Wednesday, 5 September 2012

The Brolly-Skirt... Parafaldas



First post!

Welcome to the blog.

I will be presenting the results of my recycling creations here.


So... first up: the Brolly-Skirt, modelled by moi...

  
This was made from an umbrella I found in a bin on the street, the wire frame was a broken, but the fabric was in perfect condition.


- I removed the fabric from the frame and unpicked all the seams from the centre until it could fit around my waist.
- Next I used a part of t-shirt to make the waistband, using the bottom seam of the t-shirt on the outside.  (I embroidered the flower design on the waistband before I attached it)
-The basic structure of the skirt finished I just sewed on beads for decoration on the hem and made a flower, which I attached the the umbrella's velcro strap.

  
It was quite simple to make, but the fabric was very slippery.


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