This tutorial shows you how you can achieve a different on a garment by using decorative elastic. This example shows a cute and simple romper but made with ruffle fabric. Ruffle fabric is tricky to do a casing for the elastic that goes around the chest so I used decorative elastic and sewed it to the outside of the romper.
The tutorial gives you quick instructions on how to do that.
Use Decorative Elastic Tutorial
| Difficulty | Cost | Time | Age | Person | Event |
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Easy
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$1 to $25
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30 Minutes
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Inspired From:
You Will Need...
- ruffle fabric
- decorative elastic
- thread
- sewing machine
- straight pins
- scissors
- a romper pattern with straight chest
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
1. First you want to gather the top edge of your romper. Measure the chest width of your child.
2. Cut 2 strips of elastic about 1″ shorter than the chest width (per side)
3. Place gathered romper piece with right side down onto the elastic so that the romper fabric top edge is in the center of the elastic. Pin in place and zigzag stitch together (or use a twin needle and stitch on the right side of the elastic, along top and bottom edge).
4. Repeat with other romper piece and elastic and sew both romper pieces together according to the pattern instruction.
5. Finish the romper as instructed.
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