Women associate any alteration of clothing with a new item, even if it is a sweater that has not been worn for more than 5 years. Absolutely any thing can be given a second life, and she will run around with pleasure. The same thing with sweaters and sweatshirts. They may become small, or due to frequent washing they may look unsightly on the figure, but everything can be corrected through skill and imagination.
DIY conversion of a sweater into a cardigan
For alterations, sweaters of medium or high weight are best suited. If you take thin ones, it will be difficult to form a fastener and plus the knitting of the knitted fabric along the cut will unravel and be inconvenient to work with.
The principle of alteration is very simple and consists in cutting the front shelf of the product in half. Sometimes the sleeves are also altered, but this is optional.
If you have a lot of old sweaters in your wardrobe that don’t get worn, but you don’t have the ideas or inspiration to remake them, then maybe you’ll get motivated the following advantages of such modifications:
- A remade item may be radically different from the original version due to changes in the shape and decor of the shelves, sleeves or collar.
- You can even transform a sweater that is one size smaller. In this case, you can increase the width of the shelves by sewing a facing of the missing width. At the same time, even a contrasting facing can give the product a zest and look incredibly interesting.
- If you used to like to wear everything in a sporty style, but now you like more elegant things, then transforming an old item into a cardigan will be very useful. Cardigans always look more airy and elegant when worn.
Don't just rely on advice or options from the internet. You can implement the most creative ideas, because only you see all the original things, and it is from them that they start when choosing a method of remodeling. For example, you can cut off the sleeves of one sweater and sew them on to another, then turning it into a cardigan. If he only benefits from this and sparkles with new colors, then why not?
Attention! Whether a sweater has been worn or not, it must be washed, dried and ironed before it can be transformed. This is necessary so that fittings and all operations are more accurate.
Materials and tools
If the alteration is complex, then it is better to have a sewing machine at hand, and when the operations are simple, then a thread and a needle is enough. In addition, for work you will need:
- Actually, the sweater or sweatshirt itself.
- For decoration, ribbons, braid, rhinestones and beads of different colors.
- Scissors.
- If you need to finish sewing something, then use a small piece of fabric (can be from an old item).
- Button or clasp.
- And sometimes you have to add density, then you will need interlining.
Important! It is better to alter sweaters with a round neckline.The fact is that the V-neck has its own characteristics and is more difficult to work with.
Alteration options
Classical
This is the simplest modification option. You can make a cardigan without a fastener, although you can sew a hook at the very top at any time.
Remodeling stages:
- The selected sweater model must be laid out on a flat surface, folded in half.
- Find the middle of the shelf and iron this line with an iron.
- Next, cut the product along this line, turn the edge up about 1 cm, and sew it manually or on a machine.
- Later, the seam is closed with a decorative strip or tape. You can leave the cardigan as is or decorate it as you wish.
Cardigan with clasp
In this case, you need to glue the edges of the shelves with non-woven material or make a fastener so that its edge does not look tight. For example, instead of punching hinges, make hinged ones. To do this, you can use a regular hair elastic that matches the color.
Attention! The choice of fastening method depends on the quality of the material, how dense or thin it is.
It is also possible to tie the product using braid or ribbon. Such ties can be sewn only at the top, but they can also be sewn along the entire length of the shelf.
An interesting option would be one with a zipper.
Cardigan with asymmetrical fronts
For this It is best to wear a product 2-3 sizes larger so that asymmetry can be created.
Remodeling stages:
- First you need to cut off the elastic at the neck of the sweater.
- Cut the shelves not in the middle, but offset so that the left shelf becomes wide and the right one narrower, or vice versa.
- Cut the cuffs to form a sleeve of the desired length. Three-quarter sleeves look perfect with an asymmetrical fastening.
- The edges of the neckline and shelves are treated with a facing, or even a contrasting one. Smooth the facing underneath and sew a finishing stitch at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge. Align the bottom of the product.
- To form a fastener, punch several loops on a machine, and sew buttons on the other half.
Conclusion
Here are the most common options that you can use as a basis for your modifications. However, you don’t need to limit your imagination to these examples. Come up with your own way of remodeling. You might want to make something other than a cardigan - there are plenty of options.
Important! The main thing, as in the case of any alterations, the work at each stage must be done with extreme care so that the product turns out to be of good quality and high quality.
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