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    Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life
    Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life
    Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life
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    Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life

    By Amy Morinaka

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJun 1, 2013
    ISBN9781610587327
    Zakka Handmades: 24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life

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      Zakka Handmades - Amy Morinaka

      1

      EVERYDAY ZAKKA

      Add simple pleasures to your life by creating zakka items that can be used every day. Create Fabric Buckets with Hangtags to organize your living space and Eraser Stamped Lavender Sachets for your clothes closet. Accessorize your fashions with Crochet-Edged One-Yard Scarf and Cotton Flower Bag Charm. Many of these zakka items can be made with small pieces of fabrics and supplies—make them for your friends and family as thoughtful gifts and make them for yourself as well.

      ERASER STAMPED LAVENDER SACHET

      Finished Size: 4 1/2" (11.4 cm) square, not including the hanging loop

      A gently scented sachet filled with dried lavender is one of my favorite relaxing items. I embellished this sachet by stamping my hand-carved eraser stamps onto lightweight linen and framing it inside a coordinating fabric. Instead of carving your own stamp, use your favorite stamp from the local craft store. If you have difficulty stamping on linen, try using unbleached muslin instead. When stuffing dried lavender, be careful to avoid packing the lavender too firmly inside the sachet; keep it slightly loose so it will release the aroma when you squeeze it.

      Adding a touch of European-inspired folk motifs and alphabet monograms is widely popular in the Japanese zakka design.

      MATERIALS

      Fabric:

      • scrap of lightweight linen, at least 3 1/2" (8.9 cm) square, for the center

      • one fat eighth or 22 × 9 (55.9 cm × 22.9 cm) piece of cotton print, for the front frame and back

      Other Supplies:

      • rubber or eraser-carved stamp that fits inside the 3" (7.6 cm) square. Follow instructions (opposite) to carve your own eraser stamp.

      • fabric ink pad

      • 7" (17.8 cm) lace ribbon, for the hanging loop

      • 10 (25.4 cm) grosgrain ribbon, 3/8 (1 cm) wide, for the bow

      • dried lavender buds, approximately 2/3 cup or 20 to 30 g

      • funnel (or make a paper funnel as described on page 11)

      • liquid seam sealer or craft glue to seal cut ends of ribbons

      Optional–If you carve your own eraser stamp:

      • eraser (Japanese eraser blocks made for eraser carving work well, but regular soft erasers are fine)

      • 2B pencil

      • tracing paper

      • sharp craft knife

      CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

      • Cut 3" (7.6 cm) square from lightweight linen.

      • Cut two 1 1/2 × 3 (3.8 × 7.6 cm) strips from cotton print.

      • Cut two 1 1/2 × 5 (3.8 × 12.7 cm) strips from cotton print.

      • Cut one 5" (12.7 cm) square from cotton print.

      Tip

      Take extra care when using the craft knife. Always point the knife away from you when carving erasers.

      INSTRUCTIONS

      Seam allowances are 1/4" (6 mm) unless otherwise noted.

      Optional: How to Carve Your Own Eraser Stamp

      1. Draw your original stamp design or trace a stamp pattern from page 123 onto a piece of tracing paper using a 2B pencil. Color the inside of the traced pattern with 2B pencil.

      2. Using a craft knife, cut the eraser to fit the approximate size of the pattern. Place the traced pattern facedown on the eraser surface. Scratch the tracing paper well with your fingernail to transfer the design onto the eraser.

      3. Using a craft knife, begin carving the eraser along the traced pattern. When carving, tilt the knife slightly toward the outside of the design. Carve along the entire outer line of the traced pattern. Cut off the unwanted corners and edges of the eraser.

      4. Insert the knife at an angle in the opposite direction of the first cut to make a V-shaped cut on the eraser surface.

      5. Insert the knife into the side of the eraser to cut off the unwanted edge around the carved design. The carved design should stand out from the eraser surface for stamping.

      6. Here are right and wrong examples of the carved eraser.

      Stamp on Linen

      1. Ink the stamp and stamp it onto the 3" (7.6 cm) linen square, centered. I used various colors of ink for stamping, but you can use a single color. After stamping, allow the ink to dry and heat set with a hot iron.

      Tip

      To put ink on your stamp, tap the fabric ink pad several times onto the stamp surface, instead of pressing the stamp onto the ink pad. This is especially helpful if your ink pad comes in a small size. Also, wipe off the unwanted ink on the edge of the stamp using cotton swabs.

      Assemble the Front Panel

      1. Pin and sew 1 1/2 × 3 (3.8 × 7.6 cm) strips of cotton print to the top and bottom of the 3" (7.6 cm) linen square. Press seams away from the linen square.

      2. Pin and sew 1 1/2 × 5 (3.8 × 12.7 cm) strips of cotton print to the right and left sides of the opposite edges to form a square. Press seams away from the center.

      3. Fold a 7" (17.8 cm) piece of lace ribbon in half widthwise to form a loop.

      4. Aligning the raw edges, center the lace ribbon ends on the top edge of the right side of assembled front panel, with the loop end pointing toward the bottom of the front panel. Pin and sew in place, going back and forth to reinforce the stitches and using an 1/8" (3 mm) seam allowance.

      Finish the Sachet

      1. With right sides facing together, pin the assembled front panel and the square back together. Sew around all four sides, leaving a 2" (5.1 cm) opening on one side. Be careful not to catch the trim’s loop end when you sew. Press to open seams. Trim the four corners.

      2. Turn the sachet right side out through the opening and use a chopstick to push out the corners. Press again.

      3. Using a funnel, fill the sachet with dried lavender. Do not overfill. If you don’t have a funnel, roll a piece of paper in a cone, and tape it together.

      4. Hand-stitch the opening closed with a matching thread.

      5. Tie a bow using 10" (25.4 cm) grosgrain ribbon at the bottom edge of the lace hanging. Gently pull the tails of the ribbon and cut off any excess. Dab a small amount of glue to both ribbon tails to seal the cut ends. Let dry.

      6. Using matching thread, stitch through the knot to secure the ribbon in place. Be very careful when passing a needle through the knot, as you are stitching through several layers.

      For Variation

      This sachet is made from an upcycled pillow case and embellished with a store-bought vintage style stamp. TPC Studio’s Vintage Keys Rubber Cling Stamp is used.

      CROCHET-EDGED ONE-YARD SCARF

      Finished Size: 9 1/2 × 72 (24.1 × 182.8 cm)

      It takes exactly one yard (0.92 m) of fabric to make this scarf. The edgings are crocheted separately using 100 percent cotton yarn and stitched onto the ends of the scarf with a sewing machine. Only the basic crochet stitches of chains, single crochets, and double crochets are used to make the edging strips. I used the same fabric for both the front and back sides of this scarf, but you can make it reversible by using a different fabric, or combine several scraps from your favorite fabrics. For optional embellishment, stitch a small scrap piece of lettered fabric to the bottom corner of the scarf, creating an original fabric label.

      This scarf incorporates both sewing and crocheting techniques into one project, a unique approach in the creation of Japanese zakka design.

      MATERIALS

      Fabric:

      • 1 yd (0.92 m) cotton, lightweight

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