A boho skirt is a long, flowing, multi-tiered skirt that is great for renaissance fairs, belly dancing, or for a bohemian look. You can make a boho skirt using one color of fabric or multiple colors of fabric, but keep in mind that this...
This is the gentleman's guide to wearing a boutonniere, the suit or sport jacket's buttonhole, and how to use it. Use this information when you're through blending in and want to wear a flower in your lapel. A Flower Is Manly Few elements of men's fashion are well understood by the...
Bring the needle up in front of the previous stitch in the middle of it and make the same arch once again. 3 Repeat the same steps and try to keep the arched stitches approximately the same height. 4 You can work one more row of looped buttonhole to fluff the flower up a little...
Add the button:Once the knots are done, take the button and slide 3 strands of floss into 1 hole and 3 strands of floss into the other hole. Note: you may need to roll the ends of the 3 strands together to get them to slide through the buttonhole. Tie the 2 strand sections togethe...
Button flowers are the other main style of lapel flower. These have a button on the backside of the flower, and that button is used to fasten it to the jacket’s lapel. Note that your lapel buttonhole must be functional for one of these to work. Thankfully, that’s a very easy job...
When should I cut the flower spike?As soon as the flowers wilt and begin to drop off the stem (called a “spike”), it can be cut. Prune the spike off at the base, being careful not to accidentally snip any leaves or roots as well. Phalaenopsis orchids are an exception: they will...
We’ll start by taking our measurements to create our pattern. Although I didn’t make an actual pattern for my skirt, it’s a good idea to make one if you think you’ll want to make more than one skirt. Find your measurements for the back panel of the skirt: ...
An overlooked accessory that’s especially great for warmer weather is a boutonniere. You can pop a realistic silk blue cornflower boutonniere into the lapel buttonhole of your gray suit jacket to bring on the spring. Can you wear blue or gray shoes in classic menswear?
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Open base needlewoven picot is a fun three dimensional stitch that is ideal for leaves and the like. The method of working is very similar toClosed Base Needlewoven Picotstitch but the base is wider. You can make short or quite long or I have seen them worked in wide and stacked to fo...