How to Make a Dress Into a Two-Piece Set in a Few Easy Steps
Here I’m going to show you how to make a dress into a two-piece set. I have a dress that I really like to wear, but unfortunately, it got a hole in one of the sleeves. So instead of just throwing the dress away, with the help of my trusty sewing machine, I am going to transform it into a new two-piece set. This will allow me to get continued wear out of my dress. Let’s get started!
Tools and materials:
- Dress
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Pins
- Ruler
- Needle and thread
1. Cut
Fold over the sleeves of the dress and cut under the top button, so you have room to hem the top of the dress.
2. Pin
Fold down the top of the dress and hem it. Make sure that you hem it evenly so that you’ll be able to do up the buttons once it’s sewn (if you are using a dress with buttons like I am).
3. Sew
Then take it to the sewing machine and do a straight stitch across.
4. Create the straps
Use the sleeves to cut out two rectangles that are 2 inches (14cm) wide and 14 inches (36cm) long. Then use a straight stitch to sew them right sides together. These will be the straps of your dress. Once sewn, turn them right side out.
5. Connect to the dress
Pin the straps onto the dress, a few inches away from the main button in the middle. Make sure you pin the straps evenly on both sides. You can use a ruler to measure the distance if just eyeballing it would be too hard for you.
6. Cut dress in half
Next, pin and then cut your dress in half to make it into a top and a skirt.
7. Hem
Fold over the bottom of the top as well as the top of the skirt, pin the material and then sew it down with a straight stitch.
8. Add embroidery
I wanted to add something to the skirt so that it didn’t look so plain jane. I took my scissors and a needle and thread and sewed on some lovely embroidered flowers, which I think give the outfit a cool and cute spring look.
How to make a dress into a two-piece set
Not only was the dress ripped, but it was also kind of plain, and the sleeves were long and itchy for the summer. Now we have it looking extra boujee.
Look, that’s me on the front cover of a fashion magazine because I feel like I could be a model when I’m wearing this stylish two-piece set!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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