In each house you can find many things that have already served their purpose, but it is a pity to the owners to throw away mining. Then the advice of people who are actively involved in remaking old things and materials will come to the rescue. It turns out that you can give a second life to almost any thing, creating unique masterpieces with a hint of a design solution. Especially a lot of diverse fantasies can be realized if you work with textiles. So, for example, the options that can be made from the old tulle - a huge variety. The main thing is to devote time to work and do everything neatly and correctly.
What manipulations should be done
Before proceeding with the processing of old textiles in the form of tulle, it is worth assessing the condition of the product. If the tulle is very worn and practically splits into threads, then there is no point in working with such material.
If the options that can be made from the old tulle are defined, and the material itself has a fairly tolerable appearance and general condition, then it is worthwhile to inspect the product and eliminate the defects:
- Depending on the color design, color restoration manipulations are carried out. Basically, tulle requires bleaching, which can be done using several diverse methods.
- Remove puffs, if any. Using a pin, you need to insert the thread in the row from which it was pulled.
- It is necessary to remove those parts of the product that are torn, disheveled or not cleaned. Such an action will help evaluate the parameters of textiles for further processing.
If you prepare the material correctly, then the alteration will not cause difficulties, and the finished product will amaze with a magnificent appearance.
What products you can create from an unnecessary tulle with your own hands
There are a lot of options that can be made from the old tulle. Therefore, listing them all is simply impossible. Basically, for the second time, tulle is used in the manufacture of decorative things to decorate the interior of a room, in the process of decorating clothes, jewelry and hair accessories.
What can you do from tulle with your own hands for home and family:
- Decorative pillows or pillowcases for pillows that will decorate a sofa in the hallway, a bed in the bedroom or an armchair, a bench in any part of the house.
- From the old tulle you can make such a useful thing as a mosquito net. In this case, the window will not only be protected from insects, but also look original.
- With pieces of material, you can decorate coasters for cups, napkins and tablecloths for the dining table.
- Restore the old lampshade of any table lamp. Panel for decorating walls instead of paintings or tulle in a frame for embroidery, storage of earrings and other jewelry.
- Tulle can become one of the materials that should be used for sewing holiday covers on chairs, armchairs.
From this kind of product, you can make not only beautiful, but also useful things: bags for storing cereals and small things, domes for covering food products from insects. These are several options for useful fixtures that are made from such a lightweight material. Another application depends on imagination and needs.
Tablecloth from kapron tulle
For the holidays, I want to set the table with a beautiful tablecloth that will surprise guests, add spectacular table setting. Typically, such products are either very expensive or completely impossible to find. The situation can be corrected if you resort to the independent manufacture of a tablecloth, where the highlight will be a nylon tulle.
Options for the manufacture and decoration of tablecloths using nylon tulle:
- You can purchase the simplest tablecloth in plain color. Make roses from kapron tulle. Place flowers along the perimeter of the edge of the canvas. Between plant elements you can make constrictions from strips of the same tulle.
- The simplest option is layering. A basic tablecloth is laid on the table, and a piece of nylon tulle is laid on top of it, which can be the same size as the main tablecloth or slightly smaller.
- You can make ruffles along the hem of the main tablecloth. You can create interesting patterns from tulle around the perimeter of the bottom of the tablecloth. Thus, the tablecloth will become an analogue of the magnificent skirt of medieval aristocrats.
- From the tulle on the basis of the tablecloth, compositions made using the appliqué technique can be created. With the help of such elements, zones are easily created for certain dishes or serving items.
Products made of kapron tulle for the kitchen will add a festive touch and originality to the design of any feast or even ordinary lunch. In addition, kapron is more easily washed and cleaned of food residues and stains, preserving the main canvas from pollution.
Decorative tulle pillows with original decor
Old-style tulle is good to use for making decorative pillows or pillowcases. Any kind of material is suitable for work, it is especially easy to work with tulle mesh. Since such a texture is easy to decorate with other materials.
The principle of manufacturing pillowcases from an old tulle for a decorative pillow:
- First, you should decide on the size of the future product.
- The parameters must be transferred to the canvas of the old tulle and prepare the pattern.
- Then sew the pattern. The pillowcase base is ready. You can choose a dense fabric for the base on which tulle is sewn on top.
- After that, the base is decorated. You can stick stones or sew beads in a chaotic manner.
- If the mesh is used as the basis, embroidery with ribbons can be made.
- For decoration, you can also use, in addition to ribbons and beads, chains, buttons, flowers from the same tulle, elements from other fabrics.
The design principle is entirely dependent on the imagination and type of material. Often, within one product, tulle is combined with other materials in an equal proportion. So, a drawing is created from tulle: butterfly, flower, sun and other options. You can create real masterpieces from white tulle in the form of pillowcases for decorative pillows.
Skirt decoration
It is so easy to do white tulle with your own hands that, in addition to interior elements, clothes can be made from material. The simplest option, which is easy to make from nylon tulle, is a tutu skirt.
How to make an elegant tulle skirt with your own hands for a carnival costume or for everyday use? Everything is very simple.
- You need to prepare a tulle, threads of the same color, a belt or a wide satin ribbon, beads.
- Patterns are made of tulle. It is necessary to lay out the canvas, cut a circle, and cut another one in the center of the circle, which corresponds to the size of the waist.
- There are several such tiers. Moreover, all tiers of different levels.
- After that, it is worth sewing ready-made patterns to the belt.
- Additionally, you can make a pendant or patch on the belt of beads.
The shape and splendor of the product depend on the number of tiers and the type of pattern. This option will be ideal for creating a carnival costume for girls in kindergarten or school. There are other ways to decorate a skirt with tulle.
Universal decor from the old thing - flowers
It is very easy to make decorative elements from tulle to decorate other things. It is very simple to make flowers from tulle with your own hands. The most common option is a rose:
- Tulle cut into strips.
- Fold the strip along and connect the slices. You should get a tight strip.
- Sew the bottom of the strip with a thread of ordinary stitches, twisting it into a “roll”.
- After flashing, tighten the thread as much as possible.
- In the middle, you can sew a few beads or beads.
For what purposes can I use the old tulle net
Particularly popular in modern interior decor are homemade things that are practical in nature. Due to the unique texture, tulle mesh is often used to create the foundations that are used in a practical sense.
The way to create a functional panel:
- It is enough to buy a frame for a photo and a piece of tulle.
- Pull out the rigid base from the frame and attach a piece of tulle to it with the glue gun.
- The base is back framed.
The finished product can be used as a panel for decorating the wall. If you install the panel on the dressing table, then in the holes you can cling to earrings and other jewelry.
Dressing shoes with old tulle
The options that can be made from the old tulle are very diverse. If the tulle has an interesting pattern, then the material should be used to decorate shoes. So you can cover the defects on old ballet shoes or sandals.
According to the forms of shoes to make patterns. Lubricate the tulle patterns with glue and stick to the base of the shoe. Top you need to cover the material with PVA glue. This procedure is carried out after the tulle itself has already stuck to the shoe and dries.
You can use tulle as a base. Attach material to the base of the shoe and dye it. Thus, the pattern is printed on the shoes.