5 Beautiful Ways to Make & Style a No-Sew Dress
Today, I’m going to show you how to turn this extra-large piece of fabric into a bunch of different no-sew looks. It’s a no-sew dress, so you don’t need a sewing machine. You just need some fabric and a whole bunch of pins.
Tools and materials:
- Stretchy fabric
- Scissors
- Fabric chalk
- Measuring tape
- Safety pins
Look 1:
1. Gather your fabric
The fabric I’m using is this large, stretchy fabric. I’m using about 2½ yards. This was the perfect amount for me.
2. Mark
Start by finding the center of your fabric, and mark five inches down.
Then, from that point, mark six inches down.
Then, mark the middle point between that five inches and six inches mark, which is about three inches.
Now, we’re going to create an oval. Start by marking a line 16 inches wide.
Then mark out the oval with your chalk.
3. Cut
Cut out the oval.
4. Style
To style, put your head and arms through the oval and cinch the waist with a belt, and you’re done!
Here’s the finished look! This is just the first look of our DIY no-sew dress tutorial, so let’s move on to the next look.
Look 2:
1. Cut
Cut the top edge off, and you should now have a rectangle to work with.
2. Pin to your body
Wrap it around your body so that it goes over one of your shoulders. Once it’s nice and fitted, add a couple of safety pins to hold it in place. We’ll hide those later.
Next, attach the dress to your top so that it’s nice and sturdy.
Pull the other side around your body, and wrap it so it has some nice little pleats. Pin.
3. Hide the safety pins
You can add a nice little broach over the safety pins on your side, but I decided to add a belt to bring in the waist a little bit.
To hide the ones on your shoulder, take some ribbon and wrap it around the strap a couple of times and then tie a pretty little bow.
Here’s the finished look! This DIY, no-sew dress look is really elegant and beautiful.
Look 3:
1. Cut
For this next look, I’m just cleaning up the edges of my fabric and making sure I have the perfect rectangle to work with.
2. Pin
Wrap it around your body, and bring it in at the center front. Put safety pins down the edge all along one side.
3. Add ribbon to make straps and a belt
Take some ribbon and make an over-the-shoulder strap by attaching it to the front and the back.
I also added a ribbon around my waist.
4. Tape down the flaps
Finally, add some double-sided tape and tape the flaps down the middle of the dress just so the pins don’t show.
Here’s the finished look! This DIY no-sew dress tutorial isn’t done yet. Let’s move on to the next one!
Look 4:
1. Fold
Fold your fabric in half
2. Cut
Cut down the folded edge so you have two, long rectangular pieces.
3. Pin the fabric to the swimsuit bottoms
Take a pair of swimsuit bottoms and attach those two rectangular pieces to the inside of the bottoms, overlapping them a little bit at the center. Wrap them around the back of the bottoms, and attach them in the back, too. Evenly distribute the rest of the fabric around the swimsuit bottoms and pin it together.
Here’s the finished look! It’s this really pretty infinity top that you can pair with some shorts or a skirt.
Look 5:
1. Create a skirt with extra fabric
To add to the previous look, take some leftover fabric to make a wrap skirt. Simply wrap it around your body and cinch it at the waist.
Here’s the finished look!
This look is absolutely beautiful and there are so many different ways you can tie it to get different looks. You can do a one-shoulder look and tie it at the waist.
Or even do a really pretty twist going down the back and tie it at the side. There are so many options!
No-sew dress tutorial
Which look is your favorite? A simple one-and-done wrap dress or the endless options that come with the infinity top? Let me know down below!
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Wow! You make it look so simple. Look #3 is my fave.
Keep doing what you do. You have a natural talent. Follow your dreams.