Creative Outlet

I agreed to re-purpose a donated dress into a skirt for a costume for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."  

Here's what I started with:

Next , using the waist I marked with pins while the young actress held the folded over dress against herself, (last week at drama rehearsal), I measured from the hem to the waist all the way around and then marked two inches above that to get a close-enough cutting line, (ala' my friend Deb Baldwin, whom we are sorely missing for this play!).  Before cutting I sewed through all the layers all the way around and just below the cutting line.  Finally I cut it apart:

For the final steps, I zig-zagged the cut edge to fray-stop it, and then turned it under to form the casing for the drawstring.  Sewing on the fabric was tricky, as most of it was beaded; I bent a needle in the process.  Nonetheless, I finished the casing and forced the drawstring through it.  I think it will do nicely!

 

 

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