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Steider Studio Blog – A Fused Glass Tutorial

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finished-in-sunlightI found this cool tutorial from Bullseye Glass. It’s from the Steider Studio and the piece is created by Linda Steider. This is her blog. Looks like a good to follow for all you glass heads out there. This is a collaboration project with Linda and Tom Herrera, whose a scuptor Linda has worked with before. This is one of the panels for a metal sculpture Tom is creating.

final-cap-irid-trianglesLinda’s step by step process of how she created this panel is great. Easy to understand with nice pictures. I’m particularly fond of glass panels that are dammed so they can be made thicker and she illustrates a great method for securing the dams with kiln furniture. Love it. And the piece is lovely too. I’ll have to track down the finished project and post pictures.

set-up-in-kiln

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Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]