Garter Tab Cast-On – How to start a triangular shawl | Tin Can Knits

Many triangular shawls – including our own designs – begin at the center back, with a small number of stitches, and then grow in ever-lengthening rows, which form 2 triangles, separated by a center stitch.  A garter-tab cast-on is recommended, as this technique creates a small rectangle of garter stitch, which blends seamlessly with the…
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Video tutorial: fabric origami

I’m going to try this!

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How to make this diamond fabric manipulation

Watch this short 3 minute video and learn:

Materials

• One 18 inch square in white
• Small buttons or beads

This origami fabric manipulation can be used on clothing but also on a quilt as shown on the block below.

Get the tutorial for the beaded origami quilt block below.

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So the first quilt is started…..

I’ve never made a quilt before so thought I’d better start!!

I decided to start with a disappearing 9 patch 

   
Next, rearranged the blocks-