Friday 29 July 2016

First 100 giveaway on Instagram



Namaste!

Just a short post today to let everyone know that we (me and my sister) are holding a giveaway on our Instagram accounts in celebration of our first 100 followers. So we will be giving away this gorgeous handmade journal to one lucky winner on Aug 5th, 2016. It would be great for your project journal if you are a crafter or just a daily journal of your thoughts.


We have put up a small little video on our youtube channel too, to let everyone know.



Just a few simple rules to make your entry:








  •  Follow both our accounts on Instagram if you are not already - @krityum & @krityumhandmad








  • Tag at least one of your friends on Instagram to our original giveaway post. The more tags you make the more entries you get.








  • Repost our post on your public account with #first100

  • So All the Very Best to everyone.

    Tuesday 19 July 2016

    Our first Etsy Update video! Hand Dyed Yarns for your pleasure!



    Namaste!

    This is the supporting blog post for our first ever Hand Dyed Yarn update, for our etsy shop, on our new youtube channel.

    Be warned this is going to be a picture heavy one. Click on the name of the colorways under the picture to take you to the etsy shop listing.
    First up are few skeins of our Superwash Merino Worsted Weight Yarn

    Two skeins of Moody Sky
    Two skeins of Wild Pansy
    Two skeins of Hari Mirch
    One Skein of Tota
    One skein of Genda
    Two skeins of Thums Up
    Next up is our Superwash Merino Sport Weight Yarn

    Three skeins of Sindoor
    Two skeins of Patjhad
    Four skeins of Purple Hues
    Some Superwash Merino Fingering


    Five skeins of Neel Kamal
    Sock Superwash Sport


    One skein in Aru
    BFL Sport Weight


    Two skeins in Lali 

    100% Pure Alpaca Fingering


    Three skeins of Hariyali
    Merino-Bamboo Fingering

    One huge skein of Jamun

    You can find the youtube video for this update here:



    Best,
    Krityum Sisters

    How to sew a custom bottle cover



    Namaste!

    This is the supporting blog post for our second sewing project video tutorial on our new youtube channel... How to sew a custom bottle cover. We looked at primarily two sources while coming up with this one:
    The dimensions for fabric for one bottle cover are as follows:

    • One rectangle of main fabric
      • Width = largest cirumference on the bottle + 1.5 in (4cm)
      • Length = Height of bottle - 1in (2.5cm))
    • One rectangle from inner fabric with the same dimensions as above
    • One circle outer fabric drawn by tracing 0.5in (1cm) out of the actual largest circumference on the bottle
    • One circle inner fabric with the same dimension as above
    • (Optional) One rectangle of fusible fleece or interfacing with 0.5in (1cm) less all around dimensions of the fabric rectangles we cut before
    • (Optional) One circle of fusible fleece or interfacing with the same circumference as the largest circumference on our bottle
    • For longer strap 
      • For a kid - a rectangle each from inner and outer fabrics with width = 2.5in (6.5cm) and length 33in (84cm)
      • For an adult - a rectangle each from inner and outer fabric with width = 2.5in (6.5cm) and length 58in (147cm) or desired length
      • (Optional) - a rectangle of fusible fleece or interfacing with width = 1.5in (4cm) and length equal to fabric strap
    • For shorter strap 
      • For a kid - a rectangle each from inner and outer fabrics with width = 2.5in (6.5cm) and length 10in (25cm)
      • For an adult - a rectangle each from inner and outer fabric with width = 2.5in (6.5cm) and length 12in (30.5cm) or desired length
      • (Optional) - a rectangle of fusible fleece or interfacing with width = 1.5in (4cm) and length equal to fabric strap
    From here on follow our video tutorial


    Best,
    Krityum Sisters

    Tuesday 12 July 2016

    How to sew a mounted front envelop back cushion / pillow cover



    Namaste!

    We are back with a new tutorial for everyone. And best of all, we made a video for all you guys so you can follow through with us.

    You will need:
    • Measurements of your cushion / pillow form. Ours is 15"x15" (38x38 cm)
    • Add half an inch all around to these measurements. So ours becomes 15.5"x15.5"(39.5 x 39.5cm)
    • Now calculate two thirds of the measurement of the longer side of your piece. Ours is a square so we have only one measurement. So (15.5*2)/3 = 10.5"(27cm). Add half an inch for seam allowance here = 11" (28cm)
    • Now we need to cut three pieces from our fabric: one will be the exactly 15.5"x15.5", and two will be 11"x15.5"
    From here onwards you can follow on with our video:


    The pair of cushion covers that are featured at the end of our video are available through our handmade items' etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/448691884/one-of-a-kind-hand-painted-and-pieced?ref=shop_home_active_1 



    Best,
    Krityum Sisters