How to Do No-Sew Crafts

Transcript Okay. So we finished the sides of our pillow case and we are almost ready to stuff our pillow. The next thing that we need to do is turn our pillow case inside out. So super simple. Just reach on to the inside and start turning. As you’re doing this you can just use …

Transcript So we’ve just finished off the raw edges on the opening of our pillow, now it’s time to finish the sides. So to do that, we want to lay out our fabric with the right side, or the pretty side, facing us. Now what we’re doing is creating an envelope that our pillow is …

Transcript We’re all measured and cut, so now it’s time to finish off our raw edges. Before we get to that we want to make sure to iron out this crease in the middle of our fabric. So just a little steam pressing with an iron at home. Super easy to do. Okay. We’re all …

Transcript So the first step is we need to cut our fabric down to the right size. So to do that, we need to do a little bit of math. We’re working with a 20 inch by 20 inch pillow, and we want to leave some room for seam allowance on either side. So with …

Transcript An easy way to update your home decor is to make these no-sew pillows. I’m going to show you how right now. You’ll need a couple of things. First, a pillow form. Today we’re using a 20 by 20 inch pillow form that you can buy at any craft store, home decor store. You’ll …

Transcript So we’ve got our slashes cut on our no-sew tie blanket on all four sides. This is what the corner looks like with the piece cut out. And there are two main ways that you can tie off this blanket. The first is a very simple, overhand kind of knot. You’ll take your slash …

Transcript Now that we’ve cut our four corners out, the next thing we need to do is make our slashes in the sides of our blanket to actually make the ties which are going to hold our top and bottom pieces together. So, to do that start at one side, and you see our corner …

Transcript So now that you have your two pieces of fabric that are cut the same size, like we have here. Our top and bottom. We need to go ahead and cut the corners before we start making the ties. So to do that, we should start thinking about our ties now. How long do …

Transcript Once you have the two pieces of your blanket cut about the same size, you need to trim them down so that they’re pretty much exactly the same size. This will help just in making the tie portion of the blanket. So, to do that you can just lie out your blanket on a …

Transcript Now we’re going to lay out, measure, and trim down our fabric to make our blanket. First thing you want to do is take your fabric and the measurements that you’ve decided you want your blanket to be, and cut your fabric to that size. Our blanket is going to be 60 inches by …

Transcript A really fun no-sew project that you can do at home is to make a tie blanket. You can use lots of different fabrics for this, although they should all be knit. Here today we’re using some really fun colored fleece. We’re going to make about a crib-size blanket today but you can alter …

Transcript The first thing we’re going to do is take our ribbon. It’s really helpful here to use something like a safety pin, or in this case we have a paper clip. You’re going to just thread the ribbon on whatever tool you’re using, and you’re going to use this little gadget to help you …

Transcript Now that we’ve made all the slits along the top of our cape where our ribbon’s going to go, it’s time to start embellishing. So, today we have a bunch of wooden beads which are really fun. They’re bright and colorful. We have a bunch here that we’re going to glue to the edge …

Transcript Now that we’ve cut the length of our cape, we’re going to go ahead and make the collar. So, as you can see here, it’s still folded in half. This is the width of our cape and this is the length held up. We want to, at this point, unfold our cape and lay …

Transcript Once you have your fabric selected it’s time to start cutting. So, keep your fabric as it came on the bolt folded in half, it’s a lot easier to work with that way and we’re working with the width of our fabric as the width of the cape. So, take your measurement for the …

Transcript A really fun and cheap project that you can do at home that involves no sowing, is to make a child’s cape. It’s also a lot of fun to involve your children in this. They can select fabric colors, embellishments for the cape, and every kid loves a good cape. Today we’re using fleece, …

Transcript Okay, so we’ve cut all of our tulle, and now comes the really fun part, we’re actually going to make our tutu. So go ahead and get your ribbon that you’ve already prepped, then go ahead and start to unravel your strips of tulle that you’ve cut. It’s kind of a mess, so just …

Transcript OK. Now that you’ve got your ribbon measured and prepped, you can just go ahead and put that aside and we’ll get started making the actual tutu portion. We’re working with tule, and tule can be a little bit hard to work with, just because it’s so big and fluffy. What I like to …

Transcript Okay. So now let’s get started making out tutu. Here on the table we have our tool, a very lovely combination of purple and pink, which is going to be adorable, and a nice black satin ribbon. Now, our ribbon is about an inch and a half wide. I would say stay between an …

Transcript Now that we have the hem of our t-shirt threaded with our tie that we made we can finish the back. So, all you want to do is take both ties in one hand and cinch the bottom. Just go ahead and squish all that fabric down as tight as you can so it …

Transcript Now that we have the handles of our tote bag made, it’s time to make the bottom portion. To do that you need to take your sleeves, or else we have these tiny little short sleeves here, which is fine. No matter what size sleeve you have you’ll be able to make your closure. …

Transcript Once you have your T-shirt selected, the first thing to making our tote bag is to remove the neckline and the sleeves of your t-shirt. This is going to create the handles of our tote bag. So go ahead and lay your shirt out flat just like this. Take some scissors, and you’re just …

Transcript A fun no-sew project that you can do with old t-shirts is to make a t-shirt grocery store tote bag. We have one here. They’re super easy to make. You’ll just need a couple of things. First, a t-shirt. We have a t-shirt selected right here. You’ll also need a pair of scissors and …

Transcript Now that you’ve cut all the strips on your scarf, the next thing we need to do is pull our fringe. Now in doing this, we’re just going to take a single piece of our fringe, note that because our T-shirt is, the width of the shirt, it is a continuous loop, so when …

Transcript Now that you have your t-shirt selected, it’s time to make our scarf. It’s a really easy process. What you want to do is take your t-shirt and lay it out flat. We’re going to cut across the width of the t-shirt, and before you start cutting, kind of think about how big you …

Transcript Here’s a great no sew project for old t-shirts. Everyone needs a good scarf. We have a couple of scarves made here which we’re going to show you how to create. This is a great project for those old team t-shirts you have lying around. Or if you have something fun with a good …

Transcript Okay, we’ve got all of the strands of our t-shirt beaded and we’re ready for finishing touches. We’re going to just tie off each one of our strands, and I like to use a square knot. It’s really easy to do. You’re going to hold one side in your left hand, and one side …

Transcript Okay, to make our beaded necklaces, we’re going to start with our strips. We’ve already stretched them out so that the ends are curling in on themselves, and to add the beads, we need to go ahead and cut off the seams in our necklace. This will open up both sides so that we …

Transcript Now that our T-shirts are prepped and we’re sure that we have enough fabric to work with to make our necklaces, it’s time to start cutting the strips out of the T-shirts to make our necklace. Today we’re going to make a beaded necklace, and I want to think about that as I’m cutting. …

Transcript Okay. So before we get started making our t-shirt necklaces, we have to do a little bit of prep on our shirts. Especially if you’re using a recycled t-shirt, you definitely want to wash it. Make sure it’s clean, because once we make our necklaces, especially if they’re beaded, they’re not washable. So go …

Transcript A really fun and wearable project for the no-sewer is a t-shirt necklace. We have a couple here that we’ve made. This one is a nice black and pink braid. We have one here that is with wooden beads. The first thing that you would need to do if you wanted to make this …

Transcript Hi, I’m Jennifer Wiese. I’m a designer who specializes in sewing and screenprinting, and it’s been a lot of fun to work with Howcast today on doing this no sew series. You know, sometimes sewing can be a little scary but if you’re a lover of fabric like me, you still want to make …