Introduction: How to Turn an Old Necklace Into a Chic Halter Top
Do you have an old cami or halter top that you don't wear anymore?
Step 1: One
Step 1: Take an old necklace you don’t wear anymore and an old cami/halter top or one you bought at the salvation army.
Step 2: Two
Step 2: Cut off the straps.
Step 3: Three
Step 3: If you have a a halter top and not a cami skip to step 7. If you have a cami, cut the back so that it dips down to your mid-back.
Step 4: Four
Step 4: Turn in band pin 1”
Step 5: Five
Step 5: If it is loose in the back, thread a 7”-12” elastic though.
Step 6: Six
Step 6: Once the elastic is threaded through the casing sew both ends to the cami. If you did not use elastic just sew across the raw edges, be sure to set your machine to the loosest tension and longest stitch. Keep those settings for the next step.
Step 7: Seven
Step 7: Sew across the top, front of your cami in between where the straps had been. DO NOT BACKSTITCH.
Step 8: Eight
Step 8: Gather in between stitches.
Step 9: Nine
Step 9: Baste necklace with needle and thread to gathered edges.
Step 10: Ten
Step 10: Return your sewing machine’s settings to normal. Sew the necklace to the cami. To do this take off the foot and do not use the pedal foot. Instead sew by hand, turning the wheel to the right side.
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