Bra to Bustier Top I've spotted bralets and bustiers - cropped and otherwise - all over Topshop, Urban Outfitters, etc. I never could find one that 1) fit me well and 2) was in a print I liked. So I set out to make my own, using a strapless bra. I almost want to call this a "faux" bustier because it's so easy - it's really just fabric wrapped around a strapless bra, in a sense. I made this top with high-waisted shorts/pants/skirts in mind, so it hits right above my waist. If you decide to make this, you MUST make sure that you're able to put on (and take off!!) (EDIT 6/12: Check the comments for an awesome suggestion by rhelm_2: "To make it easier to get off and on, you could do step seven first and instead of sewing all the way up to the top on this step, only sew until the last inch or two. Since this doesn't use a pattern, little things will vary for everyone, so here's a general run thorugh of how I did it.
Geek Earrings: Instructables Robot, Totoro, Gir, Triforce, and Wiimotes! I wanted to make some very personalized and funky earrings to give to my little sister. She loves all the classics--Zelda, Totoro, Nintendo, Invader Zim, Robots, etc., and generally loves to wear anything that screams loud and proud to the world "I LOVE THIS STUFF!!" While her backpack, t-shirts, shoes, shoelaces, necklaces, and hats all carry the stamps of various anime and video game titles, her ears remained sadly unadorned. Luckily I stepped up to include her ears in the party. This instructable covers how to make awesome Instructables Robot earrings to show off your love for Instructables. Once you know the basic process of attaching pieces, firing, and painting the clay, the other geek earrings are easy to make! It is simple to make earrings of just about any character or object using this process.
DIY tiered lace shorts I fell completely in love when I saw the Isabel Marant tiered lace shorts from her Spring ’11 Collection (via style.com), I just had to make a pair of my own. And recently, I stumbled upon a photo of Rumi Neely (via fashiontoast.com), styling herself in a black pair, which felt so effortless. I’m not much of a girlie girl… but I do love my lace. Why not take something so feminine, like lace, and mix it with something menswear inspired, like a short. Gathered Maxi Skirt You may remember that I made a maxi skirt a little while ago. It was so cute and so comfy that I thought I would make another one and I had the perfect fabric just waiting for me (got it from a little local shop – The Fabricker)! It’s seriously like wearing pajama pants in public, but much more attractive (although I’m still not very fond of the name – why ‘maxi’? First off, you need: 2 yards of jersey fabric2″ wide no roll elasticball point needlesscissorsthreadmarker/sewing pencilwalking foot (optional but very helpful) I choose to use a walking foot because it reduces how much I try to push or pull on the fabric. The seam allowances I used were about 1/2″ – I was not very precise as jersey is very forgiving. You will need your waist measurement (x) and the skirt length measurement (y). Take your waist measurement and multiple it by 2 – this will allow you to get the gathers at the top of the skirt. Cut all pieces of fabric. Then sew straight up the open (y) edge to create a tube.
Urban Renewal Simply Vintagegirl Blog » Blog Archive » Tutorial: How to Make Lovely Fabric Flowers 29 May 2010 These elegant fabric flowers are very simple to make . . . and only take a few basic supplies. The finished product is delightfully lovely, and at times can look like a real flower! Every flower will turn out differently and that is part of the beauty! If you haven’t used those tea lights in a while, now’s the time! Supplies: · Synthetic Silky Fabric · Scissors · Candle (preferably a tea light) Additional supplies: · Needle and Thread, Glue Dots or Glue Gun · Buttons and/or Beads Directions: 1. Make the largest one’s diameter about half an inch larger than you want the diameter of the flower, as the petals will end up shrinking a bit. 2. You can also cut around the pattern and skip the drawing part, it just might not be as uniform . . . but with these, uniform isn’t necessary. 3. Cut just inside the drawn lines to make a circle out of the fabric. 4. Be very careful (please have adult supervision, this is rather dangerous), as it is very easy to get burnt. 5.
Retro Reconstructed Dress I found a big skirt at a vintage shop that was made of a beautiful fabric, so I bought it with the intention of making a 1940’s style inspired dress. This is the process of the reconstruction. Step 1: Making the Pattern For the bodice, I drafted my own pattern roughly based on a couple of different patterns, adding my own alterations through trial and error. Step 2: Cutting the Skirt For the construction phase, I started by cutting off the waistband of the original skirt. Step 3: Making the Bodice I used some black linen from my mom’s stash of fabric for the rest of the bodice since there was not enough of the original skirt fabric to completely create the bodice. Step 4: Adding the Lining I created a lining from the same pattern and stitched the bodice to the lining, then added sleeves before attaching the skirt. Step 5: Gathering the Skirt I gathered the original, shortened skirt in preparation. Step 6: Attaching Skirt to Bodice Step 7: Making Vinyl Bases for Accessories Step 9: Finished!
DIY Ankle-Tie Lounge Pants Pajamas as outerwear is a trend I can fully get behind. You don’t have to tell me twice that its now socially acceptable to wear baggy printed silk pants in public. Not that I wouldn’t or haven’t done this before, but seeing it on Style.com does lend a certain degree of street cred to the trend. Prabal Gurung’s collaboration with J.Crew is everything a designer collaboration should be- it stretches the expected norms of both brands involved. In this case it really turned out an amazing collection. I immediately fell in love with Gurung’s ankle-tie pants. Repeat on the other leg. Like this: Like Loading...