TUTO: SCARF DRESS
It's DIY o'clock! To make the most of the summer weather, here's a tutorial that's a little more ambitious, but accessible to all! (It's a 3-in-1 tutorial: the final version is a halter dress created from vintage scarves found on @leboncoin, but the icing on the cake is that you can stop along the way to make just a skirt, and if you only want the halter top, that's possible too!
Don't hesitate to use old scarves, it's a perfect recycling for those with a few stains, holes ... And, we don't throw anything away: with the cut pieces, you can sew again! Chouchou, little bags, ... the possibilities are endless 💫
👉Note :
The dress consists of a halter top with a single scarf, which ties at the neck with a ribbon, and at the back with two ends of the scarf.
Then a petticoat with a 1st part that reaches the knee, and a gathered flounce. We chose to gather very little, just enough to give the petticoat some movement.
You can modify it as you wish: make a single part (short petticoat), several flounces, increase or decrease the gathers, the total length... It's a DIY that adapts to different morphologies, so try it out and choose what you like!
Here, we've used 5 scarves for the petticoat (and again 5 scarves for the ruffle).
If you'd like less gathering at the waist and less amplitude, you can reduce the number of scarves, for example to 3 - also test according to your waist size.
If you want a more gathered ruffle, you can use 5 scarves for the first part, and 6 for the ruffle.
All seam allowances are 1cm unless otherwise stated. Let's get started!
- mottled scarves (here 10 for the underskirt + 1 for the top)
- 3 cm high flat elastic band
- ribbon (2.5 cm high, approx. 1.30 m long)
- safety pin
- erasable felt-tip pen
- sewing machine
- pins
- scissors (notched if possible, especially if your scarves are silk)
Part 2
Assembly
Measure your waist circumference: subtract 2 cm to obtain the length of flat elastic to cut. Back to the top of the petticoat: pin and stitch a first hem 0.5 cm inwards from the edge, along the entire length. Next, pin, still facing the wrong way, at 4 cm along the entire length. Use 2 pins to mark the side seam of the skirt, leaving a 10 cm opening for the elastic. Stitch everything else at 4 cm, if possible over the previous stitching to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Remove all pins and insert the elastic into this tunnel, using a safety pin as shown. Create gathers by hand, balancing them on the elastic around the waist. Bring out the elastic, lay it on top of each other, and stitch twice along its entire height in small, tight, solid stitches.
Now you can stop here if you only want a skirt!
Otherwise, it's off to the top of the dress: The top.
The dress
Turn over and ...
And ... TA-DA !!!
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