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TURN AN OLD SUNDRESS INTO KIDS’ SUMMER SHORTS, WITH MELANIE WASHINGTON’S UPCYCLE

DESIGNER Melanie Washington

MATERIALS Adult-size secondhand sundress 2.5cm-wide elastic x 54cm Large safety pin Matching thread Basic sewing kit NOTES Seam allowances are 1cm unless otherwise stated 1 Create your own pattern using a pair of shorts from your child’s wardrobe. Fold the shorts in half, lay them on a sheet of paper and trace all the way around the seams with a pencil or tracing wheel. Make sure the crotch seam is flat (making a curved shape). For the inside leg and crotch seam, use a tracing wheel or sharp object to trace/punch through the seams to the paper to mark out the pattern. Use this technique to create two front and two back pattern pieces. 2 Add 1cm seam allowances and a 2cm hem allowance all around your pattern pieces. For the elastic channel at…

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Mollie (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2022

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