Hello!
It's finally my first post for the year, Hip hip Hooray!
I just finished my first DIY for the year.
I made very own sweater! HEHE.
Materials:
2m fabric
Thread
Sewing machine
I find sewing really simple and easy to do when you know how to create your own pattern. For myself, I use a similar clothing to trace out the pattern. In this DIY, I am using an oversized crop top which I am very much in love with. :)
With a sample clothing as a guideline for pattern-making, you can easily alter the length and width of the clothing you are making. Since I am using a crop top to make a sweater, I ensure that the pattern I trace out is longer than the sample clothing.
First and foremost, to trace out pattern you need to fold the clothes into half.
A simple sweater requires three important parts- FRONT, BACK & SLEEVE
FRONT
BACK
SLEEVE
Do not forget to add in the fold direction. This is absolutely important or else you might forget to fold your fabric before cutting them!
FRONT
BACK
SLEEVE
Yay! So we are done cutting the fabric. Now it's time to assemble these three together and you'll get yourself a sweater.
When ever it comes to sewing a top, the shoulder will be the first to sew.
right-right side which means the wrong side of the fabric will be on the outside.
pin the FRONT and BACK together
You can start sewing the shoulder.
Next, pin the sleeve to the armhole.
Always remember to pin your fabric together this is to keep them on the right track when you sew them.
Once the sleeve is sewn on, pin the sides of the bodice and bottom of the sleeve.
Then head to the sewing machine and press the foot pedal!
After assembling the three parts together, I decided to add bias tape to the neckline and cuff on the wrist area.
Oops, I forgot to take pictures of the bias tape! What I did to make the bias tape was I measured the neckline of the sweater.
My measurement for the bias tape was 23" by 1.5"
I cut out the fabric with an additional 0.5".
Pin the right-right side together and sew them. Afterwards, fold the ends of the bias tape and sew.
Next, I did the cuff.
The measurement was 10" by 3".
After cutting the fabric, fold the fabric into half (right-right side) and sew the ends.
Before attaching the cuff to the wrist area, turn the cuff inside-out.
Once the right side is out, pin the cuff to the wrist area and sew.
Lastly, I did a rolled hem at the bottom for a clean finish!
So how did my sweater look?
Rolled hem~
Bias tape~
Cuff~
Sweater~
WEE~ Isn't it easy? HEHE! So how much fabric did I use? I only used about 1m out of the 2m ( I am a petite size lady. HAHAHA! )
I still have plenty of fabric left, A-line skirt will be the next DIY of 2016!
That's all for this post. I hope you enjoyed reading my blog. Also, I created a youtube account with my dearest friend. We called ourselves, 2misfitchers. Please check out our channel~
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