Do you have a saggy old sweater? Give new life purpose to it rather than to throw it away! It only takes 10 minutes to make it looking new and great!
Here’s what you need to transform your tired sweater into a fresh new cardigan:
- Sweater
- Tailor’s Chalk / Fabric Marking Tool
- Iron-on Adhesive (5/8″)
- Flat Iron
- Standard Sewing Supplies (Thread, Scissors, Machine, etc.)
1. Fold your sweater in half through the center front, making
sure the collar, sleeves, and hem are all lined up and straight. Lay a
rotary ruler on top of the sweater and run the tailor’s chalk along the
fold to mark the center. Open it up and make sure it looks centered.
2. Cut all the way up through the front of the sweater only.
3. Open up the sweater and smooth out the cut edges – they will curl a bit.
4. Following the adhesive instructions, press the iron-on tape right up
next to the cut edge on the wrong side of the sweater. Do on both left
and right front pieces of the now cardigan.
5. Peel the paper backing off, turn the edge back on itself so it’s
wrong sides together with the adhesive in between and press to create
the finished center edge.
6. Sewing with the unfinished edge on
top, stitch the two layers together. (I used the 5/8″ line on my sewing
machine.) DON’T STITCH up through the collar part with your machine,
tack it down by hand or there will be a very visible and ugly line
there.
Finished! The whole thing took only about
10 minutes to make! You can add optional pearls or appliques to make it look more fashionable.
credits to: www.vanillajoy.com
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