petak, 12. kolovoza 2011.

How to make a strapless top

Upsy..forgot i have a blog :P. I said i was gonna make a tutorial so here it is...
Its a simple strapless thingy...it can also be a dress if you decide to make it longer...Although i think no one reads this maybe someone comes across it and finds it helpful. Its really easy and fast...


Pardon my brothers messy room. I prefer not wearing it with a white bra like here in the picture :D. Anyways....




You can use materials that you often see tops are made of ...it can be cotton,polyester...doesnt mater...its important that its a light elastic material... i actually used a bottom of a long dress that i had
to make short. So i used the scraps....



If you don´t have a bottom of a dress like i do...its not a problem to make it. You can use this pattern.






The measurements don´t have to be precise cuz of course everyone is different size or as you wish you can change it,make it longer,however you like. These are for the top on the picture.So this is on a folded material. I think its quite easy to understand if you have some sewing experience. If sewing on a button is hard for you than you probably don´t have a clue wtf  this is :D. Cut two of these,place them facing each other and sew the side seems. Hem the bottom with a zig-zag stitch or a normal one like me but with pulling the material so the stitch doesn´t brake. Whatever works for you better.


Take some elastic band above your bust so it fits you,not lose cuz the top will fall of you,not too tight so you have engravings(or whatever you call it) Cut where they lap over and sew together.




Its best if you pin the band on four locations equally distributed. You can see the band is smaller. While sewing pull the band. Use a zig-zag or like me a normal whatever works for you. It should look like this
Cut a 20 cm elastic band for under the bust and a 10 cm for the back. Measure under the bust and mark.
That´s where you´l sew the band on.
Sew the ends of elastic band about 6 cm from the side seems. While pulling
(or stretching whatever) the band sew it on with the zig-zag or the normal one as you wish.

 
 
 
 
Do the same in the back 10 cm from the side seems but
higher than under the bust, maybe about 7 cm from the edge.
Here´s a pic to help understand.
And that should be it. Simple as that...
:P

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