Sweater Dress Slide Show

How to make a sweater dress out of an old wool sweater.

start with a wool sweater
start with a wool sweater
felt by washing in machine and drying in dryer
cut out label

pin pattern onto sweater
pin pattern through both layers of sweater
allow seam allowance where needed
avoid making underarm seam part of top if possible

cut sleeves off

cut top from bottom

cut seams out of bottom
turn inside out
cut side seams out of bottom portion

pin and measure
pin raw edges over
measure shoulder straps

sew and iron
sew edges down
iron when done

pinch and pin
measure or eyeball where you want to place a pleat (I use the inside collar as a reference)
pinch and pin that mark

pinch and pin x 3
pin 3 folds on each side

pin the pleat
hold the 3 folds together (picture 1)
turn over and separate the folds (picture 2)
pin for sewing (picture 3)
1 3

sew top to bottom
lay top over outside pleats

sew top to bottom
turn over so pleats appear as above
sew together

should look like this
after you are done sewing and you take the pins out it should look like this

now sew on back bottom
just pin on and sew
should look like this when done

lay flat and cut excess
lay flat and line up underarm seams
cut excess fabric from side seams

sew closed
turn inside out, pin sides and sew them closed

sew in new label
voila - new sweater dress!

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Sweater Dress Slide Show

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