Saturday, June 18, 2016

Tutorial: an easy bolero/shrug in half an hour!



Hey all,
So I found this shrug jacket on One Avian Daemon's blog. I decided to try and see if I could make my own version from jersey knit. Mine is slightly different than One Avian Daemon's, but I'm borrowing the idea from her blog. :)

I wanted the sleeves and the edge to have a different kind of finish, so I made them the same way ribbed jersey is usually sewn onto the sleeves and hems of hoodies and such.

Here's what I did:



This was such a fast project, it really took me like half an hour with a serger. And this is how it looks worn:



I made mine with fabric that was 60cm (~24") tall and 120cm (~48") wide. The sleeve finish is about 20cm long (~8") folded in half and the edge around the bigger opening is about 5cm (2") folded in half and the circumference of the opening was something like 160cm (~63").

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So, what do you think of the bolero/shrug tutorial? If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask, and if you decide to make one for yourself, please link a picture so I can admire your creations! ^_^

love,
Satu / Sew Scoundrel

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 22, 2016 at 9:25 AM

    Woah! That's awesome :D I've been looking everywhere for an emerald green cardigan, but maybe now I can just make my own shrug! Thanks for sharing :D

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    1. scoundrelJune 23, 2016 at 10:30 AM

      Thanks! Yeah I'm with you on that - why bother hunting down something you can make yourself? Saves a lot of energy and even money if you happen to find fabric on sale or in a secondhand store :)

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  2. NymeesisSeptember 9, 2016 at 11:25 PM

    So nice ! Do you think I could make it with a lining in the center ? :-)

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    1. scoundrelSeptember 10, 2016 at 11:30 AM

      Thanks! If you want to line the whole thing, what I would do I'd just use two rectangle pieces of fabric that are wrong sides together and then treat them as a single fabric piece. Google "sewing underlining" for more information about this procedure. Then you'd just add the edge finish like in the tutorial, but you'd just have two layers of the main piece and not one. Hope this helps!

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  3. Piperita PattyOctober 18, 2016 at 2:13 PM

    This may be a great project to start sewing again. Maybe with longer sleeves and of a heavier fabric, since atm in Italy it is quite cold.

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    1. scoundrelOctober 18, 2016 at 6:13 PM

      Yeah you could try 150cm wide fabric or even wider to make the sleeves longer. And pfffft, don't talk to me about cold, I live in Finland! :D

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  4. PeterJuly 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM

    Thanks for writing this.

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