Nowadays, peoples living standards are improving day by day, and they are very rich in material things, especially clothing. Every year when the seasons change, we buy a lot of clothes. Clothes from previous years are often left unused due to style issues, but we are reluctant to throw them away. We can all consider using fabrics to repurpose unused clothes using creative handicrafts. It is to transform old clothes into treasures and transform them into mini clothes for rag dolls. They are cute and exquisite, and they are also very creative. Below, the editor of the production department has compiled a tutorial for making mini shorts for puppets. It is also very economical and environmentally friendly to reuse unused clothes.
Tutorial on making mini shorts for puppets
- As shown in the picture below, prepare two pieces of fabric, leave a two-centimeter seam allowance and draw a pattern, then cut according to the shape of the picture below.
- Fold it as shown below and use an iron to create a three-dimensional effect.
- Place the two fabrics aligned.
- Use a sewing machine to sew the red line, making sure to leave a seam allowance.
- Turn it back to "front". Then, overlap each other so that the red star and the red star and the yellow star and the yellow star match the "inner front".
- As shown below, the red line is ready to sew the elastic band.
- Measure the length of the elastic band on the doll.
- Leave a little longer and prepare two elastic bands.
- Put the elastic through the crotch,
- Tie it up.
- Tie the other side the same way and cut off the extra section.
- Turn him back to his front.
- Use your sewing machine to sew around the perimeter of the 1.8cm seam allowance.
- To reduce fabricthickness, cut the seam allowance shorter on one side (the inside you want).
- Fold the waist inward two centimeters and sew.
- Like this, use your sewing machine to sew.
- Put the elastic through the waist, using a toothpick to assist.
- Tie the elastic band, cut off the excess, and tie the knot.
- Sew decorative butterflies on the front, like the picture below.
- The tutorial on making mini shorts for puppets is completed.
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