Designers all over the world are trying to come up with original and fashionable clothes. To create new collections, many choose unusual materials: foil, paper, fresh flowers, sweets, old records - everything to surprise fashionistas and create a trend for the season. Now every girl can feel like a couturier. Cellophane, specifically garbage bags, is an inexpensive and colorful material option for dresses from the best catwalks.
Dress made from garbage bags - an original solution for a carnival
Clothes made from garbage bags are not simple and are not suitable for daily wear. In addition, it is not practical and convenient. Of course, a cellophane outfit will not look great at work, school or university. But this look will make an impression at evening events and competitions.
The best occasion to create clothes from this material is a carnival. Knowing only a few nuances, you can make a stunning dress from cellophane.And if you approach the process creatively, few people around you will be able to guess what the outfit is made of. Such an image will not require special skills or large financial expenditures, but will leave a lasting impression and bring many compliments.
What bags are suitable for making a dress?
To create a miniature black outfit, one bag with a volume of 120 liters will be enough. Also, for convenience, you can choose types with ties that can be easily tightened, changing the style and emphasizing the waist.
If the goal is to make a floor-length outfit, you should stock up on several packs of thick bags.
REFERENCE! Experiment! On store shelves you can find colorful garbage bags: from bright blue to red and pink. Layer cellophane, combine colors to achieve original combinations, and the image will look more interesting.
What else will you need for work?
A dress made from garbage bags does not require many tools to make. If we plan to create a simple dress, we will only need scissors and, if necessary, tape. A hot iron is also suitable for gluing.
When the design of an outfit involves complex ruffles, frills and an unusual style, you need to use sewing accessories.
IMPORTANT! It is under no circumstances recommended to use a sewing machine to sew a cellophane dress. It will only tear the delicate material. You should stock up on threads and a needle.
How to make a fluffy dress from garbage bags
You can use garbage bags to make a wonderful evening outfit with a voluminous cheerleader-style skirt.
As the top part of the outfit, either an ordinary blouse to match the cellophane or the bag itself with a cutout for the arms and neckline are suitable. In this case, the top of the dress needs to be shaped directly on the model.
Making a full skirt is a very interesting process in several stages:
- Choose a bag with a large capacity with drawstrings.
- Attach to the waist and measure the desired length.
- Cut the bag into thin strips, leaving the base with the tie intact.
- For a more magnificent effect, cut a few more bags and fasten them with a stapler.
The finished image will look great if you decorate it with cellophane flowers. To do this, the bag needs to be cut into long strips and wrapped around cardboard. Then remove the strips from the cardboard sheet and fasten them in the middle with thread. Cut the ends of the strips and fluff them up.
Such flowers can be attached to a skirt or become a hair decoration.
A wide belt made from garbage bags will look no less bright, emphasizing the fashionista’s thin waist.
Making a dress with inflated bags
An interesting option for an outfit made from a cellophane bag would be a dress with a full skirt made from bags inflated with air. For this idea you will need a base in the form of a short tunic or blouse. The garbage bag needs to be inflated and tied into a knot in the form of balloons. After this, each ball is attached to the base of the dress.
Short dress made from garbage bags
For such an extravagant and playful outfit, you simply need to layer the bags. Using a pre-prepared pattern, which can be your favorite dress, you can create a beautiful outfit.
A more durable fastening option is crocheting. Knitting columns from garbage bags using a size 2 or 3 crochet hook will create an original look and will be similar to knitting from plain yarn.
REFERENCE! You should take measurements as carefully as possible when creating a short outfit made of cellophane, because this material cannot be called stretchy.
Decoration in the form of colored inserts, belts, flowers and ruffles are always welcome!
DIY long dress made from garbage bags
Long clothing models have always been a classic and incredibly feminine choice for any occasion. To make this outfit at home, you should stock up on a large number of large bags. You also need to think in advance whether you want a dress that is tailored or full.
It takes a lot of time to put together a long outfit. But it’s easy to shorten it - use an iron. To make an image using this principle you need:
Step 1. Fold several pieces of cellophane and iron with a hot iron.
IMPORTANT! You should iron this material as carefully as possible; it is very easy to melt it.
Step 2. Fold the resulting fabric in half and cut out half of the top of the dress from it. If some edges are unstuck, you can iron them again.
Step 3. For the belt, choose a colored fabric and iron it together with the top.
Step 4. For the skirt, prepare several bags, glue them together with an iron and, if desired, create folds on it.
Step 5. Attach the skirt to the belt and top, decorate the dress.
Here are several dress options for those who want to surprise friends at a festive evening. We wish you successful experiments!
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