DIY- detachable peter pan collar

1.ASOS 2.Topshop 3.Kate Spade 4.Moschino

Click image above for downloadable collar pattern.

Supplies:

Fabric- You don't need much at all so its great for using up scraps.

Iron on interfacing

Thread and a needle

Ribbon- About 60cm should be enough

Sewing Machine 

Pins

Iron

Fabric flowers, beads, sequins or whatever else you want to embellish your collar with.

Instructions:

1. Cut out collar pattern, adding 1cm seam allowance. Pin the pattern on to the fabric and cut around it. Do this four times.

2. Cut off seam allowance from pattern, pin to interfacing and cut around four times.

3. Iron on piece of interfacing on to the wrong side of each bit of fabric. The bobbly side of the interfacing should face down on the fabric.

4. Sew on any embellishments to the front two pieces of the collar.

5. Pin the front and back of each side of the collar together with the wrong sides facing each other. Sew around the outside of the interfacing leaving a gap at the end where the ribbon will go. Cut a zig zag or little triangles on the fabric around the stitching.

6. Turn inside out using a paintbrush or something similar. 

7. Cut ribbon in two. Fold over the open edges and put the ribbon in. Iron in place. Carefully sew the end shut with the ribbon inside. Repeat this for the other side of the collar.

8. Sew the two sides of the collar together in the middle with a few discreet stitches. I put another fabric flower over the stitches but you could put a bead, jewel brooch or whatever there.

Et voilà!

friendship bracelet necklace

This layered friendship necklace caught my eye in Accessorize the other day and I knew straight away I was going to make my own version. 

I used embroidery threads, wool, beads, two large jump rings and a metal clasp. I used turquoise, yellow and pink thread and pink wool. Firstly measure the wool around your neck and cut to the correct length. I tied the end of the wool and about 40cm of thread together and tied them to the handle of a drawer. You then need to wrap the thread around the length of wool. I wrapped the other end of the thread around some card to make it easier. I wrapped the thread around the wool as far as I wanted it to go and then tied the thread and wool together again. I added in beads to the thread every so often and tied the thread to wool to secure. 

When you untie the wool from whatever you had it tied to it will twist around on itself, to stop it doing this and to help keep the thread in place, iron over the wool and thread.

I also plaited some of the thread and wrapped thin gold thread around pieces of wool to make some parts of the necklace. 

I sewed the ends of each strand together and then sewed them on to two large jump rings and attached a clasp.