Do It Gorgeously: How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive, and More Beautiful Products (14 page)

HOW TO

1.
Measure from your shower curtain pole to where you want the curtain to fall.

2.
Lay your sheet on the floor and measure its length.

3.
If it’s not the correct length, use a ruler and wax crayon to mark the correct length and cut accordingly.

4.
Hem your curtain (if you cut it) by turning over the raw edge ¼ inch and then another ½ inch and press or pin. Sew the hem.

5.
Cut the ribbon into 20 8-inch strips.

6.
Make a mark with a pencil every 5½ inches along the top (this is where you’ll be sewing on each hanging tab).

7.
Fold over ¼ inch and then another ½ inch of the end of one of your ribbon strips. Pin it, fold side down, on one of your pencil marks and sew it on firmly, 1 inch down from the top edge of the sheet. Either sew by hand or with a machine. (If you’re sewing by hand, go back and forth at least four times, as the stitching needs to be strong.)

8.
Turn over the sheet and repeat step 7, this time sewing your ribbon so it will be back to back with the first ribbon.

9.
Move on to the next pencil mark and repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the ribbon strips have been attached.

10.
Tie back and front ribbon strips together to form a tie with a small bow.

11.
Sew your lace, rickrack, or ribbon onto the bottom of the sheet.

12.
Now you are ready to hang your new shower curtain onto shower curtain hooks. Put your shower curtain liner, on the inside, on the same set of hooks.

Lavender Cashmere Comfort Bear

I have made quite a few of these little guys from old moth-eaten cashmere sweaters. They are adorable and so very easy to make.