My daughter, Ophelia, recently added a silver colored belt she'd outgrown to our giveaway pile, but my love of all things shiny required that I fish it out. So glad I did! After a little cutting, gluing and sewing, there were five one of a kind and ready to wear pieces where there had previously only been the one.
All that was need to finish was sewing the two ends of the elastic to each end of the belt. I opted to do this part on my sewing machine to save time, though it could've been accomplished just as easily by hand sewing.
Because of my tendency toward being rough on things and the cuff's extremely snug fit, I ran an extra line of stitches on each side. This reinforcement would help the sewing better withstand the stress of pulling the bracelet on and off.
Right over the line of stitches at the bottom of the belt piece I hot glued an extra piece of elastic. I put just a little glue on the elastic at a time, pulled it tight and then wrapped it a few times around the belt in a crisscross.
...and Ta-da! Done!
The easiest and by far my favorite of the three!
Thank you, Ophelia, for providing the inspirational item for this project! Five new accessories in less than 30 minutes = awesome.
love this. i think this is my favorite re-do so far. i hope i see a lot of that headband, this summer.....
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jess! The headband will definitely get its chance. I'd kinda forgotten that I liked them.
ReplyDeleteI blame this past winter's months long hat requisite.