#needleworkmonday :: Sewing a shawl vest (repurposing an old shawl)
Happy July #NeedleWorkMonday everyone!
I have been wanting to get myself a vest for a long time, just to spruce up my wardrobe, especially when wearing plain Ts or blouses but I also realised it is not easy to find one. I played around with the idea crocheting or knitting one but it will take some time. Then, I surfed and saw some hits on a no sew vest from shawls. The idea seemed simple:
- Fold a rectangle shawl to half
- Measure shoulder, in my case, it is 12 inches.
- Measure 6 inches x 6 inches from the folded top edge and make a mark.
- From the mark, draw 10 inches line vertical and slit the fabric for arms.
I took one of my older shawls which had the frilly stuffs at the edges which I didn't want to be on my vest and cut the frilly edges.
But the shawl fabric started to fray. Using a needle, I removed some of the fabric threads...
and created a hairy edge:
Then, I folded the shawl and measured 6 by 6 inches from the top edge of the fold, made a mark and drew 10 inches from the mark vertically to the bottom:
I used a small sharp scissors to make an incision first before changing to the bigger scissors to cut through the 10 inches slit:
But the fabric frays all around the slit. Although it is a no sew vest, but unless you use a knit fabric, I guess, hemming will be needed. I did a 5mm double fold hemming using the sewing machine:
Ta-da!
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My Actifit Today : July 1 2019
A day of walking around the kitchen, preparing breakfast, then walking to the office from the carpark and back, and walking around the mall while shopping for stuffs.