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How to Make a Top From a Scarf

August 30, 2016 · 10 Comments

How to Make a Top From a Scarf

This is a guest post by my mum, who is going to show you how to make a top from a scarf.

My mum has been sewing for a very long time. Her mum taught her, just as she taught me.

The soundtrack to my childhood would feature the hum of the sewing machine! She made countless little dresses for my sisters and I. I remember a little green party dress with pintucks on the front, school photos of my sisters and I wearing dresses that were similar but not the same! I remember trips to the department store to choose fabric and patterns that my mum would whip up into outfits. She would even make coats for us and knit or crochet matching hats.

This is a tutorial showing how to make a floaty kind of top from a scarf. This is a nice thing to make if you like pretty scarves but you don’t really wear them!how to make a top from a scarf tutorial positano

How to Make a Top From a Scarf

You Will Need

1 scarf (the one used here was 180 cm x 110 cm), bias binding, usual sewing supplies.

Making the Top

On a recent trip to Italy, I was impressed by the brightly coloured fabrics and floaty styles characterised by the fashion of the area. While there I bought a large scarf (180 x 110 cm) to make a top in this style.

1. Fold your scarf in half widthways, then in half lengthways. Cut from about 20 cm down to the opposite corner. The line that you want to cut is marked in purple on the diagram below.how to make a top from a scarf tutorial positano

3. Cut off the folded corner, 5cm off the long side of fold and 15cm off the short side to make the neck hole (this is marked in pink on the diagram).

4. Bind the neck hole with bias binding or stretchy fabric.

5. Finish the lower edge with a Rouleau hem. This is easiest to do with a rolled hem foot. They have them on Amazon here (affiliate link).

6. Catch the sides at the bottom of the straight part of the edges (see diagram above) to make armholes.how to make a top from a scarf tutorial positanohow to make a top from a scarf tutorial positano

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I'm Anna and I live in rural Norfolk in the UK. My mum taught me how to use a sewing machine when I was 10 and I haven't looked back! I love making all sorts of things and I hope you find inspiration here.

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