Brown Quilted pillows

In my posts in april I wrote about how to sew pillow in Patchwork Spiral stile. With example of a divan pillow I'll described the steps to making it. "Spirals" is one of techique of patchwork. This particular technique gives room to imagination as small pieces of fabric assemble an inimitable design, that’s why every piece of work made in this style is very unique and original. And a result is a lovely refreshing accent for your living room or patio! Your guests will notice this wonderful quilted pillow!
I made this two pillows about one month ago, but didn't have a time to wrote about it. The first one was in teal and white shades. These two are in brown and cream color combination with backing in brown gabardin cotton.

You can find it in special section in my shop: there

Happy May - third time I was featured on Etsy Front Page

It's so happy May for me! Already third time I was featured on Etsy Front Page! Today it was Patchwork Bag TEAL DREAM. This bag is one of my favourite items that's why I so glad!
E' un felice maggio per me! Infatti è già la terza volta che sono stata sulla Prima Pagina di Etsy! Oggi era su Patchwork Bag TEAL DREAM. Questa borsa è una tra mie preferite perciò sono cosi felice!

How to sew Patchwork Spiral stile you can read here: Sew pillow in Patchwork Spiral stile. stile


This listing was included in an lovely treasury by FindingsNThings.

Other featured Etsy Artists: chefjen137, AbbeyJames, NeroliHandmade, YuliyaArt, Diamblond, StudioElenus, TomBjornDesigns, Arctida, michelemaule, Sherrisscendsandsoys, Lightkeeping

My Pillow Cover was yesterday on the Etsy Front Page!

My TEAL Patchwork Quilted Pillow Cover was yesterday on the Etsy Front Page!
Mio cuscino era ieri su Prima Pagina di Etsy!

How to sew Patchwork pillow cover you can read here: Katrinshine: Tutorial: sew pillow in Patchwork Spiral stile

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Summer short necklace PINK FANTAZY

My collection of PINK FANTAZY has new addition: Summer short necklace.
7 wooden beads are covered with italian silk fabric and divided by silver plated spirals in this beautiful necklace in a shades of fuchsia, iris, pink and white. Necklace closes with lobster clasp.
Mia collezione PINK FANTAZY ha la nuova addizione: Collana corta estiva.
7 palline di legno sono coperte della seta italiana e sono divise di spirali in argento placcato. Il resultato è questa collana nelle tonalità fucsia, iris, rosa e bianco. Collana chiude con chiusura a moschettone.

You'd like to have a matching bracelet and earrings.
Right now I'm making a lot of new necklaces because I found amazing silky fabrics. I also think that I’ll create bracelets and earrings from this fabric and you will see it in my Etsy shop.
Questa collana si puo combinare con braciale e orecchini.
Adesso io sto creando molte nuove collane, perche l'ho trovata belle stoffe si seta. Penso che anche farrò braciali e orecchini di questa stoffa e voi necessariamente li vedrete in mio Etsy shop.

Tutorial: sew pillow in Patchwork Spiral stile

I wrote already about Patchwork "Spiral" style - Katrinshine: Patchwork - introducing Spiral style. Today by the example of a divan pillow I'll describe the steps to making the finished product. You need fabric scraps, fabric for base, fabric for backing and zipper of suitable length (I used zipper of 40 cm). I wrote earlier about choosing fabrics.
Ho scritto gia uno post dello stile Patchwork “Spiral” – Katrinshine: Patchwork - introducing Spiral style. Oggi su un esempio di cuscino per il divano vi spiego come realizzarlo. Vi servono scampoli di stoffa, stoffa per base, stoffa per il retro di cuscino e una cerniera di lungezza adatta (ho usato una cerniera di 40 cm). Come scegliere le stoffe ed i colori l’ho gia scritto nel precedente post.

Images show you the steps to making patchwork detail:
Sulle foto potete vedere succedenza delle operazioni:

The finished project must be approximately such picture at the end of work:
Alla fine deve essere circa come quello della foto:

Cut out the backing of the pillow. Place it together with front patchwork detail. Pin it and sew together leaving one side open for zipper.
Tagliate il retro della fodera. Componete il retro con la parte davanti fatta in patchwork. Attaccatele con gli spilli e cucite insieme, lasciando un lato non cucito per la cerniera.

Invert and press the seams, then baste the zipper and sew it using a special foot.
Rovesciate e date una ripassata col ferro alle cuciture. Imbastite la cerniera e cucite insieme usando premistoffa per le cerniere.

Pillow-case is finished.
La fodera e pronta e adesso possiamo mettere il cuscino dentro.


You can find Quilted pillows in special section in my shop: there.

Tutorial: cutting and finishing spiral bones

When you sew a corset at the first time you must to study many new things, because sewing a corset is more involved than just sewing. In precedent post Katrinshine: Return of the Corset! I promised to open some secrets for sewn a corset. In this post I’ll tell how to cut and finishing spiral steel bones.
Spiral bones offer the most flexibility of all bones, being able to move both forwards and backwards and side to side. They're the best choice for a corset or bodice that requires boning. If you have spiral bones by the meter/yard you need to cut it and applying “U” shaped ends. Even a single wearing can cause holes to develop in the fabric if steel bones aren’t tipped. “Tips” can be called “bone tips”, “bone caps” or “U” tips. “U” tips were designed for spiral bones and they’re the best way to finish the ends. The best “U” tips are made of aluminium, making them easy to apply as aluminium is fairly soft. Attaching the tips is a bit complicated and takes some practise. That’s why I decided to tell my own experience based on book “The basics of corset building” by Linda Sparks.


You need to have two pairs of needle-nose pliers for cut spiral steel bones. Than you need to have a bolt cutter for cutting the steel. In place of two pairs of needle-nose pliers and bolt cutter I use one pair of needle-nose pliers and one pair of solid pliers, because it’s like needle-nose pliers and bolt cutter in one tool! And to buy it requests less money.


For first you must measure your corset to determinate the quantity of each length of bone you’ll need. If you have many bones to cut will be ready to do intervals if you’ll want to save your hands whenever possible.
1. Mark the cutting line. Bones should be about ½” (13mm) shorter than the finished casing. Using pliers, align the cutting mark on the outside wire of the spiral bone with the tip of the plier’s jaws. Snip the outer wire only.


2. Flip the bone over and do the same on the other side. The bone should come apart in two pieces. Don’t try to cut through the whole bone as it results in messy cut and can be more difficult to tip.


3. The cut wires shouldn’t be protruding, so clip the raw end again to shorter.


4. To applying “U” tips place needle-nose pliers in your right hand. Place one tip, flat, between the jaws.
5. Pick up a bone, slide the cut end into the tip, squeeze the pliers a bit to grip the tip and the bone.


6. Pick up the second pliers in your left hand. Apply the jaws to either side of the tip. Apply pressure to both sets simultaneously. If you apply pressure in only one direction the tip pops out in the opposite direction. It is very important that the tips fit snugly and cannot catch on the fabric when being slid in and out of casings, this can cause snag marks or even worse; they can come off after they are in the casing.


This is the most effective and quickest way to cut and finished spiral steel bones! Only some practise!

Return of the Corset!

I always admired women of 19 century with waist tight and big crinolins. From here it’s developed my secret desire – one day I will have a corset too!

Waist Reducing Jacquard CORSET

Last time corset is returning to moda – that says couturier! For me, young girl, can be only a pleasure. We all want to be fragile and vulnerable, but simultaneously elegant and womanly. Now new materials and technologies help us to create corsets. Modern corset seems very seductive, it’s distant from masochism of Middle Ages - permit to easily moving and don’t cause discomfort. Corset selected correctly, can reduce waist notice, has effect push-up, ably hide abdomen, help to support posture. Corsets it’s possible to wear as independently, as under a jacket or over a flimsy chemise, it’s combine well with jeans, pants and bouffant skirts. Simple corset perfectly look with classic suit instead a top or with maxi-skirt from dense silk.

Waist reducing atlas corset with lace

This several models was created and sewn by me, you can find corset more formal from fine wool, it’s well also for a work, another one young from tartan, or classic and elegant from atlas with lacework.

In one of next post i will tell of some secrets for sewn a corset: how to cut spiral bones, how to applying a busk and a bias type and etc.

Waist reducing Wool corset

Io ho sempre ammirato le donne del 19 secolo con la vita stretta e grandi crinolini. Di qua si è sviluppato il mio segreto desiderio – SI, anche io avrò il corsetto!

In quest’ultimo tempo il corsetto sta tornando di moda - cosi dicono i couturier! A me, giovane ragazza, non può altro che fare piacere. Noi tutte vogliamo essere fragili e protette, ma nello stesso tempo eleganti e femminili. Oggi nuovi materiali e tecnologie ci aiutano a creare i corsetti. Il corsetto moderno si presenta molto seducente, ma lontano dal masochismo Medievale, consente di muoversi liberamente e non causa nessuna scomodità. Il corsetto, scelto correttamente, riduce il giro vita notevolmente, solleva il seno, nasconde il ventre, aiuta a mantenere il portamento.

Il corsetto si puo indossare sia da solo che sotto una giacca o sopra una camicia leggera, si combina molto bene con jeans, pantaloni e gonne vaporose. I corsetti, semplici, si possono mettere benissimo con un tailleuer classico invece del top o con la gonna maxi di seta pesante.

Questi modelli sono stati creati e confezionati da me, potete trovare il corsetto piu ufficioso di lana sottile, buono anche a lavoro, quello giovanile di tartan, o classico ed elegante di atlas con decorazione di pizzo. In uno dei prossimi post io racconto alcuni segreti di cucitura dei corsetti: come tagliare stecche spirali, come cucire busk e etc.

Waist reducing Tartan corset

My experience in Tablet Weaving

When i started to participate in historical festivals and Role-playing games, appeared the necessity in belts authentic and beautiful ribbon for hairs. Than I decided to study Tablet weaving. Tablet weaving is used from beginning of our age and up to a new time. Vikings and anglo-saxons were made ribbon with interesting and beautiful textures. Ribbon were using for dressing clothes, belts and etc. Tablet is squared with four holes in every angle. Originals tablets were made from bones or wood, but I made from carton. Through every hole runs a thread. Can use wool thread, in this case ribbon will be thicker, and can use silk, linen, cotton and also synthetics thread. There is special program that help to made ribbon with specific design. Nobody of friends of mine knew tablet weaving before, that’s why I had to study by myself, learning all information’s by Internet. First cm. were bad – threads were interlacing, tablets were falling out from my hands, were must dissolve a few time, but later everything has gone well. Now all my “masterpieces” can be founded in all Russia, and remains in my hands only several ribbons.

Quando ho cominciato a partecipare ai festival storici e Role-playing game, è venuta la necessità di cinture autentiche e belle fettucce per i capelli. Allora ho deciso di studiare Tablet weaving (tessitura con i cartoni). La tessitura con i cartoni si usa dall’inizio della nostra era e fino al nuovo tempo. I vichinghi e gli anglo-sassoni facevano con questo metodo le fettucce con intrecciature interessanti e belle. La fettuccia si usava per decorare abbigliamento, cinture e etc. Il cartone è quadrato con quattro buchi in angoli. Gli originali si facevano di osso o di legno, ma io li ho fatto di cartone. Tra ogni buco del cartone si infila un filo. Si può usare lana, in questo caso la fettuccia sarà piu spessa, mentre si può usare anche seta, lino, cotone e persino filo sintetico. C’è il programma speciale che aiuta a creare la fettuccia con disegno particolare. Nessuno dei miei amici non sapeva tessere con cartoni, perciò mi è toccato a studiare da sola, apprendendo tutte le informazioni da Internet. I primi centimetri erano brutti – i fili si intrecciavano, i cartoni cadevano dalle mani, dovevo disfare alcune volte, ma dopo un po’ tutto è riuscito bene. Adesso i miei “capolavori” si trovano in tutta la Russia, mentre io ho solo un paio di fettucce.