Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your LifeDIV Learn how to sew simple, clever things that organize your home and help with daily tasks with Zakka Handmades! These incredibly useful projects include pouches and bags, small toys and baby items, and handy kitchen accessories. Some of the author’s sewn items also incorporate simple crochet. In Japanese, zakka means “household goods,” referring to items for domestic use—tableware, kitchenware, containers of various kinds, even simple clothing. What all the items have in common is a simple, fresh, handmade aesthetic; a subtle, clever wit; and absolute usefulness and practicality. /div |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 4 |
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
EVERYDAY ZAKKA | 7 |
BAGS AND POUCHES ZAKKA STYLE | 39 |
BABY AND YOUNG CHILD ZAKKA | 73 |
HANDMADE KITCHEN ZAKKA | 97 |
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allowances are 1/4 applique Assemble the Exterior back side Backstitch basting spray bottom edge bucket Chopsticks Holder cord cotton print create crochet hook cut the seam CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS diagram doily Drawstring eighth or 22 Embroider embroidery floss exterior bag exterior panel fat eighth finish Finished first front panel halflengthwise Hand-stitch handmade inside the exterior INSTRUCTIONS Searn allowances key cover leather strip linen panel long edges machine-stitch matching MATERIALS Fabric motif muslin ofthe lining Open seams optional panda pattern pencil piece Pin and sew pin the batting pinking shears postage stamps raindrops raw edges rectangle Repeat ribbon right side ofthe right sides facing running stitches Sashiko satin stitches scarf scrap seam allowances seams and press sewing clips sewing machine short edges side seams Spray-baste or pin stitch straps template thread top edge ofthe Topstitch tote trims unless otherwise noted water-soluble pen wrong side ofthe zakka zipper