General Sewing & Fabric Guides

Winter is coming and so is the final season of Game of Thrones! Here's how to make a GOT inspired blanket that will keep you warm through the long night and your premiere party! UPDATE: This blanket is absolutely perfect for cuddling up and crying yourself to sleep over the death and destruction of your favorite television show.

Traditional shower towels are really abrasive on your hair. That's because the piles on the towels act almost like little hooks that pull on the fibers of your hair and make them split and bunch up. Here's a super easy to make a towel wrap that will do less damage to your hair and will stay in place.

Looking to cut down on waste? These baking dish and bowl covers are great for storing food in the fridge and they're washable so they can be reused. Also, if you use 100% cotton thread and cloth materials (instead of vinyl) these dish covers can be microwavable.

Remember how I said I love these stinking sustainability projects? Well I have another one for you. Single use plastic bags are the most frustrating form of waste to me. I never know what to do once I get handed a bag. Like "thank you, let me just bring this home and throw it away.

Ready for another sustainability project? ! Get rid of plastic wrap and cut down on waste. Here's a great way to make beeswax wraps for your leftovers. Beeswax wraps can be used for about a year if taken care of properly, just wash with cool water and hang to dry.

I really love sustainability projects. I think they are really important and that more people should start adopting clean practices in lieu of what is "easy" and disposable. A saying that I really love is "The world does not need one person doing zero waste perfectly, but 7 billion doing it imperfectly" So I have set a goal for myself to share with you as many sustainability projects as I can while still bringing you our classic OFS Content. Today, I am making a sustainable alternative to paper towels (The UN paper towel) with a little bit of cotton print fabric and terry cloth.

Dog toys can be expensive and if you're fur baby is like Winnie, those new toys rarely last more than a day or two. Even those branded as "indestructible" are no match to her very patient, very calculated, gnawing and nibbling. Then, when she finally reaches the stuffing on the inside she will remove it (ALL of it) with the full amount of care a dog can have. Winnie has met her match with this one though. Today I'm going to show you how to make a heavy-duty toy that your dog will love and won't cost you an arm and a leg.

Sitting through an entire game on a hard seat or bleacher can get uncomfortable, especially if your team is losing. This stadium cushion has a handle and Velcro closure so the cover can be washed. Whether you're at a high school football game or a professional baseball game, get comfortable with a stadium cushion. It's a winning gift for sports fans.

The people who make and use these kitchen scrubbers swear they are better than anything you can buy. Our nylon netting is super popular for these scrubbies. You can also use tulle but the texture of the nylon netting works particularly well. They last a surprisingly long time and can be washed on the top rack of your dishwasher. There are many other ways to crochet scrubbies with different combinations of stitches.

Hi, I'm Cathy. I was trying to figure out a way to let my cats enjoy some nip without making a mess, and thought 'What would happen if I sandwiched some of that good stuff between fabric? '… Well, it turned out to be pretty simple to do, and they loved it. So if you're someone like me who doesn't know a whole lot about sewing, but you still want to make something that's pretty quick and easy for your fur babies, this is the tutorial for you, so let's get started.

This year, I really wanted to up my Christmas tree game. While "tree collars" are the trendy thing right now they are a large space commitment the rest of the year while they sit in storage, and I like the traditional look during the holidays. I have also been itching to use this new Taupe Velvet we started carrying. It is wonderfully soft with a very subtle golden sheen. I chose to make both sides the same material, but it could be reversible if you play with the materials and colors you use.

Just in time for valentines day! Make a DIY heating pack for someone you LOVE. You can make it in any shape, but considering the time of year, I am going to make mine into a heart (I also recommend this shape because it's perfect for treating cramps. ) Unfortunately, this specific pack is not washable because you don't want to rice to get wet, but if that is something you are concerned about, make a cover that is about the same size as your heat pack that you are able take off and wash separately.

Today we are going to be making a Yoga Mat Strap. This type of strap is super versatile, and we are making ours to carry a portable sun shade that we made in another tutorial, but it can be used for yoga mats, skis, umbrellas, and even logs. Anything that is long and heavy enough to give you a little counterweight could be put in here and carried around by the shoulder strap.

Today I am going to show you how to make reusable paper towels. The material on this fabric paper towel roll clings together, so they can be used on cardboard tubes. That way they'll fit on your existing paper towel holder. These unpaper towels are a little different than the ones that we had made in a previous video. They actually cling to themselves because of the flannel material as opposed to the snap method that you saw previously.

Today I am going to show you how to make a plastic bag holder. After having that mess of bags under my kitchen sink, I set out to figure out how to store them in a space effective way that looks nice and neat, and this DIY bag holder fit the bill perfectly.

Today I am going to be showing you how to make a kitchen laundry bag. Lately, I've needed a place to collect dirty wash cloths and towels so I decided to make a laundry bag for the kitchen to go underneath my cabinets. This bag can easily be made into any size to fit the needs of your space by simply changing the measurements of your first rectangles.