Mikinoos

About 3 months ago, I made yarns from Shirts/Tshirts. Because I cut cut cut with scissors, the scissors must had been rubbing my finger skin too much continuously and I had some blisters on my fingers. And I put the shirts yarns away for a while. Finally I made a foot mat. I cut shirts yarns with 4-5cm width. I thought I would cut a bit too wide at the time.  But the yarn rolled up by itself, which did not look like 4-5cm width.  38cm x 65cm foot mat. 65cm consist of plaited 55cm from knot to knot, and 10cm fringes (5cm each side).  In the instance I cut the yarn about 2 times longer than the length (about 120cm - 130cm), and then stood up and plaited yarns to avoid yarns tangled together. and I tried not to plait them too tight. At first, I tried sewing machine with zigzag stitches to connect each plaited ones, which do the job but it wasn't looking good for me as all stitches shown. So I cut them off, and did all hand stitching (blind stitches) one by one.   For how to make, tuto

One of my friend always wears hairbands on her work day. Last time I made hairband with a twist in the middle of, but she told me it's a bit outstanding for wearing at work because of twisted part. So this time I made some flat ones for her, and finally she loves to wear them when she goes to work. Measurements: a fabric of 15.5 x 4" (40 x 10cm) a fabric of 15.5 x 3" (40 x 7.5cm) a elastic of 7.5" (19cm) For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please thumbs up and subscribe my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you.

As it's winter, it's cold at morning and night, but it's been warm and nice sunny days in day time. On such nice sunny weekend, my friend and myself went to cafe for having brunch. I thought the jacket I made was a good choice to wear in such a nice day because you can feel a bit chill air if you stay in shade.  I think that knit fabric would make a good cardigan; mine in video is not knit fabric though. Will try with knit fabric next time. Anyone who needs the pattern can download from the description of my Youtube Video. The pattern is in inches; draw as per measurements in pattern and then add a curve line for under armpit. For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please thumbs up and subscribe  my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you.

Winter here in Australia, I made a knit jacket for my cat. My cat (left), and my friend's cat (right), I think the jacket suits a bit better with my friend's cat.   My old knit cardigan I no longer wear used for making cat knit jacket. The jacket before Jacket collar. Anyone needs the pattern can download from the description of my Youtube Video. N.B: If you decide not to have collar, please make neck part of pattern thicker. And if a bit baggy, adjust pattern is good way, or you can move buttons on jacket a bit.  Please sew 0.5cm from edge after cutting to prevent Kint come untied. For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please thumbs up and subscribe  my Youtube channel:  Mikinoos DIY Thank you.

  This project was in my mind months, apparently I was being procrastinating.  I bought 2 different types of elastics for face mask which I made last week. One of them is very thin and about 0.6cm wide, which looks strong enough for making scrunchies, and a lot left as I used other elastics more for making 3d face masks. Finally I made mini scrunchies :)   I tent to put hair band on my wrist for easy access whenever I need. So I took measurement of my wrist; the end of elastics overlapped about 1cm, and not too tight (some space for a finger) and scrunchy would stay comfortably on my wrist. Even though I make it this long enough, when I make a knot of elastics in scrunchy it gets short a bit.  The width of fabric 2" (5cm), and the length 18"(46cm) which is about 2.5 times of elastic's length. and also fine with 2 times of elastic's length. For how to make, tutorial, please click the Video below, hope you enjoy. If the Video was helpful, please thumbs up and subscribe