So, this skirt ended being a bit hippie and quite heavy if it were to have been a longer length. At any rate, it's super cheap and fun and funky! If that's what you're looking for, of course.
Basically, get as many ties as you think you need to wrap around your waist side by side.
Pick as crazy of colors as you can find. And, I recommend an extra crazy color to go horizontally around your waist and act as the waist band. I got all mine at DI/Salvation army and they were like 50 cents a pop. So, whole skirt was about $10. Then, get out your sewing machine and your stitch picker. Cut the ties off so the thicker part is toward the top and the "V" is at the bottom and sew them together side by side. If some are a bit thinner, you can use your stitch picker to open up the back of the tie and get a bit more width out of the material. However, at times they will pucker if you do this too often. Just beware. Anyway, sew them all together with the chunky "x" stitch and then sew your waistbelt tie across the top of them all and sew a button onto it. That about completes the project.
Very cute idea.
ReplyDelete