upcycled leg warmers ♥

i love making sweater hoops

i usually hit the thrift store and spend some time there picking out some fun prints

wash them out and they're ready for a hoop!

what i'm left with though, is a pretty bowl of sweater sleeves

the knit fabric of the sweaters make for the perfect pair of leg warmers

to make a pair of your own is the easiest ever.

cut the arches off of the sleeves so they have straight tops

turn them wrong side out and fold the top edge over about 3/4 of an inch

pin in place if you need to.

run it through your sewing machine on the zigzag stitch 

covering the edges as much as possible

find some lace and buttons and embellish!

i used my machine to gather the lace before sewing it on

(set your machine to the highest tension & highest stitch length 

and sew right down the middle lengthwise. it gathers right up)

i used a straight stitch to sew the lace to the fabric once 

then went around it again 1/4 of an inch under the first line

  

try the warmers on first and put a pin where you think the buttons should go

this helps making them even and in the same place on both legs.

that's it!

now put your feet up and grab a cookie

♥

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