Well I finally did!
I decided that since I'm not BUYING clothes for a year...that I should MAKE clothes :) Haha more like just 1 item of clothing...I'm not great at this!
But thanks to my Grandma V, she rocked it!
Sorry Grandma, I know you didn't want to be in this but I couldn't help it!
(also how awesome is that Singer?)
Incase you've never heard....infinity dress (or convertible dress) is the best thing ever. I found it a year or so ago with my roomie Kayla! We were looking through bridal magazines and she thought they would make awesome bridesmaids dresses. (for those of you who know Kayla, and are doing the math...no she wasn't engaged yet. lol But that didn't stop us!) Anyway, they were $200+ so we knew they were pretty much out of the question!
Here is a picture of one for those who havent seen it.
The idea is that its a dress, that has SUPER long straps, so you can wear it alot of different ways. Still confused? Just google it...it will make more sense!
Well, I've decided it would be the PERFECT dress to have, if you arent allowed to buy any clothes for a year...because it isn't like having just ONE dress! (see how I am getting around these rules!) I especially wanted it, because I wanted something fun to wear to weddings this summer!
Since I have never sewn a dress, I decided to go cheap. I found an ebay member selling 3 yards of jersey fabric for $10 including shipping. The problem...it was white.
1. White can be...shear
2. White can be unflattering
3. You CANT wear white to a wedding
But I bought it anyways. (I'm a sucker for a deal!) I figured it would be a tester!
I know the photos arent great, but I did this in a hurry!
I'm not going to put a whole tutorial up...because it wouldnt be good. (plus I forgot my camera when I went to my Grandma's) But I did check out a few here and here
I would like to add atleast one picture to prove we actually worked on it!
Although I dont have a tutorial, please allow me to add in my two cents:
1. DO NOT even THINK about cutting the waist even CLOSE to what your waste actually is. This stuff is SUPER stretchy! I cut mine 3 inches smaller then what my waist is...and it was HUGE. If you're about my size, try 8-10 inches. You can always make it bigger...but smaller is more difficult
2. Three yards of fabric isn't enough. We used two pieces for the straps because I didnt have enough fabric. (which I think worked fine...but if you want it to be one whole piece, get 4 yards) The straps need to be 1.5 times your height and you have to remember you are taking a pretty big chunk of that three yards for your skirt.
3. When drawing a radius for your skirt, just grab a pen and a string. It worked awesome!
15 comments:
Thats really cute! I am pretty sure you can dye any fabric.. there are different dyes out there for the fabric.
Oh my goodness!! can you make me one!? haha
Fabulous! Well done!
Yes, you can dye it. Modal is a type of rayon (semi-natural fiber). The way I would go about it would be to go with iDye brand. They have dyes for natural fibers and dyes for synthetic fibers (iDye Poly -- for the spandex). Pick your natural fiber color then pick the synthetic dye that comes closest to that color. Use them both at the same time.
I love iDye because you can just toss it in the washing machine and let it go. Plus it doesn't affect the next load of laundry done -- so no accidentally dying other clothes. Also be sure to get a fixative to make sure the color stays.
OMG I love the dress, good for you for making it instead of buying it , it's an original just yours. Not sure on the dying part, just for goodness sake do a sample first sounds like others are up on the dyes, now I use Seta color paints on fabrics but no sure if you could them on the dress, check out Dhrama Trading Company they have all kinds of dyes and cool stuff going to have to check out the iDye stuff.
As a fellow first year law student and crafter I adore your blog. Just thought I'd let you know. :)
I'm featuring this over at womenwhodoitall.blogspot.com
i know nothing about dying this, etc, but it's super cute, and i love how versatile it is. go grandma!
this is so stinking adorable.
Very cute! And even though you are wanting to dye it, I love the white, perfect for a hot summer night. :-)
Your are so creative! My son will be graduating this year from University of Arizona and then on to law school.
Thanks for linking up at Sweet Saturdays link party!
http://justcraftytoday.blogspot.com/2011/02/sweet-saturdays-link-party-3.html
The dress looks stunning, I've been wanting to make one of these forever! My concern with the dyin after you've sewn it would be the thread - It may not take the dye if it's a poly. Good luck!
I do not know anything about dying things :( sorry. Your dress is lovely though and you look so cute in it!
I am stopping by from Sweet Sautrdays at JustCrafty Today, come check out the card I made :) http://xsurvivingmotherhoodx.blogspot.com/2011/02/purrfect-friend-card.html
I can't wait to see it dyed! It looks great!
I actually bought two infinity dresses on a clearance website and this is so much cuter than either of those! Good job! )
That's fantastic! I love it. I'm soooo going to go make one now! You have so many great ideas. Thanks for the inspiration.
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