Zero Waste Simple Fixes to Make a Dress You Love
Follow along with my late night thrift flip for a zero waste simple fix resulting in a dress you’ll love!
With minimal effort, you can make this yourself using a similar dress. Let’s get started.
Tools and materials:
- Large sweater dress
- Fabric scissors
- Straight pins
- Sewing machine and thread
1. Remove band
Start by removing the band at the bottom of the sweater dress, if your dress has one.
2. Make a turtleneck
Use the band that you cut off to create a turtleneck. Start by securing it in place with straight pins.
Then, sew over the connection with a zigzag stitch. I made the stitch go slightly over the edge so that it would lay flat.
This was super easy!
After these simple changes, the dress is so much more my style!
Optional: If you had any leftover fabric from the bottom band, sew it together to make a new band.
Then, you can add it to the dress to create a different waistline, and there’s no need to sew it on.
DIY upcycled dress
Now I’ve shown you how to DIY a new dress with no waste in only a few simple steps.
There’s something about a turtleneck, short skirt and boots that makes me feel powerful!
Next, check out This Super Easy Neckline Alteration That Will Change Your Whole Look.
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