Pull over serial killer #5 2013-03-30 18:31
It’s been 6 months now that my baby girl was born, yet… my belly still needs waist-friendly clothes, like this one or this one, only in a smaller version!
So, considering:
1) the pregnancy pieces I had in my closet that I would not wear in the near future
2) how comfortable those skirts had been while I was pregnant,
I decided to recycle a big-mamma XXL cardigan into a draped skirt with a not too tight elastic band for my tummy.
I did the draping by cutting off the button band, draped by hand the fabric where the band was removed and sew the button band back on the draped fabric.
Some tips if like me you love to go to 2nd hand shops to find pieces to recycle at a great price, like this XXL cardigan:
-Look for the quality of the fabric first: 100% cotton is great. If you’re able to find 100% wool or even better merino wool items, go for it! These are often a real bargain.
-Items in big sizes provide a lot of fabric to work with, so prefer large items to small ones (for instance the cardigan I used here was a size XXL. I didn’t have to worry about if I would have enough fabric for the draping of the skirt!)
-in Gothenburg, I usually go to Myrorna, Reningborgs föreningen, or Saron Kyrka, and I rarely leave empty handed!
…Other recycled pull-overs into: a striped skirt here and a grey skirt with pockets here.
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