Diy French Hen Sweater

J Crew inspired French hen sweater for way less

Posted by kittenhood

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I just love that J Crew French hen sweater, it's so quirky and cute! Since it’s out of my league, I decided to DIY one for myself. But because I don’t have knitting skills, I used felt and my sewing machine.

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You Will Need (1 thing)

  • Sweater

Steps (4 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    What you need:

    a plain sweater;
    felt (or better yet fleece!) in 2-3 colors – one large and the others tiny;
    paper and pencil;
    scissors;
    thick thread and needle;
    tailor’s chalk or old soap bar;
    (optional) sewing machine

  2. 2

    First thing you need to do is trace the bird on a piece of paper. Then cut out the hen shape and pin it onto your larger piece of felt. Cut your felt hen and pin it to the sweater.

  3. 3

    Sew the hen to the sweater, either by hand or by machine. Once you got that done, place the sweater on a flat surface and use a tailor’s chalk to trace the legs and wing of the hen. You can use thick thread to embroider them afterwards. I used white for the legs and black for the wing, for contrast.

  4. 4

    Cut out an oval piece of felt in a different color and stitch it as a beret. Use a tiny triangular piece of felt for the beak. That’s it! Enjoy your J Crew knockoff!