Cape on a stool with his hands from the fabric and crochet (video)

Decorate the living room, bedroom or kitchen can be in many ways, but the most popular is considered to be the production of accessories with their own hands. With a wide range of materials and tools, you can choose for themselves a more suitable type of decor and its manufacturing method. One of the foremost is textile design. Kitchen is more relevant than ever. Independently can be made: curtains, tablecloths, napkins, pot holders, as well as chair covers and cushion stools.

Currently, this kind of art is hand-Maid is becoming very popular. Are increasingly found in the interior products made with his own hands in different styles and techniques. The materials and manufacturing methods are no restrictions, we can realize all that imagination and allow certain skills. Kitchen with virtually any interior fit hand-Maid decor. Accessories can be both bright accent the room and harmonious style addition.

In what style to make a case or a cape?

Before proceeding with the production of this or that thing with your hands, you need to decide on the style, materials and manufacturing techniques. Someone will fall like knitted capes on the seat, and for someone more suitable for long cover, decorated with ribbons, fringe, lace or tassels. In any case, the decor should match the interior of the kitchen as a whole.

1. Classic. Different options can be used in the classical kitchen interiors. For example, direct cape back, repeating the shape of the chair, with long or short for a seat cover.
2. Country. natural fabrics with unobtrusive floral pattern, cell and solid-color in bright colors perfect for rustic interior. Decorate the cape can be lush patchwork assembly.
3. Provence. For olive style is characterized by light and delicate images that are close to nature and quiet country living. Therefore cushion stools should be made of natural light fabrics decorated pleats, ruffles, cords, ribbons etc.

You can also make your own hands not only covers on the furniture, which are used on a daily basis, but also holiday options. They are suitable for decorating a kitchen for special occasions: birthdays, New Year, Christmas and other important events.

The advantages and disadvantages of self-made slipcovers

In the manufacture of capes for chairs with their hands There are many positive aspects:

• Economical option. Make yourself a cape is not such a difficult task. And if you approach it responsibly to prepare the necessary materials and read the instructions for sewing or knitting, it is still not time consuming. Do cover the most will be much cheaper than fully restore and re-drag furniture, and acquire ready capes in the store.
• Design solutions. New chair covers - a great option if you want to refresh the interior bored. In addition, the independent production will realize the product in any style.
• Practicality. Cushions and blankets to protect furniture from many external factors, such as sunlight, moisture, steam, various contaminants.

Capes of the existing shortcomings and cases can be distinguished: the need for regular washing or cleaning, getting rid of the dust. If there are animals in the house, it is possible that the surface covers will periodically be adversely affected claws and teeth. Over time, the product may require restoration.

Soft capes with strings

Soft covers and cushion seats are not only beautiful in appearance, but also practical, because they make it easy to remove and wash if necessary. For the manufacture of such products with your hands need the following materials and tools: a segment fabric, foam, tailoring scissors, thread, ribbons or strings of the same fabric, chalk line or centimeter.

The first step is to cut the fabric of suitable size square with SEAM 1.5-2 cm (it needs to measure the width of the seat). Foam also cut parts, corresponding to the size of the stool seat. Next, the strip must be cut from the same tissue, to further sewing it to boot. It should have a length equal to the sum of all sides of the square, plus seam allowance. And its width - is the thickness of the foam and seat together with the allowance hem, and seam drawstrings.

Then you are ready to sew. To do so, make a strip turned to ring bend the stitch and its lower part, leaving a gap for the drawstrings. Strip joined to cover a square shape, placing them face each other. Hem edge and pull the string.

Inside capes necessary to insert the foam piece, and, then, put on a stool. With drawstrings to secure the cover of one of the legs. If desired, the string can be replaced by a rubber band. The finished product is decorated with embroidery, ribbon, lace, braid, etc.

long capes

Original interior solutions can be a long, covers on chairs or stools. To work require a long stretch of the fabric than in the previous version, ribbons of satin, fringes.

The first step is to cut out a square piece of cloth on the size of the seat plus ten centimeters. For example, a stool 35 × 35 cm, then the segment is to be with a side of 45 cm. From the remaining tissue flap must be cut item sizes 34h150 cm (width and length). To manufacture a base cover is necessary to measure out the corners of a square billet ten centimeters and sew them perpendicular to the edge. Then trim and neaten edges.

Long strip should sew in a circle, gathering at the edges in the fold. Further, it is necessary to sew to the base and secure the top of the gum seam. The lower part can be decorated fringe capes or lace, and top cover worn on the chair should tie satin tape.

This type will mantles appropriate in the kitchen or dining room, not only as a daily decoration, but also as a festive design dining group, especially if you pick them additional accessories that are similar in content and style.
In addition to fabric covers for chairs, will look spectacular in the interior and knitwear. If you have the skill to work with or crocheted, then transform the kitchen in this way is not difficult. Machinery and knitting pattern may be different, the choice depends on the imagination of the master and the style of the room.

Cushions for chairs and stools, hand made, can accentuate any interior style. In addition, in this simple way you can not only refresh the situation bored kitchen or dining room, but also to transform it, to add character and mood.