Why buy ‘it’ for £10….. when you have £ 100’s stash available to make ‘it’?????
IT…. is an over door hanger/tidier upper/keep the sewing notions handy/socks tidied….. hanger!!
Just for a change… NO Hardware is needed!
A few ladies – not connected to Sew & So’s have seen this… they all said ‘WOW’… can you make us one…. it would be so very useful….. “can you make it in pink”?, ‘could it have more or less pockets”?….. there were more….but….
Your turn!. We will be making the 3 pockets deep version ….[purple sample with the red binding] – ….. your choice of colour….You WILL have homework to do!! well, youre all getting so good, we have to up the game, so to speak, on the projects…. and sometimes that means you doing some homework IN ADVANCE!
You will need to prepare your fabric….. that means wetting it… drying and pressing beautifully!!
IN YOUR KIT will be:- The hanger, the clear vinyl, thick/thin interfacing, backing fabric [which will be a toffee gold colour, but since its hanging against the door and you won’t see it, and its for free……don’t moan!!]
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:- your fabric needs to be Non-directional! [Directional fabric is where the pattern all goes the same way…… as opposed to a random print.]. You need 1/2 metre for the front; you also need 1/2 metre of contrasting fabric to make the binding…. THIS IS WHERE THE HOMEWORK COMES IN!!! more on that later…. you need Thread to match your binding [this is important] You’ll need a ruler…. [not your old school ruler please…..something decent!!] Bring a Chalk marker or chalk pencil; Clips or bulldog clips are ESSENTIAL….. also bring your patience…. 🙂
The fabric for your binding – WHICH IS THE HOMEWORK – should be cut into 2″ strips….. each strip should be 28″ long – you will need 6 strips – THEN they need to be pressed in half along the length, after that, you open the strip and press the raw edge to the centre line…. do this on both raw edges. Once done, fold it back in half and press again….. This will leave you with binding that resembles Bias Binding…… [except this is not on the bias]you must be accurate about the pressing – make sure the raw edges are level. It’s a bit like making bag handles!
We’re asking you to make the strips at home….. it’s a time consuming operation with 5 meters of it to make, and we only have 8 ironing boards at The Retreat!!
Now, you COULD use 30mm Bias Binding – which we have in the Club Shop….. it is £1 a metre…. we have a wide range of colours…. [in the high street it’s anything from £1.25/1.75 a metre!]. You will need 5 meters. Your choice
It’s a different fabric combination….. so more learning! We do like a teaching point!….. and it’s a useful item….. great to make as gifts too……
