Diy Cut Up Leggings

Cut elastic of size waist round minus 1.

Diy cut up leggings.

Don t be shy if you ve never picked up a needle and thred. Then fold under your raw edge a 1 2 inch and pin in place shown on left. Nov 12 2017 explore deedra s board cut out leggings on pinterest. Remember to keep the rest of the leg opening out of the way while hemming with your double needle.

The leggings is ready. Try old pair of black leggings on and determine how high on the leg you want your cuts. See more ideas about diy clothing diy clothes diy fashion. To cut out your fabric pieces for sewing leggings use a rotary cutter and cut along the top bottom and inseam of your pattern.

Insert this with the help of a safety pin. If your leggings do have a side seam you can just create your detail on the front and back of the legs. If you re just not that into bearing your upper thighs start an inch or so above the knee. Turn under the top edge 1 4 inch first and then 1 inside.

Scissors make sure they are sharp enough to cut fabric well. Mark your line with a pin or a piece of chalk or a pen or whatever. Leave a 1 gap open to insert elastic. Then use your double needle and sew in place.

Cut the fabric along the top bottom and inseam. As it is a bias cut pressing is not optional top stitch along the edge. Also this detail will look best on leggings that are not super tight and have a good amount of stretch. Read for a rockin back to school look that might be against the dress code.

A simple walk through town or looking on social media and you ll quickly notice just how popular leggings are for women teens and girls. Do not cut along the folded edge of the fabric. If you ve been wearing short skirts sans tights all summer go higher. If you are a diy fan then these are the leggings that you want to create.