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Leopard Print Shoulderless Shirt

Here’s this weeks DIY. I bought a cute leopard print sheer silk shirt from a charity shop during my mid-week lunchtime thrifting (£1.50) and decided that it was time I got some shoulderless shirt action. Here’s how I did it (please don’t hate me for lack of photos of the different steps…DIY Weekly needs some fine-tuning…): 1. I put on the shirt, and in the mirror using some chalk (I sometimes use light coloured eyeliner if I’m out of chalk) sketched roughly where I wanted the shoulderless section of the shirt to sit. I chose to go for quite a deep cut out, almost down to the elbows – but you can always angle it less for a more subtle  cut out. 2. I then took the shirt off, lay it flat on a table and cut the marked section of the shoulders out of one side. I then tried the shirt on and checked that the angle was correct. It turned out I had to cut a little bit more out of it to perfect the angle. 3. I then folded the shirt in half down the middle lengthways so the arms were lying flat against each other, I used the chalk to sketch onto the other shoulder the exact cut out I had done. Its good to do this so that you get a symmetrical look. I then cut out the second side and tried it on in the mirror so I knew the cut outs were the same. 4. Then, using some brown thread, I hand sewed the edges of the cut outs. I folded the edge over a tiny bit so any fraying would be underneath and covered. If you have a sewing or selvage machine you can use that instead. I used a long stitch on the underside and a very fine stitch on the outside.

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DIY rope heels

You will need:

A pair of simple heels in a plain colour, preferably with an ankle strap. (I used a natural-coloured strappy heel by Tony Bianco.)

Natural-coloured cotton rope

Scissors

E6000 glue

Thread that matches the rope

Two lobster clasps and four large jump rings.

How to:

1. Start by cutting the rope into two pieces measuring around 70cm each (or a little more depending on your ankle size). Tape the ends so that they don’t fray.

2. Take a piece of rope and put glue on the end, and then press the ends together.

3. Repeat for the other piece of rope and then wait for them both to dry.

4. Using the thread, wrap around the tape so you can’t see the join. Secure with some glue.

5. This is what it should look like

6. Tie the doubled-over rope into a knot.

7. In one end, attach a jump ring.

8. In the other end attach a jump ring and lobster clasp.

9. Repeat for the other piece of rope and you should have two knotted rope anklets that can be clipped around your heels to up the summery nautical factor.

Et voila – so simple! Perfect worn with a flared skirt and simple slouchy singlet.

A Pair and A Spare.

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DIY SCALLOPED HEELS

You need:

A pair of strappy heels (these are simple Tony Bianco ones I’ve had for years)

A piece of scrap leather or suede (faux would also work too)

Scissors3.  Next, using sharp scissors, carefully cut out the leather along the template, so you end up with scalloped trim as seen below.

Clear tape

This Scallop Printable printed on A4

A few pieces of leather twine

Grab yourself a leather making kit here with all the materials you need and lots of leather to experiment with.

How to:6. For the front strap, make two holes at the edge of the fabric, and thread the twine through, tying it to he underside of the strap.

1. Start by carefully cutting out the template.

2. Using the tape, stick that to the underside of the leather/fabric.

3.  Next, using sharp scissors, carefully cut out the leather along the template, so you end up with scalloped trim as seen below.

4. The end result should look like this. You’ll have to cut around 4 pieces or more for your heels.

5. To attach to your heels, you’re going to use two methods. For the ankle straps, simple cut two slits into the leather and weave the strap onto it.

6. For the front strap, make two holes at the edge of the fabric, and thread the twine through, tying it to he underside of the strap.

Voila!

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