Master-class: pillows from old sweaters
This workshop is a great way to makethe interior of the room is warmer, homely and cozy, especially in cold and cloudy weather. Decorative pillows made from old sweaters invite you to cozy up on the sofa with a steaming cup of aromatic tea.
What you need in order to make pillows from old sweaters
To make pillows from old sweaters,First, select unnecessary sweaters, raglans, pullovers and sweaters from your wardrobe. Wash and dry them. For a set, you can take two sweaters of approximately the same shade, but of different thickness and texture. From the tools, prepare scissors, thread and needle.
Master class how to make pillows of old sweaters
Turn them inside out.
Place the pillow on the inside-out sweater, close to the side of the sweater. This way you will need to make one less seam.
Draw a perimeter around the pillow with a margin of 2-3see Cut off the excess, and sew the two sides of the resulting rectangle by hand or on a machine. Carefully grab all the loops or tuck the edges so that the knitting does not allow the “arrows” to appear later. With one side left unstitched, turn the pillowcase right side up. Place a pillowcase over your pillow. The side can be sewn on top, or you can sew on a couple of buttons or Velcro to be able to remove and wash the knitted pillowcase of the pillow.
Decorate pillows using old sweaters as desired.Use buttons, wooden beads, applique, and so on as decoration. To avoid wasting the cut parts of the sweater, make buds and flowers from the cuffs of the sleeves. Like this:
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