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Create a cage dress from your old little black dress.Do you have a little black dress in your closet that you haven't worn in years? I did! I decided to spice it up a little with a few pieces of ribbon and created this cage dress. Now it's perfect for a little garden party.

Posted byThe Felted Foxfrom PublishedSun, 20 Jul 2014 06:00:00 +0000See The Felted Fox's 7 projects PRINTEMBED Emilie A.addedCage DresstoSewing10 Sep 00:54You Will NeedLittle blackDress

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HYPERLINK "http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/using/dress" Dressform Step 1Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to wrap around your head comfortably.

Step 2Burn the ends of the ribbon and sew together. This will be your neckpiece.

Step 3Pin the neckpiece in place. If you have a dress form this will be easier to pin. If not, try the dress on when pinning.

Step 4Add some cross pieces of ribbon to the dress. Remember to burn the ends before pinning in place.

Step 5Once you are happy, sew the ribbon in place.

Rockabilly Dress1

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14 PROJECTS21 FOLLOWERSa 50s inspired day dressi made this because i fancied something different for the summer.i love 50s style clothing and couldn't wait to make one!

the pattern i used was from The Sewing Bee: Sew Your Own Wardrobe (book) - full skirt dressi followed their instructions, but added my own spin on the dress.

Tags Summer Holidays Style

Crafts Sewing Dressmaking Hand Sewing Machine SewingInstructions

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2.5 mpolka dotCotton Fabric 0.5 mwhiteCotton Fabric 4 whiteButtons 1.25 mwhiteBias Binding 1.25 mPipingCord Sewing Machine white and blueThread ThinBelt 14 inZip

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1so that the original pattern can be used again, i traced around it onto grease proof paper.

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2fold the fabric in half and place the pattern pieces so that as little fabric is wasted as possible.

cut out the pieces.

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3first, sew the darts on the two back bodice pieces.

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4then sew together the back bodice pieces, the side pieces and the front bodice piece.sewing the sides to the front was quite tricky, as the sides were more curved than the front, so the fabric has to be moved and pinned carefully to get the shape of the side pieces.

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5it will look like this when sewn together.

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6now for the skirt.simply sew the side seams together and hem around the bottom.

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7it will look like this.

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8sew the shoulder seam, then hem the sleeves and sew them into the arm holes.

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9for my dress, i wanted to add piping around the neck to add more detail, so, cover the piping cord with the binding and sew this around the neck. enclose the piping with the facing around the neck, and sew the zip into the back seam.

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10this is how the back looks finished.

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11next, hand sew the four buttons evenly down the front of the dress.

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12like this.

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13to create the pockets, cut two curved rectangles from the white cotton, and sew them together. turn them inside out enclosing the seams, the pin them evenly either side of the skirt at the desired places.

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14like this.

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15finally, add a thin belt to bring the waist in.

and you are done!

Diy Cross Back Shirt

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MannequinOr Model Pins, Needles, Thread Sewing Machine Scissors FlowingShirt

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Cheap

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1f necessary, remove your collar. This shirt had a really pretty, structured collar and I cut it off, right along the seam, and saved it for another project.

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2Next, fold your shirt in half lengthwise by the shoulder seams. Don't just fold it in half, otherwise you'll cut out your front side during the next step.

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3Cut a V shape from, with the point at the bottom and the V at your shoulders. You can get as close to your shoulders as you dare, depending on how much skin you want showing. My V was about 13 inches, it's a good idea to measure on your back to see where you want the lowest point to hit.

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4Open your shirt back up and this is what your back should look like.

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5Pin your hem all around. You have two options. For a more professional look, fold over once, pin and iron. Then fold a second time and pin. If you don't really mind short cuts, just fold once and pin. The former option hides the fray and makes it look really nice.

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6Here it is hemmed! At this point you should iron. I didn't iron the stinking shirt until the end of the project. Also, I put a small tack at the point of the V to keep it in place. If yours turns out to be too U-ish and it bugs you, you can fold it into a point and tack as well.

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7Next you'll work on the cross. There are a few different options here, you can use the fabric from your V cut out OR you can use ribbons, lace, contrasting material... whatever you want. If you use material as opposed to lace or ribbons, you'll need to create tubes.

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8The big problem here was the venting on the back of the shirt. I made the tubes kind of ugly, but I just made sure to put the ugly side facing in :) Start by cutting your fabric in half. Then fold each piece in half with the right sides facing inward and the wrong sides facing out and pin. Sew a straight line down and then flip the tubes right side out by pushing the fabric back through one of the two open ends. Iron them down so they're flat straps

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9Here's where I really messed up. Attaching the straps is going to be very personal. What I recommend is tacking them in place and trying the shirt on before you sew them down. I had to remove them 3 or 4 times because I was too confident that I would like the placement. The shorter the strips, the more closed and tight your back will be, this creates a cleaner line that won't shift around as much when you move. Also, think about where you want them to start- you can start them way down by the bottom of the V or higher up on the back like the original pin + my version.Using a mannequin would be easiest, unless you can get a friend to help you.Either way, with the shirt inside out, pin your straps in place, remembering that they should be on an angle like in the photos above. Use a temporary tack in addition to pins to hold the straps in place while you sew them down. You can also use a no-sew adhesive.Once the straps are permanently in place, cut off the extra tails and you're good to go!

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10Voila! I originally took pictures of it outside. They turned out really well- but the shirt was a wrinkled mess!! I couldn't handle it, and literally stopped writing this blog halfway