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Tutorial: “Pen Pal” Pillow

August 16, 2008 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Photo (and pillow!) by Niamh of Urban ThreadsBleach pens were the rage for a while in paper crafting. Then we saw a great application to clothing when Marisa of Elegant Bloggery accidentally splashed laundry bleach on one of her favorite t-shirts. Now Niamh of Urban Threads shows us how to combine funky machine embroidery and the bleach pen to create an awesome custom throw pillow. Get all the details in the great tutorial. And in case you haven’t noticed yet: New Urban Threads designs are posted every week day at noon (Central USA time). Surf on over there on your lunch hour.

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