ReSew Giveaway and Tutorial!

by Kelly Rand March 3, 2011, 7:30 am 63 Comments

Knot a long double strand of perle cotton onto the large-eye needle; hide the knot in between the layers. Starting 1/4″ from a corner, hand sew the four layers together using a running stitch 1/4″ from the edge. Make stitches about 1/4″ in length and about 1/4″ apart. Leave the needle and thread in place; do not knot or cut.

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Written by Kelly Rand

Kelly covers visual arts in and around Washington, DC for DCist and is editor of Crafting a Green World. Kelly has also been published by Bust Magazine and you can find her byline at Indie Fixx and Etsy’s Storque and has taught in Etsy’s virtual lab on the topic of green crafting.

Kelly helps organize Crafty Bastards: Arts and Crafts Fair, one of the largest indie craft fairs on the east coast and has served on the Craft Bastard’s jury since 2007. Kelly is also co-founder of Hello Craft a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the advancement of independent crafters and the handmade movement. Kelly resides in Washington, D.C. and believes that handmade will save the world.