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Recycling Art Armreif / Bangle Anleitung / Tutorial
Deutsche Version:
http://www.solanacea.de/projects/solanacea_armreif.pdf

Posted by uli c. from Germany, Pennsylvania, United States • Published 16th July 2008

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Sheri O. favorited Recycling Art Bangle 12 Mar 14:59

Step 1
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
Step 2
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.
Step 3
Now wind the fabric
around the roll to see
where to sew the ends
together.
Step 4
Join the ends on the
wrong side to create a
tube. Cut off the
overlapping material close
to the seam.
Step 5
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.
Step 6
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.
Step 7
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.
Step 8
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.
Step 9
Method C – Sewing
Sewing inside the roll is
kind of tricky, but it
works. Go around twice to
have a nicer seam.
Step 10
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).
Step 11
Decoration
Now, you can decorate
the bangle with anything
you like. And then: go out
and wear it!