Wednesday December 16th, 2009 Pimp your Outfits, Quick DIY-Ideas

DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers

DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers
Mira asked me how she can spice up sweatshirts, so I let myself think of a few things. First, I show you how a basic sweatshirt, which I usually wore under sweaters in the winter, has become a cool part. You still may extend this project by adding a few colored beads, threads or rhinestones between the fabric ruffles. Meanwhile, I am satisfied with the outcome and will think it over later to see if something can be done.

For this DIY project you need:
DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers
1.) Sweatshirt
2.) Ruler
3.) Old T-shirt (or a new one, eg. at Kik from EUR 1.99)
4.) Pins
5.) Marker
6.) Silk yarn(transparent yarn) and needle
7.) Scissors

THE INSTRUCTIONS:
DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers - Step 1 of 5Cut the old T-shirt at the hem and mark four about 6 cm wide strips.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers - Step 2 of 5Cut the strips.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers - Step 3 of 5Cut the seams on the sides and gently draw out the strips in length (crimpling).

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers - Step 4 of 5Now attach the cloth strips intertwined with pins to the shoulders of the sweatshirt.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers - Step 5 of 5Sew with the transparent yarn by hand. The seams should not be sewn regularly, but back and forth with relatively large distances (on the backside). In this way, the gathers will get a beautiful form. DONE!

THE FINAL RESULT:
DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers
From the front
DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers
From the side
DIY Advent 16: Spice Up a Sweatshirt with Shoulder Gathers

Photos Copyright: Michael Punzenberger and diy-tipps.onblog.at (publication only allowed in combination with the hyperlink to the source diy-tipps.onblog.at)

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