inspired with this fun collection of 101 unique vintage-themed projects. You can create stunning crafts for yourself or as gifts for friends and family, with a huge selection of vintage projects to choose from—including a button necklace, suffolk puff rings, fondant fancies, fabric pin cushion, crochet hot water bottle cover, vintage tea stand, and many more.

    The beautiful projects cover food and drink, home and garden, fashion, and gifts, giving you the opportunity to try something new and expand your crafting skills from sewing and knitting to papercraft and cake decorating! Every project is quick and simple to make with easy to follow step-by-step instructions, and there is a helpful techniques section at the back of the book, so you’ll be a crafting pro in no time. This collection of projects will inspire you to stitch, craft, and create your very own vintage lifestyle.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 9, 2013
    ISBN9781446361740
    101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage: Quick & Easy Projects to Make for Your Vintage Lifestyle

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      101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage - The Editors of David & Charles

      INTRODUCTION

      Welcome to 101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create Vintage. This is a beautiful collection of vintage-inspired craft projects covering all areas of a vintage lifestyle, from fashion and food and drink to gifts and home and garden. Filled with fun and practical projects that are quick and simple to make, there is a unique craft idea for everyone wanting to embrace a vintage lifestyle.

      Try your hand at creating a vintage tea stand for a tea party and then bake delicious fondant fancies to place on top. Or make a stunning vintage button bracelet for yourself or as a gift. Discover a wide range of crafts, including knitting, crochet, papercraft, sewing and cake decorating, perfect for the ‘have a go crafter’.

      Each project has been allocated a helpful timing and level of difficulty rating, but most projects can be created within a couple of hours, and all can easily be completed in a weekend. All of the projects are suitable for beginners.

      The techniques chapter offers all of the crochet, knitting and sewing abbreviations and skills that you will need to complete the projects. Cross stitch charts are provided at the back of the book and templates for featured projects are available at: www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk/patterns.

      Use these projects as a springboard to your creativity and be inspired to stitch, craft, and create your vintage lifestyle!

      Fashion

      CHIC 1940s PERCHER

      by Chloë Haywood, designer from Hatastic!

      This 1940s-style percher is made with an upcycled felt hat brim, and created with the age of austerity in mind. Wear it when you want to feel like Celia Johnson.

      YOU WILL NEED:

      Old felt hat with inner circumference about 50cm (20in)

      Hat elastic 30cm (12in)

      Grosgrain ribbon 50cm (20in)

      2 HOURS MEDIUM

      1. Cut the brim off the hat so the ends are cut in a diagonal. Fold the two ends together so the diagonal ends cross over, making sure that the edge of the brim folds up slightly. Sew the ends together to secure them.

      2. Cut a felt oval from the left over bit of brim. This will fit in the centre to make the top of the crown. Fold the ends of the oval inside the edges (brim) and sew in place.

      3. Cut extra bits of felt into leaf shapes, and sew on to the hat to decorate and also to cover the join at the back of the hat. Sew the elastic inside the hat, to hold it in place on your head, adjusting the length to fit you comfortably.

      ALTERED STEEL WASHER PENDANT

      by Laurel Deville

      Something as ordinary as steel washers can be re-purposed into pendants with a little magic, courtesy of vintage-style papers and jewellery.

      YOU WILL NEED:

      Steel washer

      Coarse and fine sandpaper

      Craft knife

      PVA glue

      Découpage sealer

      Clear 3D glaze/resin

      Decorative paper

      Feature jewellery

      Ribbon

      Necklace findings

      1 HOUR EASY

      1. Clean up the washer and sand with coarse sandpaper to create a roughened surface for the adhesive.

      2. Draw around the washer on the back of the decorative paper, cut out the inner hole before gluing the paper on as it is very tricky to do afterwards. There is no need to cut out the main shape first. Glue the paper to the washer.

      3. When the glue is dry, cut off the excess paper and lightly sand the edges with fine sandpaper. This will smooth it down so it cannot catch on anything. Seal it with a coat of découpage sealer.

      4. When the sealer is dry, add a coat of Diamond Glaze or similar 3D glaze/resin. While it is wet add bits of vintage jewellery, beads and so on, and lightly press into the glaze. Leave overnight to cure. When cured attach the ribbon necklace using a lark’s head knot.

      VINTAGE FABRIC CORSAGE

      by Kirsty Neale

      This simple, machine-stitched, corsage-style brooch is made from felt with vintage fabric, ribbon and buttons, and can be easily adapted into a hair clip.

      YOU WILL NEED:

      Felt

      Fusible web

      Vintage fabric

      Vintage buttons

      Vintage ribbon or trim

      Brooch pin

      Fabric glue

      2 HOURS MEDIUM

      1. Copy the flower template onto felt and cut out. Trace the four circle templates onto fusible webbing and iron each one onto the back of a piece of vintage fabric. Cut out the fabric circles, then peel away the backing paper.

      2. Place the largest circle on top of the felt flower and iron into place. Add the remaining circles in the same way. Machine stitch over the top to secure, using a mixture of straight and zigzag stitch.

      3. Sew two or three vintage buttons on top to decorate the front of the brooch. Cut two lengths of ribbon and glue to the back of the felt flower. Trim diagonally across the ends of each piece to stop them fraying.

      4. Cut a circle of felt to cover the back of your brooch. Sew a brooch pin to the circle, roughly a third of the way down from the top edge.

      5. Stick the felt circle firmly and neatly into place over the back of the brooch. Allow the glue to dry overnight before wearing.

      Full-size templates for this project are available at: www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk/patterns

      ART NOUVEAU LOBSTER CLOCHE

      by Benjamin Wilson

      A knitted cloche with a sequined lobster fascinator. Vaguely Schiaparelli, and a little bit Lady Gaga.

      YOU WILL NEED:

      Rowan Creative Focus Worsted 50g (1³⁄4oz) balls:

      Yarn A: 1 × ball shade 01107 (Cobalt)

      Rowan Wool Cotton 4-ply 50g (1³⁄4oz) balls:

      Yarn B: 1 × ball shade 487 (Sea)

      Yarn C: 1 × ball shade 492 (Aqua)

      Set 4.5mm (US size 7) double pointed needles (dpns)

      4.5mm (US size 7) 40cm (16in) circular needle

      3.25mm (US size 3) straight needles

      3 stitch holders

      Round marker

      Transparent, iridescent sequins

      Pale aqua sewing thread

      Toy filling

      Tension: 20sts and 24 rows = 10cm (4in) square over stocking stitch using 4.5mm (size 7) needles

      1 DAY HARD

      1. Hat

      Using 4.5mm (US size 7) circular needle and yarn A, cast on 90sts. Place marker at end of row. With WS facing, knit every row so that the RS becomes reverse st st. Continue until the hat measures 18cm (7in) from cast on edge.

      2. Decrease rounds

      (Change to dpns when needed)

      Rnd 1: *k2tog, k16 rep from * to end [85sts].

      Rnd 2 and alt rnds: knit.

      Rnd 3: *k7, sl1, k2tog, psso, k7 rep from * to end. [75sts]

      Rnd 5: *k6, sl1, k2tog, psso, k6 rep from * to end. [65sts]

      Rnd 7: *k5, sl1, k2tog, psso, k5 rep from * to end. [55sts]

      Rnd 9: *k4, sl1, k2tog, psso, k4 rep from * to end. [45sts]

      Rnd 10: *k3, sl1, k2tog, psso, k3 rep from * to end. [35sts]

      Rnd 12: *k2, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2 rep from * to end. [25sts]

      Rnd 14: *k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1 rep from * to end. [15sts]

      Rnd 16: *sl1, k2tog, psso, rep from * to end. [5sts]

      Thread through rem sts, secure and fasten off. Weave in ends.

      3. Brim

      Using 4.5mm needles, cast on 8 in A. Knit one row. Work the next 170 rows in g-st. The first row of every 10 work as follows: k1, M1, K to end. Work 10 more rows of g-st. Bind off.

      4. Short Row Shell Sections (Make one in each size)

      Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 16 (24, 30) in B. K9(13, 16). Turn work.

      P3, turn work, k4, turn work, p5, turn work, k6, turn work. Continue in this way, working an extra stitch from the row below after each turn, until all stitches but one have been incorporated into the short-row shaping. Transfer onto a stitch holder.

      5. Lobster Body

      Cast on 18 in B.

      Rnd 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: k2tog 3 times, (yo, k1) six times, k2tog 3 times

      Rnd 2, 4: K.

      Rnd 6, 8, 10: P.

      Rnd 11: k1, k2tog, k till final 3, ssk, k1.

      Rnd 12: k1, p2togtbl, p till final 3, p2tog, k1.

      The next 36 rows are worked in st st with a garter stitch selvedge of 1 st at each end. The first row of every 4 should be worked as follows:

      Increase rows: k1, m1, k to final st, m1, k1.

      On reaching rows 8, 24, and 36 shell sections should be added as follows:

      Arrange the body and shell pieces with WS facing you. Work the selvedge st from the body piece. Next 16 (24, 30) sts, insert the needle purlwise through the next st of the shell and then through the next stitch of body. Purl both together and remove from the needle at the same time. Continue until no more shell sts remain. Work selvedge st.

      After row 36, repeat rows 11 and 12 until only 6sts remain. Cast off.

      6. Making up

      Sew in all ends. Stretch the brim about three-quarters of the way around the hat. Attach with mattress stitch.

      Use mattress stitch to seam the lobster together, stuffing as you go. The g-st selvedge will be a useful guide here. Leave the lace section un-seamed.

      Using a mirror, place the lobster on the hat however pleases you. Using A, embroider French knots onto its face for eyes. Using B, freehand embroider the outline of lobster claws on the appropriate place on the hat. Fill the outline in with satin stitch and sequins. Attach sequins to the edge of the shell sections and wherever else you’d like them.

      BROOMSTICK CROCHET SCARF

      by Lauren Howden

      Broomstick crochet is given a renaissance with this stylish wool scarf, and it’s simple to make with basic crochet skills.

      YOU WILL NEED:

      5mm (US size 8/H) crochet hook

      25mm (US size 50) straight knitting needle (just one!)

      150g (5¹⁄2oz) yarn (I used 2-ply Swaledale)

      Tapestry needle

      Please note: gauge isn’t important for this scarf, so just use your favourite yarn, going up a hook size for anything heavier than DK. Weight of yarn required will depend on what yarn is used. In 2-ply, I used approximately 150g (5¹⁄2oz).

      2 DAYS EASY

      Please note: this project uses UK crochet terms.

      1. Using the hook, chain 50 stitches. Pull the loop of last stitch larger, and slip it over knitting needle. Working from left to right along chain, insert hook into the top of each stitch, pull a loop through and place on needle. Continue until there are 50 loops on needle.

      2. Without turning the work, insert the hook from right to left through first 5 loops and slip these onto hook. Yarn over hook and draw through the 5 loops.

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