Thursday 6 June 2013

'My Precious'

This is my blog post that i promised AGES ago, on how to DIY shorts. You may have seen my Levi shorts, that i wrote a post about, with a material patch on half of them. They cost a fortune to buy Levi shorts remade, so i thought it'd do it cheaper!  So bought some Levi shorts of Facebook for £7! The material was an old skirt i had, that i have never worn! After receiving the shorts, and cutting them down so they weren't so long, i drew out a pattern, just by putting paper over the shorts and drawing around the half i wanted. I then pinned this to the skirt, and cut it out. I hand sewed it on to the shorts, which isn't really that hard, making sure i turned the edges over, so it doesn't fray! I am proud of how they turned out at such a small price too!




Some small tips i have:
 Tip one: iron your material and shorts first.
Tip two: Don't cut your shorts too short, like i think i may have!
Tip three: Make sure you don't sew the material all the way through round the pockets, else you won't have access to your pockets! Just go through the pocket and not the actual leg!

If anyone needs any help with their shorts, just ask!

Korin <3

8 comments:

  1. Great tips! I'll remember those when I DIY shorts.

    Simone, XO
    http://roc-ldn.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thankyou! I can't wait to see yours too!
      xxx

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  2. great post!
    would you like to follow each other with GFC and Bloglovin?

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  3. Amazing! Going to have to try this DIY :)

    Now following you on GFC and would be great if you could check out my latest post on the must have summer & festival kimono from MeeMee

    Thanks! Charlie xx

    UK Fashion & Style Blog | Lurch Hound Loves

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    1. Would love to see your results! Following you xxx

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  4. Great DIY, going to have to try this out. New follower love your blog, would mean a lot if you would check main out:

    http://dazzleulooks.blogspot.co.uk/

    xxx

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  5. Great post. ♥
    Maybe we can follow to each other?
    Let me know.

    www.anetesdomas.blogspot.com

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