Total beginner

I want to make things like headbands, clothing and such things but have no idea where to start. can someone point me to a good website or anything please.

 

www.google.co.uk

 

what do you want to make them out of? the headbands that is ... i mean i know clothing is made of cloth.

i'm still hoping myself to get a sewing machine sometime in the not too distant future so i can get back to sewing and making clothes myself.

i'm going to be posting some hemp jewelry soon on E-bay in hopes of raising money to buy more hemp twine so i can earn a few more callouses on my index fingers.

 

Have you tried "freecycle", never know your luck.

 

yep on it already ... there was a 1920's Singer someone was giving away this week but they of course gave it to someone else. *sigh* i would post a wanted ad but there are WAY too many people that post wanted ads and don't offer things and i don't want to be yet another 'wanted' with nothing to offer.

 

Fair do's, more offerers than takers down here.

 

Here's a nice website for making Hemp Jewelry.

http://www.beadage.net/
http://www.beadage.net/hemp/index.shtml

Hemp can be somewhat hard to find in the UK, so your best bet is to order it specially at your nearest craft store; Ebay it; try some festivals; or you could use some other kind of twine as a substitute.

 

headband what to make it out of. like i was saying im a total beginner what do you think would be good? err elastic and cotton or something like that i suppose

 

hi

ill give you a little advice before i head off to the land of nod

headbands you can make out of pretty much anything. if you use a non stretch fabric, you will need to use a little more fabric and use elastic in it. but equally, you can use a stretch fabric and not use elastic. stretch fabric may wear a little more though. as with all elasticated products, the more often they are stretched the more they wear. best bet, when making things, is to go to shops and see how other people have made them.

also the fashion and crafts forum on the main hipforums board is brimming with advice and helpful souls

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

i have made headbands out of fleece, spandex (stretch/lycra) in the past. but have cotton headbands ive bought which just have elastic around the back.

best wishes

autumn x