It all began with my friend Keren from sew la vie! She has been sewing with knits lately so I wanted to pass on a cute ruffled jersey scarf that I had bookmarked a while back. This was the scarf I was thinking of:
This pretty scarf is from the lovely blog, Make it and Love it. You can find the tute here. |
But, I sent this equally lovely scarf by mistake:
This pretty scarf is from the lovely blog, Ruffles and Stuff. You can find the tute here. |
After I found out my goof-up of sending dear Keren the wrong tutorial, we both agreed that this flannel scarf was very cool and interesting. The only thing deterring us from making this lovely scarf was that it calls for a piece of soft flannel 10 inches by 14.5 feet. Yes, 14 feet long! Obviously one would have to piece together a few strips to achieve that length. Neither of us had that much flannel on hand. Bummer.
But that got me thinking. What about using a single layer of denim? I have yards and yards of denim! Would it be too heavy? Would it be too stiff? Would it irritate one's neck? More thinking. What if the edges were frayed to a soft and fluffy border? I had to find out. I couldn't sleep until I knew!
So I tip-toed into my craft room and was about to drag out my pile of denim when my eye spied the duck! I had a little remnant of wine colored duck canvas I paid $2.50 for at JoAnn's. That would be worthy of my little experiment. If it failed, I'd only be out a couple bucks and a good night's sleep.
Well, you can see by this tute that I enjoyed some success. Please don't judge me by my silly photo montage. I tried my best to stay out of this photo shoot. But my dear children were uncooperative, leaving me to fend for myself. I could not simply hang this scarf on the fence like I do when I shoot bags. You have to see it "on" to fully appreciate it. So, I had to feel like an idiot for 10 minutes in my back yard.
I can assure you that this scarf is very comfortable to wear and really fun to "play" with. I picked it up several times today just to try out all the different ways you can arrange it around your neck.
Are you still with me? Good! Now here comes the tutorial portion of this post. Yay!
I started with a 20 inch remnant of duck canvas. Like most utility fabrics, it was 60 inches wide. I cut it into four strips that were 5 inches wide by 60 inches long. That used up every bit of my remnant.
I made 3 rows of straight stitches right down center of the scarf. To aid the fraying of the edges, I snipped the edges of both sides. Then I threw it in the washing machine with some towels.
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I hope you enjoyed this little crafty journey with me. Thanks so much for taking the time to read all this. I know, I ramble on sometimes! I'm long-winded by nature, and I'm trying hard to reign it in for this blog. Honestly, I am. :-)
While you're here, I hope you'll vote for your favorite tote from our Solids-Only Tote Challenge. We have 18 entries to choose from, made by bloggers from all over the world. You can find the poll HERE.
Happy Crafting and big hugs from Montana,
The scarf is OH SO CUTE and you are too! Thanks for sharing your sewing adventure with us.
ReplyDeleteI can vouch for your not getting any sleep for want of a scarf - well, e-mail wise at least! I love your photo shoot - you look great! My favorite photo is the one on the bottom left where you are hugging the scarf. Also you deserve a "fearless seamstress award" or something of the sort - you were brave to try something you had no idea was going to work... I love the color and the soft fringes!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and I love the color! It looks particularly nice with her red hair!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks for the nice comments! I wore the scarf today and got a ton of compliments. I've been "playing" with it a lot since I did the photo shoot and I've come up with a few more ways of wearing/arranging it that I like even better. @Keren, I kind of like that photo as well. The bottom right though, not so much. ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery impressive esp. the fringes. Time to do some warmer for the upcoming winter. Thanks for your comments and hope you'll try nuno felt. It's FUN.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to www.thestuffofsuccess.com - I love this scarf and will add it to my "to do list". I am also your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteI was so excited for you when I saw this on craft gossip today! Way to go! I am lovin the fringe, gives it a great rustic feel. Us country girls do that well :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Becky! Craft Gossip is my fave craft site so this is quite a thrill for me!
ReplyDeleteFeaturing YOU over on my blog today. Love this! :) Come check it out & grab a button if you'd like. Thanks so much for sharing this at last week's {wow me} wednesday.
ReplyDeleteGinger@gingersnapcrafts
http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/take-look-at-you-its-fall-yall.html
LOVE!! This scarf screams autumn! Love it. Thanks for taking the time to do a tutorial as well!
ReplyDeleteId LOVE for you to link this up to my new DIY fashion linky party called DIY Diva Thursdays! We party until Monday, so you have plenty of time to link up! I hope to see you there :)
Kara
www.mineforthemaking.com
Fantastic scarf! What a delish colour. :) I love that you included that stomach dropping moment - for novices like me who may give it a go, it will be reassuring that our work is redeemable. :)
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