Post by lyn on Apr 1, 2014 17:50:46 GMT
There was interest shown in the washers in the comments on Zed's last blog post, so I tried to find a photo. Apologies for the quality of it.
The washer idea may be of use to anyone wanting a stable fastening hole in a felted item?
When I wanted to put eyelets in a silk garment, I found that a regular eyelet punch didn't work - the metal eyes were too heavy for the silk and they didn't grip the fabric anyway.
So I had to find an alternative.
Inspiration came to me when I was looking through a ring binder. The holes punched into the paper were protected with linen stick-on rings. Ah-ha!
I bought some silver coloured metal washers (5p each) from my local ironmonger (hardware store). They are very lightweight and very thin.
I cut small holes in the silk then applied 'Fray Check' to the edges of the holes.
Then I put a smear of pva glue onto the back of each washer, placed them around the holes, and let the glue dry overnight.
The next day I threaded a needle with ordinary sewing thread and stitched the washers in place (no fancy stitch - just up one side, over the washer, then down the other side. The same action as if you were making a wool pompom on cardboard rings).
The washer idea may be of use to anyone wanting a stable fastening hole in a felted item?
When I wanted to put eyelets in a silk garment, I found that a regular eyelet punch didn't work - the metal eyes were too heavy for the silk and they didn't grip the fabric anyway.
So I had to find an alternative.
Inspiration came to me when I was looking through a ring binder. The holes punched into the paper were protected with linen stick-on rings. Ah-ha!
I bought some silver coloured metal washers (5p each) from my local ironmonger (hardware store). They are very lightweight and very thin.
I cut small holes in the silk then applied 'Fray Check' to the edges of the holes.
Then I put a smear of pva glue onto the back of each washer, placed them around the holes, and let the glue dry overnight.
The next day I threaded a needle with ordinary sewing thread and stitched the washers in place (no fancy stitch - just up one side, over the washer, then down the other side. The same action as if you were making a wool pompom on cardboard rings).
