http://www.jessirae.com/blog/articles/2006/09/13/this-weeks-crafts en-us 40 <p><em>Shorts to Skirt Conversion</em></p> <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckledcloset/242025145/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/80/242025145_507a9c4de6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Overalls Skirt 2" /></a> </center> <p>I finished converting a pair of blue jean overall shorts into a overall skirt; these are just for wearing around the house. Simply seam rip the rise of the shorts and for each leg, fold one short leg over the other and cut away any excess fabric. Pin and sew. Nothing difficult or fancy.</p> <center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckledcloset/242025143/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/98/242025143_1882e176f0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Overalls Skirt 1" /></a></center> <br /> <br /> <em>Hemmed Suit Trousers</em> <p>I hem most of my pants; so, there is nothing particularly special about me hemming trouser pants. But this time I put an extra special stich around the end of the fabric so that it wouldn&#8217;t unravel (as quickly).</p> <center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckledcloset/242025138/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/83/242025138_a01324bd19_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hem 2" /></a></center> <br /><br /> <em>Finished Blue Scarf</em> <p>The only good thing about buying too much of a single color of yarn is that when your creation has become too worn, you can simply recreate it with your extra yarn.</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:59:00 -0500 urn:uuid:a871bffb-0bc9-4ac0-be49-b7d91da43b76 Jessica http://www.jessirae.com/blog/articles/2006/09/13/this-weeks-crafts crafts sewing knitting http://www.jessirae.com/blog/articles/trackback/63