Belts: They’re functional, fashionable and fabulous!
Belts: They’re also sometimes ridiculously expensive and not the right size!
We’ve all experienced or witnessed that unflattering situation when unbelted jeans slide down, leaving a saggy bottom and visible undergarments. (Or plumber’s crack! Even worse!). And we’ve all heard that cinching a belt over a dress, blazer, or cardigan creates a slim waist (thanks Tim Gunn!). Since both of these are excellent reasons to don a belt, we refashionistas have found a way to do so, R.I.Y. (refashion it yourself!) style.
This project uses heavy-weight interfacing to stiffen a d-ring belt made from vintage fabric. We used a vintage necktie because the fabric is roughly the length we need for our belt (and they are dirt cheap at thrift stores!), but any woven fabric will work with this project. We purchased the interfacing and the d-rings at our favorite fabric store, but extra credit if you re-use these pieces from an old belt you have lying around!
Belts: They’re also sometimes ridiculously expensive and not the right size!
We’ve all experienced or witnessed that unflattering situation when unbelted jeans slide down, leaving a saggy bottom and visible undergarments. (Or plumber’s crack! Even worse!). And we’ve all heard that cinching a belt over a dress, blazer, or cardigan creates a slim waist (thanks Tim Gunn!). Since both of these are excellent reasons to don a belt, we refashionistas have found a way to do so, R.I.Y. (refashion it yourself!) style.
This project uses heavy-weight interfacing to stiffen a d-ring belt made from vintage fabric. We used a vintage necktie because the fabric is roughly the length we need for our belt (and they are dirt cheap at thrift stores!), but any woven fabric will work with this project. We purchased the interfacing and the d-rings at our favorite fabric store, but extra credit if you re-use these pieces from an old belt you have lying around!
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Finally, take one of the hemmed ends of the belt and insert it through the pair of d-rings and make a 1 to 2 inch fold. Sew down the folded end to secure the belt to the d-rings and you’re all done! That was super cinchy!
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Wasagi says:
Dec 15, 2010. 2:08 PMReply
Nice! It looks awesome. Just, your first step appears to be the same as your last step. Great job though!
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