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Shorty-Chic Scarf
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Description
This scarf was made from a pair of grey wool trousers, destined for the charity bin. I decided to re-purpose the garment into as many new items as possible.
For this project, I used the better part of one trouser leg. I lined the back with some soft brushed cotton fabric featuring a lovely botanical print in an Autumn colour palette. Ruffles were added (of course!) to the ends of the scarf. I used three buttons from the original garments waistband to embellish the edge and to give it what I think is a more distinguished look.
It is on the shorter side for a scarf, but it is perfect for my fitted jackets, when I don’t want to have excessive bulk tucked in at my chest. Though, I would not want to ever tuck it in and hide the super-girlie ruffle action!
Material Notes
Grey wool flannel, brushed cotton, thread, buttons
Categories
- Season
- Fall
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Accessories
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Oct 18, 2009, 12.18 AMby flightlessbird
Love,
love,
love this. . . will have to make something similar.
Tnx for the great idea.
Oct 9, 2009, 05.05 AMby chloenixon16@gmail.com
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Oct 2, 2009, 05.39 PMby jayn
woooowwww loing it i want one might have to steal partners trousers
Oct 1, 2009, 08.35 PMby Milkyway
what a great ideaaaaaaaaa is lovely
Oct 1, 2009, 07.34 AMby kaitui_kiwi
Wow, very funky and chic, I love it. What a great use of a thrifty find and those buttons are wonderful. I’ll have to keep your fantastic idea in mind for when winter rolls around next year :)
Sep 30, 2009, 07.06 AMby looby lou
that is beautiful – love the ruffles :-)
Sep 30, 2009, 05.16 AMby AllyGally
I love this, what a great idea!
Sep 30, 2009, 03.16 AMby ink
This scarf is truly chic! HELLO fellow Torontonian ! (I miss Toronto dearly
and Canada!) Your scarf is really, really, beautiful. Looks so rich like a well
worn leather couch is what I first thought of when I saw it. So I was doubly
thrilled to see that it was a pair of wool trousers! I love this, and I love
those buttons. Are the buttons common or did you get them somewhere
special——The buttons are perfect for your creation. Great job!
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Sep 30, 2009, 03.33 AMby littlepinkbutton
Hello ink!
Warm greetings, my fellow Toronto-gal! I hope things are well in South Carolina.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I truly appreciate them. This was a fun project for me to take on and I really enjoyed making this. Now I seem to be looking at every old garment twice (Do I really still need that? Am I going to wear that again?).
The buttons actually came with the trousers. There were 6 in total with one extra sewn into the lining of one of the legs. I love them too. I just had to use them, they look so vintage and chic. I will note that I have seen similar (though not exact) buttons at a few local fabric stores here in Toronto. I also came across a few at an antique mall.
=)
Sep 30, 2009, 03.13 AMby knt831
Very cute! I like this a lot. What else have you made out of those pants??