Some Creative Handicraft: Potholder From Scrap Fabrics

you need a gift for a special person, or just need some time to unwind, make a creative handicraft. Crafting is therapeutic when you are feeling stressed, and it also can yield a useful or decorative item. Everyone has some measure of creativity, and with modern kits and patterns, a creative handicraft does not have to end in frustration.

If you have a sewing machine, you can learn to make a creative handicraft that will be a useful and welcome gift. Potholders are a great beginning sewing project that can be made from scrap material or unwanted clothing and a bit of double-fold bias tape. Here are the simple instructions for this creative handicraft.

First cut two 8-inch (21 cm.) squares of fabric to be the front and back of the potholder. Choose coordinating fabrics that match your kitchen for these pieces. To make it easier, you can make an 8-inch square pattern from a piece of cardboard to use as a pattern. Cut more 8-inch squares of any old fabric to stack for the filling. You want the stack of fabric squares to be thick enough to protect you from a hot pot, but thin enough to be flexible and able to be sewn through.

Stack all layers so that the outer layers are facing to the outside and the filler layers are inside. You can put a couple of large straight pins through all layers to keep them together. Now sew right across the middle of the stack. Sew across the middle again, perpendicular to the first stitching. You will have divided the square into 4 squares. Sew across the stack again from corner to corner, and again from the other corner to corner. The layers should be joined and sturdy now.

To bind off the raw edges of your creative handicraft, trim with scissors so that all the layers are again even at the edges. Open out one folded edge of the bias tape. The wider bias tape might seem to be easier to use, but the narrow type makes a neater finished product. Starting at one corner, line up the edges of the tape with the edges of the potholder, and start stitching through all layers along the first fold line, which will be about 1/4 inch from the edge. Stitch neatly and slowly, attaching the opened tape all around the edge until you reach the beginning corner. Cut the bias tape off, leaving 3 inches, (7 cm.) to make into a hanging loop.

Fold the bias tape over the raw edge so that the middle fold lines up with the outside of the potholder and the other fold is hiding the raw edge of the bias tape. Now, for best results, hand sew the binding down, forming a loop on your creative handicraft when you get to the end.

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Impressive Handicrafts

Some of the handicrafts are actually quite impressive.
-handcrafted and painted bamboo and paper umbrellas. They make everything by hand, the paper, the bamboo supports, and they even apply a shellac to make them waterproof.
-silk clothing is an exception in that most of it is done by machines but they did have an exhibit on how the silk worm grows, spins its cocoon and then how the coccoons are harvested and turned into silk thread.

-the celadon ceramic factory was really impressive. The process is quite a long one and the end result is really beautiful.
-There was a teak and rosewood furniture store and some of the designs were extremely labour intensive and artistic. We saw one rosewood dining table (probably 6 feet by 3) where the entire top had been carved into a 3 dimensional village tableau complete with trees, buildings, landscaping, people, animals, carts, and tools. It took a year to carve. We really liked some of the teak dining tables and the rosewood desks. Unfortunately while the prices may be somewhat discounted compared to what you'd pay in Canada they are not exactly in our price range.
-silver and tin smithing was interesting but not nearly as impressive as the wood carving.

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Crafts and beads

An exhibition of the famed handicrafts of the north-eastern region got under way at the Corporation Community Hall in Alwarpet here on Wednesday.

The ‘North East Crafts Bazaar’, which would be on till March 9, showcases traditional crafts from seven States — Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

Leno, a young woman from Nagaland, who has been picking wild flowers, seeds and grass from the highlands, has displayed at one of the stalls beautiful dry flowers and fillers that can be made into dry flower bouquets of one’s choice. Craving for the attention of visitors to the exhibition are different kinds of furniture made from polished cane. Artisans also demonstrate how cotton and kauna grass are woven to make saris and mats respectively.

The exhibition, sponsored by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Union Ministry of Textiles and organised by the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd, has Kanta saris, Jamdani cottons, traditional Assami Gamochas, wrap-around skirts that are popular in Nagaland, Moga silk shawls, wood carvings, leather bags, terracotta items and palm leaf engravings. Assam bamboo crafts, including bamboo tea tray, flower vases, Naga faces, buffalo heads and lamp shades, are also cynosure of all eyes.

Puducherry exhibition

The word ‘terracotta’ brings to the mind another exhibition from Puducherry, which is on at Cheeja Bhavan on Ramakrishna Mutt Road in Mylapore.

The exhibition, being organised by the Pondicherry Pudumai Handicrafts Artisans Co-operatives Society Ltd, will be on till Sunday. On display are cute little guinea pig piggy boxes, chimney lanterns, reclining Ganeshas, face masks and horses all made of terracotta.

The artisans have also brought pendants and images of stone. The exhibition has glassware, stuff made from seashells, scented candles and coconut shells. Discount is offered on all purchases