A Cotton Gauze Scarf with Wrinkle Effect

This lovely scarf is made from cotton gauze with a wrinkled effect and charms from guineau fowl feathers, beads and metal charm feathers.

1. Cut a piece of cotton gauze measuring 2.40m and place it in the sewing machine.

2. Sew a section of three lanes of gathering stitches across the width of the scarf – each section must be 40cm apart. Gather the lanes so the width measures 30cm. Tie a knot and cut off the excess thread.

3. Cut a piece of silver-plaited wire measuring 80cm and attach a metal charm feather, four beads and a wax bead.

4. Attach two guineau fowl feathers with the small pendant.

5. Twist the feathers together with a piece of silver-plaited wire.

6. Glue on an end cap with a loop using instant glue.

7. The finished charm.

8. Pull the end corner of the scarf through the loop of the little charm.

9. Tie a simple knot.

A Knitting Loom for a Hat or a Scarf

This hat and scarf are knitted from neon coloured yarn on a knitting loom.

1. Cast two rounds of yarn onto the knitting loom.

2. Make stitches by lifting the lower row over the upper row and off the pegs around the whole of the knitting loom.

3. Cast on a new row of stitches on the knitting loom.

4. Continue this process until you have reached the desired length.

5. Change the colour of the yarn by placing the new colour yarn over the previous. Secure the ends at the end.

6. Finish the knitting by gathering all the stitches onto a new piece of yarn.

7. When all the stitches have been gathered and removed from the knitting loom, pull the piece of yarn at both ends tight and tie a knot tightly.

8. Make a pompom and sew it onto the end of the knitting.

Another variant

A Painted Mask decorated with Feathers and Rhinestones

This papier-mâché mask is painted with metallic paint and decorated with feathers and rhinestones.

1. Apply at least one coat of metallic paint onto the mask.

2. Attach the rhinestones using multi glue gel.

3. Apply multi glue gel on the back of the mask along its top edge. Attach feathers and let the glue dry.