Here is a top I made for my just turned 7 son, inspired by a wonderful book on stitched shibori (see more below). From the many projects in the book I decided to make a stitched shibori flower to use as a center piece decoration.
Tag: making fun clothes for boys
Children’s Wool Coat With Felt Applique – Making Fun Clothes For Boys 4
This wool coat I made for my six-year-old son, he loves fun and colourful clothes. Green is his favourite colour and if I always listened to him everything he wears would be green jumpers, trousers, socks, shoes, you get the picture….
I used a fabric called boiled wool, it’s 100% wool and available in many colours. The lining is of the same fabric, but a different colour, so it’s really cosy and warm.
Boiled wool is a woven fabric that has been felted and thickened, it’s warm, durable, windproof and water-resistant, which makes it a great fabric for winter kids clothes.
I cut the appliqué from handmade wool felt, it’s much thicker than the usual felt you can buy and a beautiful quality. The owl and fox I hand stitched onto the fabric. For the drawings inside the figures, I used chain stitch.
Fun Harem Pants For Kids – Making Fun Clothes For Boys 3
I made these fun harem pants for my little boy, they are the cutest pants ever! I love fun clothes for boys, playful and colourful, have done with the grey and dark blue…
Airbrush Painted Tank Top
Here I played with my new toy, a mini airbrush spray gun kit. I’m only beginning to discover what I can do with it, but so far have really enjoyed using it. Again I’ve spent a whole afternoon spraying away….Of course there are better and more expensive airbrush guns to buy, but for the beginning I’m fine with this one. Read More
Spray Painting T-Shirts – Making Fun Clothes For Boys 2
I discovered spray painting and love it! It’s such an easy and fun way to bring colour to fabrics and the possibilities are endless. Also a great project to do with older kids, let them decorate their own tops! Read More
Reverse Appliqué T-shirt – Making Fun Clothes For Boys 1
Why do boys’ clothes have to be so boring? My 5-year-old loves colours and so do other boys, I’m sure, yet the clothes available for them are often so dull.
This t-shirt I made using the reverse appliqué technique. I first stenciled a design onto the fabric, sewed around each shape with embroidery thread and then cut the shapes out to show the fabric underneath.