Now that you have made (or are wanting to make) all these awesome Sun and SunLESS printed fabrics, you need something to make with them.
My daughter had a great pair of ripped jeans that were just begging to be even greater.
Not to mention the rips were getting a bit too big.
Out came the Sun Printed fabric, Mistyfuse, thread and needle, and a new pair of pants were born.
The thread pictured is a Sashiko thread I had on hand, but I also used a pearle cotton thread.
First I fused Mistyfuse to the back of each piece of Sun Printed fabric, and then carefully cut and arranged patches in an artful manner to cover the holes in the jeans. Once the patches satisfied their owner, they were ironed and fused to the pants, allowing enough overlap to cover the holes completely.
The most important part of the project was the needle.
Hand stitching through denim and fabric can be rough unless you have a good needle.
I started with an old needle I had on hand because it was handy, and it had a large eye. This was a big mistake. The needle was difficult to pull through and eventually I broke it.
Fortunately I remembered some Richard Hemming Embroidery Needles I purchased from ArtFabrik. Once I gave this needle a go, it was all smooth sailing! The eye was bigger and easier to thread than I thought it would be and it glided in and out of the fabric beautifully.
The large stitching was relaxing and very therapeutic.
I found myself looking forward to the time I spent finishing these jeans.
My daughter loves them and I'm thinking I need another project like this!
One of my favorite Sun Printed fabric projects is this art quilt:
What will you use your Sun Printed Fabric for?
Leave a comment on this post for one last chance to win these FOUR Sun Printed Fat Quarters, TWO yards of Mistyfuse and ONE Mini Goddess Sheet. The winner of the giveaway will be announced on September 30th. Thanks for stopping by and reading!
Those jeans are amazing! Thanks for the hint about needles - will have to investigate!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I'd love to win some of this fabric and Misty Fuse is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteLove the jeans! I have a pair and a plan to do something similar ... It would be so fun to use your sun-printed fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI'm always searching for needles that will go through thick and heavy layers easily. Thanks for the tip. Love the look of the fabrics and stitching.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the jeans. I loved the hand stitching. I will look for that type needle.
ReplyDeleteGreat tip on needles to use for difficult fabric. What a fun way to rejuvenate worn jeans.
ReplyDeleteI love this patching idea but I'm not sure if my sons would!!
ReplyDeleteThank for posting. I will be patching my jeans now!
ReplyDeleteLove the sun prints !love the printed bee and all the great stuff. So many ideas..so little time.
ReplyDeleteI've so enjoyed seeing what you are doing with these great techniques. You're taking stitches and dyeing/printing techniques that I've dabbled in and are inspiring me to take them
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Thanks for showing your hand stitch repair job and reminding of the need to use the right needles. Denim is heavy to stitch through. Have loved this series. Thanks for the effort you put into it.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the jeans! Could even do a cuff at the bottom. Love the stitching and trying to think up some projects, just have not found the right one. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love those jeans! I'm inspired now. I would love to use this fabric to embellish a dark blue cotton gored maxi skirt I am making. I'd make a patchwork panel of sun printed fabrics to go into it. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteAw! This takes me back to the late 60's and early 70's when patching those holey jeans was the only way to go! Great post!
ReplyDeleteNow those are some AWESOME jeans... Love recycling clothes with vintage linens and hand painted cloth.
ReplyDeletewhat a cool way to use the sunprints. I would love to win this super giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic repurposing on the jeans and a bright n fun use for the fabrics!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea : )
What a great way to re-do those jeans... :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so fantastic what you've done with the jeans. Also love the sun printed project you pictured. I'm motivated to dig out some of my sun printed, and otherwise altered, pieces and actually do something with them!
ReplyDeleteI have not tried sun printing yet but would love to win!
ReplyDeletewhat awesome fabric! love it...and the jeans are just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy your daughter wanted the jeans patched with colorful artistic fabrics! I'd love to see all the teens wearing colorful clothing again! I loved the patched jeans we wore in the '70's .... I'm delighted to see a resurgence of that colorful lifestyle being accepted by the up and coming generation. Peace, love and rock and roll! And joyful creativity!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great info - can't wait to try sun and sunless printing so I can make something cool!
ReplyDeleteI love the layered sunless dun prints ideas. I'm thinking now of how I can incorporate this into my mandalas. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletegathered nature collection,great to do
ReplyDeleteI'd love to make a tote bag combining a bit of commercial fabric with sun printed fabric.
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