How to make an infinity dress. DIY Floor Length Infinity Dress. So this April, my cousin is getting married (I can’t wait!!!!)
, and I’ve been looking around online for what I can wear to the wedding. I knew I wanted a mint colored floor length dress. All the ones that I saw were like $80……and remember my husband and I are trying to save money?? Yeaaah, so I can’t be spending that kind of money on dresses….unfortunately. I thought maybe I could make one, but couldn’t imagine making what I wanted for less than $80. When I say making this dress was insanely easy, I’m not exaggerating. I’m not kidding. I’m short, so you may need more fabric, if you’re making a floor length. I started with the bottom. Now onto the top!
Finally! Here are just a few ways to wear the dress! I started off by doing it somewhat like the first picture above, and then the straps kept falling down, so I changed it up a little, and ended up wearing it like this… (Ignore the crazy lady!) Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook!! Be sure to check out my BRAND NEW Etsy store!! Like this: The Convertible "Infinity" Dress: How it almost defeated me, and what you need to make one. I made this thing.
It’s pretty cool. It’s a convertible dress that’s basically a circle and two straps, so it’s really easy, inexpensive, and crazy versatile. It’s been around forever and everyone seems to love it (in fact, part of the reason I’m posting this is to answer some questions for people I’ve run into), and I can hardly believe how close I came to not making it at all. I first found the instructions at a blog called rostitchery, and then I came across a second set at Cut Out + Keep. It sounded so easy. So I bought some material, spread it out in the living room, cut out my pieces, and… …stopped. I didn’t understand the next step. Turn the skirt inside out? And what’s this about making them overlap each other? There’s, like, a band of fabric involved? A free tutorial on how to sew an infinity dress with a built in tube top. Home » DIY Mommy Fashion, DIY Sewing Once upon a time, we weren’t building a house and I had one baby instead of two.
I had time to sew things for other people and sell them. One of my most popular creations was what I called “The Venus Dress” – a knit jersey dress with two long straps that could be tied around the body in numerous ways for tons of completely different looks. This style of dress is often called an infinity dress or convertible wrap dress. What made my design unique was that it had a built-in tube top that made it so much easier to wear than the others that were available. This is a great dress for spring – you can get so much wear out of it. I want to share with you how to make my infinity dress with a built-in tube top today! Materials: 4 yards of 4-way stretch knit jersey (to make it stretch both ways, it should have spandex or lycra in it – this is important so that it doesn’t fray when cut)rotary cutter (important!) Directions: What’s your favourite look? Little Red Infinity Dress Tutorial. February 14, 2011 I’m always searching for a beautiful, well-fitting, versatile dress, and I finally found it.
In fact, I MADE it. The infinity dress has got it all! You can wear this amazing dress basically any way you feel comfortable–and it can look like a new dress each time! I made my infinity dress in about 3 hours and for under $20! I found these infinity dresses on Craftster years ago and have always loved them. First, you need to do some measuring. So, 30/6.28 = 4.7. Then I decided on length of skirt and came up with 18″.
To make your straps, you need to decide how wide to make them. To determine strap length, you need to make them 1.5 times your height. So, got that? To make your pattern, get packing paper, freezer paper, or a bunch of pieces of computer paper taped together. Then I measured 18″ down from that and made another line for my skirt length. Cut out on your lines. Next, cut a waistband 10″ tall and the length of your waist you measured. Now for construction. Related.