How to make potholders with your own hands?

The kitchen is not just a place for a regular staymistress, but also her "face", the place of gathering the whole family at breakfast, lunch, dinner. If you deal with the repair or rearrangement of furniture, re-planning - it is quite difficult and costly in financial terms, then decorating life with the help of spectacular and stylish accessories is available to all needlewomen.

One way to diversify the style of the kitchen is to create original glass holders, packets, potholders.

To make potholders with your own hands,it is enough to draw a pattern on paper or cardboard in the form of a large mitten. This can be done by the example of an existing tack or by wrapping your arm and adding around 2-3 centimeters, which will be needed to sew the edges, compensate for the space after filling with insulating material, or just for stock - maybe your husband will also have to put it on.

You can also create potholders with your own hands inform of a square. If it is not always convenient for you to put them on your hand, this is an excellent alternative. After creating the pattern, you need to cut four parts on it: two for the outer surface and two for the inner one. They should be folded face-to-face and sewed separately, after which the outer part must be turned and put on the inside. This will look like your stitch for the kitchen, sewn with your own hands. If the fabric is dense and gives sufficient strength and thickness to all work, then the edges can be sewn and decorate the potholders with your own hands the way you want. But if the fabric is thin, you need to put a sintepon, foam or similar filler between the inner and outer layers.

You can not only sew, but also tie potholdersknitting needles, crochets. This way of making gives even greater scope for creativity. It is very convenient to experiment with shapes and ornaments. For example, you can tie the potholders in the form of a house, eggs, ladybug, flower. They do not need to be flat - the bulk potholders look spectacular and better isolate your hands.

Pothaking can be a great addition toapron, stand under the cups or cover on the teapot. It can be fun to decorate and give to mom, friend, teacher. Kids like potholders for the kitchen, made with their own hands in the form of a cat's paw, nesting dolls, butterflies, snowflakes.

Old jeans are a great material forcreativity. Even different shades of denim are well combined, as they are perceived in the same style. Stylishly look in the kitchen potholders, apron, garter for curtains, chair covers in the same style or with the same ornament.

Using a pattern and cutting it into parts, you cancreate a real patchwork masterpiece. Mixing techniques are welcome: in the center of the pothole, you can place your knitted ornament or decorative element with your own hands made of rags. On the outside of the tack, you can make embroidery with a ribbon.

You can buy paint to paint the fabric and createtogether with children. Sew the simplest potholders with your own hands from a monophonic fabric and let the kids decorate them. You can not think of a better gift for your grandmother! If you circle the child's hand on the fabric, cut and color, draw eyes, paws and attach it as an applique to the base, you will get an original decoration for the kitchen. Several carved silhouettes of the child's palm, applied to the base in a fan-shaped manner, will become a beautiful peacock tail or grass.

To fix the filler, the tack can be quilted. So when you wash it will not get lost in lumps and will be securely fixed.

Do not forget to sew the eyelet into the product for whichit will hang on the hook and dry after washing. If the work turned out very beautiful and it is a pity to use it for its intended purpose, you can always leave it for interior decoration.