Hand Stitch Practice

Hello, Fili here :)

I had a little problem with my sewing machine a few days ago: the thread was a little loose every time I sewed thick fabrics. I checked the sewing machine parts, cleaned it, changed the needle but the problem was still there. Probably it's because my sewing machine is already very old. After several times failed to top stitch a bias binding, I thought it's time to give it a rest and do a hand stitch instead. I still haven't mastered the technique to create a neat and flawless hand stitch, not to mention it takes me hours (two to four hours!) to do a hand stitch.

And this is the result of my hand stitch:

It looks better than before, isn't it? The valley and hill weren't as rough as before (see my previous hand stitch) and I must practice sewing faster.


That's it, see you later!

Fili&Lino

A craft blog: our work list so far!

Yo yo yo, it's Lino again.

Today I would like ramble a bit about what we do at the moment.

Fili&Lino is starting to be active offline and online. We're planning to blog more often and share more stories about crafting. Not to mention we have quite a big plan ahead. Probably around May? We'll tell you when it happens.

Now, I would like to thank ALLLLLL readers and friends who participated and commented in our giveaway post. We still have 4 more days to go, so if you read this and still haven't join the giveaway, be quick :)

Next, the waiting list for Fili&Lino custom order is loooonnggg. So far, both Fili and Lino have around 16 stuffs to make until next month. Tiring, but we're happy making each of them. To make it quick, I simultaneously make five things at once, even though each of them are different. This is my first five from the work list:

(L - R: Tote Bag, Tote Bag (different size and shape), passport case, pencil case/pouch, hand bag).

So far, I finished adding the fusible interfacing to four of them (minus the tote bag number 2 from the left) and finished the custom order passport case. Since I used to travel quite often, I have this kind of idea on what should I have on my passport case. This is the result:

Passport case: two sleeves, one zippered sleeve, card sleeve, one pocket in passport size and a pen place.

My friend specially requested this type of pattern. Why? Because it looks like one of Kimura Takuya's wardrobe <3 Unfortunately, even though it is 100% cotton, the fabric somehow quite coarse and the checker can't line properly. It keeps on leaning to one side. But thankfully my friend is very happy with the result, so...

That's all from Lino today.

Stay tune because Fili have something for you soon.

Cheers!

Fili&Lino

Custom order : Purple Stripes Bag

This is the purple version of the stripes tote bag :)
our customer want a set of tote bag and a purse

 
More tight kanzashi petals to prevent shape changes

That's it, see you later :)

Fili&Lino

Custom order: Recycled Jeans Bag

Hello everyone :D

I received a custom order to recycle my friend's old jeans. She had the jeans since her primary school era.

She wanted to keep the details on the knee for the bag.

Detail on the knee

 And this is the result!

I kept the detail for the flap.

That's it for today :D


See you later,

Fili&Lino

Custom Order : Book Cover

Hello everyone, we are back with a collaboration project :D

We received an order to make a book cover this time. The fabric is a combination between a very soft burlap and cotton.

Front

Our customers designed it by themselves for their birthday friend, cute isn't it? :)  It's always a pleasure  to receive a custom order, especially when the customer designed it by themselves. We became a team and discussed the project together to get the best result.

Back

We hope the birthday friend will love it :)


See you next time,

Fili&Lino

Custom Order : Miss Rabbit Plushie

Hello, it's Fili here!

About a week ago I received a custom order from my friend. She ordered a rabbit plushie for her friend's birthday :)

She is in love with flowery fabric that I used for the recycled jeans bag. She requested to add the fabric for this plushie.

Close up! Cheese :Dv

The tail.

I already sent Miss rabbit this morning. I hope the birthday friend will love it. Please love and take care of her :')

See you later :)

Fili&Lino