The Pineneedle Collective

Monday, 1 February 2016

The Style Pile Episode #4

Helloooo! So this top was a fairly new addition to the unfinished sewing pile. I got this secondhand at a markets the other day knowing full well that I am NOT a size AU8. Not by a long shot. But I really liked the style and colour sooooo I bought it anyway. Once I brought it home I thought that I may as well try it on and well.... You'll see what happened with that brilliant idea. Anyway, I put my sewing cap on and tried to upsize it! I also tried to include heaps of good/useful tips on sewing stretch fabrics in this video, which I hope are useful! Enjoy!

Friday, 22 January 2016

Meet My Best Friend (in Video Form!)

Katie has been on my blog before plenty of times, but now she also makes a proper appearance on my youtube channel! I also attempted to vlog. It kinda went alright, haha. I hope you enjoy the video!

Thursday, 21 January 2016

DIY Clear Vinyl Skirt (?)

I had a lot of fun making this video (apart from sewing the vinyl....) particularly at the end! I hope that you all enjoy my dorky jokes.

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Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Asking For Your Help

I'm doing something very scary/exciting today and launching a Patreon campaign! I've never talked so openly about having an illness on my YouTube channel before, which is why it was so scary, but I wanted to be super honest with everybody!!

Anyway, Patreon is a crowdfunding platform that helps content-creators like myself fund their creative endeavours through the help of their fans and supporters. I explain it in much better detail in the video below, and on my Patreon page, so check them out.
Plus I already have 2 Patreon-exclusive vlogs up, so, there's some immediate bang for your buck ;)

Thank you for ALL of the types of support you guys have given me over the last few years!! I really really really really have appreciated all of it.

Much love,

DIY Furry Eyeball Clutch!

HELLO! In today's Make Thrift Buy video I'm using my absolute favourite material in the world (HA, SARCASM) - furry fabric. Seriously though, I'm still finding that blue fluff from my shorts. EVEN AFTER MOVING HOUSE. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN.

But this time, it wasn't such a nightmare, thank goodness!! This technique can also be used to make any sort of zippered pouch - a pencilcase, phone case, make up bag.... etc. And you don't have to use furry fabric either. Though you should probably always attach eyes because - they're googly eyes. They're the cutest.

LOVE!

Monday, 4 January 2016

How To Add Pockets To Anything! | Style Pile #3

Because women's clothing really suffers from a lack of pockets, I wanted to fix that situation! In this video I add pockets to a dress to make it 100x more useful (and cuter!)

Enjoy :)

All the best,