I’ve learnt a lot since I moved to Toronto. Like in winter one needs a humidifier and in the summer, a dehumidifier. When not in use, they become quite dusty.
So I decided to make a dust cover using an old t-shirt.
I dyed the fabric after sewing. I also tried a different dying technique but don’t particularly like the way it took to the dye. It did not turn out too badly though.
I cut the t-shirt at the armhole for the cover and had the rest to make the flowers.
To Make the Flowers:
Cut the fabric into strips. Play around with different lengths and widths of knit fabric.
I had the stitch length at 2 and the stitch width at 1. You can adjust you machine so it sews a small zig zag.
To make the edge curl, you really have to stretch the fabric. It’s fine if it rolls a bit at the edge.
You can also use a rolled hem if you serger.
When you’ve finished the edge, do some medium sized running stitches at the unfinished edge to gather.
Gather the stitches and start rolling from the beginning. you will need the thread at the end to secure the flower.
When you’ve rolled it up gently pull the gathering stitches and wind the tread around once.Then stitch through all the layers to hold it together.
When have made a few you can arrange and embellish them with buttons and beads if you like. You can also place a smaller flower in the centre of the bigger flower.
To make the roses.
There is no need to gather the edge. All you have to do is fold roll it until it forms a rose. It would be better if you lift the next layer ever so slightly as you roll.
