Have you ever heard of Kraft-Tex?
A couple days ago, I took a neat class at the Denton Sewing Center where we created a journal cover out of Kraft-Tex.
It's some pretty cool stuff!
I read a couple blurbs about it in Quilting Arts Magazine awhile back, and was intrigued so I didn't hesitate to sign up when I spotted the class.
The reverse side of this
label calls it "Paper Fabric."
It can be sewn, cut, dyed, painted, washed and no telling what else! Our instructor, Bonnie, even boiled it for five minutes. She said it cooled quickly, and then she wadded it up and scrunched and scrunched and scrunched it to see what sort to texture emerged. So it appears that it's a toy to play with too! Woo-hoo!
We embroidered on it.
The remainder of the project involved sewing.
I opted to do it at home and made a boo-boo!
The sewing line on the far left of the black Kraft-Tex binding is the mistake. I top-stitched it from the underside. I think the word "TOP" is a dead giveaway as to where I was suppose to sew on it. The correct top-stitched sewing line is on the right and looks much better!
Nevertheless, I was very pleased
with the end result.
And it was a super easy project too!
While I was in finishing mode, I completed
the Tumbling Hearts Candle Mat from the
That's it for now.
Y'all have a blessed, beautiful & creative day!
D~~~~
