https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/recycling-art-bangle • Posted by uli c.
Deutsche Version: http://www.solanacea.de/projects/solanacea_armreif.pdf
Deutsche Version: http://www.solanacea.de/projects/solanacea_armreif.pdf
you need: - empty tape roll made of board or plastic - waste fabric (2 different types, one piece 35 x 15cm, one or two pieces 35 x 2-4cm, fabric with structured surface looks better than smooth fabric) - sewing machine / needle and thread - useful, but not neccesary: glue / hot glue/ double faced adhesive tape, felting needle /embellisher (needlefelting machine), beads and other stuff for further decoration
First sew the narrow nd of fabric onto the larger one, criss-crossing with an irregular decoration-stich. If you like, you can punch the two fabrics together with a felting needle or an embellisher before sewing, this looks very good with organza for example.
Now wind the fabric around the roll to see where to sew the ends together.
Join the ends on the wrong side to create a tube. Cut off the overlapping material close to the seam.
Turn the tube inside out and see if it fits to the roll. If it does not, make it tighter or open the seam again to make wider.
Fold the overlapping fabric to the inside and secure it there. For fixation I have tried these three methods: glue, double faced adhesive tape or sewing. All three work well.
Method A – glue Applicate the glue inside the tape roll or on the edge of the fabric and press thogether. You can stick it on a bottle or a can if you don’t want to hold it in your hands while it is hardening.
Method B - double faced adhesive tape This ist the fastest method: just fix some tape on the inside of the roll, flap the fabric around on one side. Now fix a strip of tape onto the fabric that is now inside, and flap in the other side of the fabric to attach it to the first.
Method C – Sewing Sewing inside the roll is kind of tricky, but it works. Go around twice to have a nicer seam.
Note: If you sew the fabric together on the inside it usually gets quite tight around the role, esp. at the corners (right bangle), if you glue or tape it, it is more loose (left bangle).
Decoration Now, you can decorate the bangle with anything you like. And then: go out and wear it!