WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:12.009 [music plays] 00:00:12.009 --> 00:00:16.430 Hello and welcome to Get Thready With Me episode #7. Now I am *so* excited about today's project. 00:00:16.430 --> 00:00:20.250 Even though more than half of my audience are in summer at the moment, it is winter 00:00:20.250 --> 00:00:23.630 here in Australia, so if this isn't one that you can do at the moment, then just save it 00:00:23.630 --> 00:00:26.500 away for autumn or winter - because I promise, it is so worth it. 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:29.289 So I'm going to shut up now, and let's get started. 00:00:29.289 --> 00:00:33.620 Okay, so I thrifted this AMAZING sweater a couple of months ago. But, it’s a little 00:00:33.620 --> 00:00:38.550 bit too small, so unfortunately I never wear it. But the dog print is just adorable, so 00:00:38.550 --> 00:00:41.470 I thought that I would try and turn it into something wearable! 00:00:41.470 --> 00:00:43.910 So the first thing I did was turn the sweater inside out. 00:00:43.910 --> 00:00:47.649 I put a bunch of pins through both layers to hold them together, and then decided on 00:00:47.649 --> 00:00:51.750 the shape of my skirt. My waist measurement is 30 inches, but because 00:00:51.750 --> 00:00:55.649 this material STRETCHES, I’m going to take 2 inches off that measurement. 00:00:55.649 --> 00:00:59.590 I’m also going to allow a bit more room across here for my hips and butt. 00:00:59.590 --> 00:01:04.089 So I’m going to draw something like this in pen onto my inside-out sweater. 00:01:04.089 --> 00:01:08.289 Of course, if you’re using a more oversized sweater, then you’d draw something like 00:01:08.289 --> 00:01:09.440 this instead. 00:01:09.450 --> 00:01:14.530 Now, I’m going to use my overlocker to both cut and sew the sides of the skirt at the same time. 00:01:15.090 --> 00:01:19.350 So I’m going to run my overlocker down both the sides of the sweater like this. 00:01:19.350 --> 00:01:23.390 So first, I’ve set my overlocker's differential feed to its highest (positive) setting, so 00:01:23.390 --> 00:01:26.820 that it'll get a waver-free seam. This will just mean that hopefully, the seam will be 00:01:26.820 --> 00:01:29.420 as flat as possible. And then, I sew. 00:01:35.020 --> 00:01:38.500 And, that’s a pretty alright seam! I’m pretty happy with that! 00:01:38.509 --> 00:01:46.630 Okay, so now I’ve done this on both sides, I’m going to cut all along this line, through both layers of the sweater. 00:01:48.600 --> 00:01:50.980 Then I turned it the right way around again. 00:01:50.990 --> 00:01:55.299 Now, for my waistband I am using this navy blue ribbed jersey material – but any kind 00:01:55.299 --> 00:01:58.200 of jersey material, or even an old t-shirt, should do. 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:03.009 So, I folded this fabric in half. I then stuck some pins in it to keep the two layers sandwiched 00:02:03.009 --> 00:02:08.479 together in place. I then measured a rectangle that’s 5 inches by 14 inches, and then cut 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:12.619 this rectangle out, on the fold. Which I then unfold, and so I have this strip, which is 00:02:12.620 --> 00:02:14.880 28 inches by 5 inches. 00:02:14.890 --> 00:02:20.200 So then I place this waistband fabric down onto the front of my skirt like this. And 00:02:20.200 --> 00:02:25.440 then I start putting in pins, pinning this bit of fabric onto my skirt all the way around. 00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:35.120 Once I’ve pinned it on all the way around, I join the two ends of the waistband together like this. 00:02:38.569 --> 00:02:43.810 And then, I’m going to sew the waistband to the skirt. So because I have an overlocker, 00:02:43.810 --> 00:02:48.090 I’m going to first sew the waistband in place using a very long straight stitch – also 00:02:48.090 --> 00:02:56.090 called a “basting” stitch. Then, I removed all the pins, and use my overlocker to again sew all the way around. 00:02:59.030 --> 00:03:03.420 The next step was to measure a piece of elastic. The elastic I got is 1 and a half inches wide. 00:03:03.420 --> 00:03:07.879 I wrapped a piece of elastic comfortably around my waist, and then pulled it just *slightly* 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:10.569 tighter, to measure the correct length. 00:03:10.569 --> 00:03:15.799 Then, I unfolded the waistband, and again turned everything inside out. 00:03:15.799 --> 00:03:21.049 Then, with the waistband material, I folded it down, in half so that the raw edge lay 00:03:21.049 --> 00:03:23.969 just on top of the seam that I made when I attached the waistband. 00:03:28.740 --> 00:03:33.140 Then, I started putting in pins to hold it all together! 00:03:33.140 --> 00:03:38.580 Now, I’m going to sew across this, to make a kind of tube out of the waistband, attached 00:03:38.580 --> 00:03:42.689 all the way around the skirt. I'm going to use zig zag stitch, but I’m also going to 00:03:42.689 --> 00:03:47.629 leave a small gap, because that’s where I’m going to insert my elastic later on. 00:03:47.629 --> 00:03:54.379 So, with that done, I put a safety pin in the end of my elastic to help guide it through 00:03:54.379 --> 00:03:58.939 the tube, inserted it through the hole in the waistband, and threaded it through the 00:03:58.939 --> 00:04:05.250 skirt until it came out the other end, and then I sewed the two ends of elastic together 00:04:05.250 --> 00:04:06.170 like this. 00:04:06.170 --> 00:04:11.920 Then I popped the elastic back through the hole, and sewed over the top to close it up, 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:14.820 and, I’m done! 00:04:16.780 --> 00:04:19.280 [music plays] 00:04:31.180 --> 00:04:36.200 How easy was that!? I'm now planning to visit the thrift shop and get myself as many oversized 00:04:36.200 --> 00:04:39.520 kitschy jumpers as possible, and turn them all into super cute pencil skirts. 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:41.240 It's going to be amazing. 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:45.280 Thank you all so much for watching! Don't forget to check out my last episode, episode 00:04:45.289 --> 00:04:48.750 #6, and I'll see you all for my very next video. Bye!