{"id":9395,"date":"2012-09-17T04:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=9395"},"modified":"2012-09-17T04:00:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T11:00:58","slug":"diy-fashion-turn-a-frumpy-dress-into-a-cute-skirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/diy-fashion-turn-a-frumpy-dress-into-a-cute-skirt\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Fashion: Turn a Frumpy Dress into a Cute Skirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/how-to-sew-a-skirt.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9396\" title=\"how to sew a skirt\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/how-to-sew-a-skirt.png\" alt=\"how to sew a skirt from an old dress\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/how-to-sew-a-skirt.png 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/how-to-sew-a-skirt-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been at the thrift store and found a mumu or dress that&#8217;s got beautiful fabric and a vaguely nice shape, but is kinf of&#8230;well&#8230;frumpy? <strong>Instead of passing over that diamond in the rough, you can turn it into a cute, wearable skirt!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this cute, funny video Sarah shows you how to transform that ill-fitting dress into a cute skirt with just a few supplies and beginner sewing skills. All you need to make your skirt are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A thrifted dress &#8211; or one from your closet &#8211; that doesn&#8217;t fit you<\/li>\n<li>fabric scissors<\/li>\n<li>elastic, or the old elastic waistband from a skirt that does fit you but maybe has a hole or a stain<\/li>\n<li>sewing machine, thread, pins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><object width=\"601\" height=\"338\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WygedyFLiWw?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>She ends up with some wonkiness, that I think you could easily avoid if you cut your elastic skirt top so it&#8217;s straight all the way around. When you&#8217;re pinning your skirt bottom to the skirt top, they may also not be the same width around. That&#8217;s ok! While you&#8217;re pinning, arrange them so the gathers are pretty even, and your finished product should look nice and tailored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you don&#8217;t have an elastic wasitband to use, don&#8217;t worry! It&#8217;s so easy to add the elastic waist yourself. Measure out enough elastic so that it snugly fits your waist. Then just fold the top of the skirt inwards by 1\/2&#8243; and sew almost all of the way around, leaving about a 2&#8243; opening. Feed your elastic through (a safety pin will help!), and sew the ends together, then use your machine to finish sewing that 2&#8243; opening closed. Voila! If you need more details, I have detailed instructions along with photos on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glueandglitter.com\/main\/2012\/05\/16\/how-to-make-a-skirt\/\" target=\"_blank\">this skirt tutorial<\/a> over at Glue and Glitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you guys made any fun, upcycled clothing lately? I&#8217;d love to see what you&#8217;re making in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Screenshot from the video<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been at the thrift store and found a mumu or dress that&#8217;s got beautiful fabric and a vaguely nice shape, but is kinf of&#8230;well&#8230;frumpy? Instead of passing over that diamond in the rough, you can turn it into a cute, wearable skirt! <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/diy-fashion-turn-a-frumpy-dress-into-a-cute-skirt\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[45,75,1474],"tags":[6613,6709,6710,3453,6711,5789,3327],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/how-to-sew-a-skirt.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}