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  • Tin Can and Fabric Belt
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    From "Crafters Coast to Coast"
    episode HCC2C-130F


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    Project by Vanessa Salazar from San Diego, Calif.

    A natural-born artist, most of Vanessa's training is in drawing. However, her obsession is an art form she discovered when helping her aunt out with her tin can candle business. In this project, she creates a clever and stylish tin can and fabric belt.

    Materials:

    7-9 soup can lids
    fabric: about 4" wide, length to fit around waist
    2 D-rings
    clear protectant spray
    torch
    sewing materials

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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
    Steps:

    1. Fold fabric in half lengthwise with wrong side on outside. Press and sew.

    2. Turn fabric inside out. Press so that the seam is in the center.

    3. Take one end of the piece and pull two D-rings through. Fold the end over about 1 inch and sew across (figure A).

    4. For the metal pieces: Use about 8 can lids. Burn off the edges of the lids to create squares (figure B).

    5. Burn a line on two opposite sides on the squares (figure C). The fabric will be woven in and out of these.

    6. Burn a design in the middle of each square (figure D), like a heart, star or swirl.

    7. Lightly spray a clear coat on both sides of the belt pieces.

    8. Weave fabric through the metal pieces (figure E).


    Website: www.wearhaus.org

    Website: www.angelfire.com/realm2/alterwear

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Hand-Blocked Velour Hat
  		• Tin Can Luminary
  		• Clay Ball Ornaments
  		• Tin Can and Fabric Belt