Start a Scrunchie 2024 Part 2

 Start a Scrunchie 2024 Part 2

Now I have my Safety Pins I can continue where I left off.

Pin Elastic

I select a Pin and taking one End of the Elastic I secure it. I haven’t Hemmed the Elastic at this point. This is because I am not sure if I have too much and need to Cut some Off.

Pull Through

I Pull Through the the Elastic using the Safety Pin. I have to make sure that the other End of the Elastic doesn’t come through. You cannot see it but the other End of the Tube is Scrunched up.

Hem Elastic

I can now Hem and Sew the Elastic Ends together. Since this can be fiddly use the Safety Pin to hold the Elastic together whilst Sewing.

Sew Width

This can be a bit tricky. I need to Sew the Tube Ends together along the Width. However I need to make sure that I do not sew completely through both sets of Material.

I Sewed little by little making sure that there was a Gap on the other side. When one part was complete I turned over and Sewed the rest.

Completed Scrunchie

I now have a Completed Scrunchie. I think I might have slightly too much Material so will have to take that into consideration next time. Of course the Thread needs to match better. I used this so I could see how I was doing. I could Unpick the Hemming .Thread if I want too at a later date, but I am satisfied for now. Oh and the most important thing is that it does work as I am wearing it now. 

Start a Scrunchie 2024 Part 1

 Start a Scrunchie 2024 Part 1

Another go at making a Scrunchie.

18 Inches

Since this is basically another test I am not being too precious about Material that I am using. I am more interested in the Length which is 18 Inches.

Completely Hemmed

I have now Hemmed Completely around the Material. This will of course slightly shorten it. I really should have Pressed the Material first but I could not get to the Iron.

Fold Lengthways

I have Folded the Material Lengthways. I have Blanket Stitched along the open Length. This makes a Tube.

Elastic

Having got to my Iron I have now Pressed the Material. I have selected a piece of Elastic that is roughly the same Length as the Tube.

Many Pins

Naturally every Safety Pin in the house has disappeared so I have had to go shopping. Of course the two sizes that I use most are in different packs so I have ended up buying Many Pins.

Time for a cuppa before I sort this lot out.

Dionne’s Draught Excluder 2019 - Part 6

Dionne’s Draught Excluder 2019 - Part 6

Now the Legs and Thighs are Attached I can start on the next bit.

Thigh Tube Closed

Last time I had added the Leg and Thigh together and sewn at an angle. This left part of the Tube loose and untidy. If you look at the bottom of the photograph above you can see this clearly.

In order to tidy this area I bent the loose part back on itself. Then I Sewed it to the Thigh as show at the top of the photograph. I did this with all four but I made sure that each pair was Folded opposite. If I hadn’t one side of the Body would look untidy.

End Measurement

The next part of course is to add the Thighs to the Body. However getting the right Height was essential. Too High and it would flap about and too low it would be trailing on the floor.

Mark Attachment Area

After I had puffed out the Body by slipping it over a water bottle I now had a 3 Dimensional image to work with. I could then place the Thigh against the Body and Mark where to Attach.

Velcro Thigh

In previous Draught Excluders I have Sewn the Legs in Place. However this time I decided to use Velcro. I felt that this would give me more leeway when Attaching the Thigh.

You see I have carpet but the recipient has hard flooring. Therefore there would be a slight difference in Height. I always think better safe than sorry.

Thigh Attached

With the other side of the Velcro (The Loop) Sewn on the Body I can now put them together.  One Thigh Attached Three to go.

Incidentally I decided to use the Velcro that way around as it meant the Body would be softer.

Dionne’s Draught Excluder 2019 - Part 1

Dionne’s Draught Excluder 2019 - Part 1

I know I have already blogged about making a Draught Excluder before but it was quite a while ago. This has come around as an old fashioned Barter exchange. Ideal for these times of Austerity.

Rough Tube Material

First you need material to make a Tube. This is to make the Body. Before you cut it out make sure that the Length will go across the whole of the Door.

Wrong Side Hemmed

Marvellous. I have just started and already I have make a blunder. I am Hemming the edge of the material and have turned it the Wrong way.

Right Side

 

The above photograph shows the way it should have been Hemmed. However I will be able to cover it up during overlapping the Tail End.

Blanket Stitch

 

I have placed the two edges together and Blanket Stitched along the length of the Tube. However I have not Sewn right along to the Ends as I want these to be more flexible.