denim skirt with cool red accents
So I had a denim skirt that fell in a spot that wasn't attractive for me. It was long enough that rather than hemming it, I could cut it in a way to end up with supplies for
As you can see, there was a rather big slit up the front. I'd previously sewn a piece of rough textured silk in there. I started the skirt's next incarnation by removing that and replacing it with some lace up trim I'd gotten for .40 out of the Joann's 90% off clearance bin. My long serger tweezers came in very handy when it came to pulling the ends of that rather long lace through the loops just barely big enough to accommodate it. Here's
Next I added a red waistband. The fabric was $1.75/yd. @ RagShop. I'm going to use the rest to make a matching backpack when I have the time. Here's
And here it is
Now to decide what the bottom half of the second skirt will be. I had some tweed I liked but my kid nixed the idea, saying it looked too 'heavy' and that style of skirt looks best with something 'lighter' than denim on the bottom.
As you can see, there was a rather big slit up the front. I'd previously sewn a piece of rough textured silk in there. I started the skirt's next incarnation by removing that and replacing it with some lace up trim I'd gotten for .40 out of the Joann's 90% off clearance bin. My long serger tweezers came in very handy when it came to pulling the ends of that rather long lace through the loops just barely big enough to accommodate it. Here's
Next I added a red waistband. The fabric was $1.75/yd. @ RagShop. I'm going to use the rest to make a matching backpack when I have the time. Here's
And here it is
Now to decide what the bottom half of the second skirt will be. I had some tweed I liked but my kid nixed the idea, saying it looked too 'heavy' and that style of skirt looks best with something 'lighter' than denim on the bottom.