Batwing Top Tutorial From A Scarf

How to sew a scarf into a top

Materials needed:

• Tube (infinity) scarf (or fabric of  39″ in width by 43″ in height (100 cm x 110 cm); if you want a longer top, add a few inches to the height.
• Matching or contrast thread
• Sewing machine
• Scissors
• Seam ripper

Online classes I love:

The Essential Guide to Sewing With Sheers (w/ Sara Alm)
Beginner Serging
20 Things to Know Before You Sew
Sewing Classes at Creativebug

Directions:

• Place the scarf on the table with the closed seam up.

• Measure your neck line and decide how large it would be.
• Using the above measurements, mark the neck line in the middle.

• Using a seam ripper rip out the stitches on the top of your scarf to accommodate the neck line.

• Decide on the length of your top and cut the scarf at the bottom using these measurements (if needed).

• Try the scarf on to check if your head fits into the hole and that the scarf folds nicely on the shoulders with the neck line you just created.
• Stitch around the neck line using the trace left by the original seam (this would be to replace binding or bias tape).

• Make a hem on your batwing top, by double folding the fabric in and sewing 2 lines of stitches (or use a twin needle).

• Decide how loose your top will be and sew 2 stitches on the sides, using these measurements. Start from the hem up to where you want the armholes to be. I used an old blouse that fits loosely to decide how loose I want this top and then I went up 8″.

• Start wearing your loose, comfortable batwing top everywhere!

My top would look great at a 4th of July picnic too, don’t you think?

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