The "Do It Yourself" tutorial by Caroline Boeglin Deco Blogger explains how to beautify the fabrics of your cushions with a Japanese technique.Tutorials to find on the program "You are great", Monday to Friday at 9:05 am on France 3 Grand Est and on our YouTube channel.
Looking for an original and fast idea to decorate a sofa or a armchair at a lower cost and seamless?Our blogger Caroline Boeglin, decoration follower, upcycling (overcling) and in fact by hand, gives us her advice to vary the appearance of your pillows and cushions.
For this trendy creation, we inspire Japanese Furoshiki technique to make seamless cushion covers.But before getting to the heart of the matter, what is Furoshiki?It is the art of folding and knotting fabrics that are used for transporting objects, bentos (practical boxes that are used to take a meal in Japan) or for packaging of gifts.
The idea presented by Caroline is to use this technique to customize her cushions and give them a new look with cocooning effect guaranteed.From a simple fabric coupon, you can now change the appearance of your cushions according to your desires, without spending too much, and keeping its soft, comfortable and washable appearance.
The material you need
To make this tutorial, you just have to bring a pair of scissors and the following elements:
Furoshiki, the art of folding
To know the dimensions of the fabric coupon, it's easy.It is necessary to count the equivalent of twice the cushion height, and three times its length.
The rest is a simple folding gesture.We position our cushion in the center of the fabric coupon, we wrap it in its height (taking care to bend the top section for a prettier finish) and in the length, we fold the end of the peak fabricto then come and tie him to the center of the cushion.The exceeding tips can be hidden in the node itself.
In her video tutorial, Caroline used a rectangle cushion for her demonstration, but it obviously also works with squares.To accurately follow the knotting and folding steps, find the video tutorial - as well as the other "DIY is Fastoche" - in a dedicated playlist available on our YouTube channel.
Caroline's little advice
On your sofa, do not hesitate to do crazy associations of colors and patterns, it is the mix and match (art of mixing different patterns and styles).As for those who could be embarrassed by the knot at the time of the nap, just turn the cushion.
