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Update your ugly hoody into something beautiful!
I saw an article in Elle about patterned sweatshirts. However, the examples they had shown were all quite expensive -I wanted to 'tap in to the trend' but I didn't want to sell any body parts on the black-market.
I made this using an old, ugly hooded sweatshirt of my brother's. It can me made with practically any fabric and can be applied to lots of different items of clothing, as long as you ensure the panel that you cover is flat. This means there endless possibilities -I've made some neon pink fun-fur running shorts, but I looked a bit like Mr Tumnus at a rave so I haven't really worn them. It's reasonably easy to make, but you have to be patient because of the pinning and tacking, and careful about laying it flat.
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Step 1Unpick the front pocket of your hoodie at the top and sides so it looks like this.
Be warned! The amount of thick stitching I had to pick my way through lead to the death of my quick-unpick.
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Step 2Cut your Fabric to roughly the shape of the panel that you want to cover -it doesn't matter if it isn't terribly accurate because you won't see the raw edge, but make sure it's at least 1cm bigger. Iron the fabric and the hoody flat.
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Step 3Lay the Fabric over the top of your hoody, making sure that they are flat against each other, and begin to pin the edge to the seam. This is done by folding the raw edge over, then placing the folded edge accurately against the hoody seam and pinning securely. Continue until it looks like the picture.
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Step 4Tack what you have just pinned and then remove the pins.
In case you haven't heard, tacking a loose running stitch to secure Fabric in place. It means that you don't have to stop for pins when using the sewing machine.
Put the pocket back up briefly to preview what it will look like once you've finished-just for encouragement whilst your resolve is low.
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Step 5
Topstitch over the edge of the fabric using straight stitch on your sewing machine (alternatively you could just hand stitch this bit, but it would take way longer) about 3mm from the edge. It's quite difficult for the machine to sew neatly around the neck and arm holes, so don't be put off if it doesn't go to plan.
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Step 6
Pull through, tie and cut the loose threads at the beginning and the end (which are at the same place) and unpick the tacking.
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Step 7
Pin the front pocket back in place (make sure it lies flat against the fabric) and then use a stitch that goes through the fabric (I used triple zigzag) to re-sew the top and sides of the pocket.
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Step 8
Pull through, tie and cut the loose threads at the beginning and the end.
Et Voila! Try it on and look Fabulous!
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