This past November I bought some lovely Chinese Laundry sweater tights from TJ Maxx. There was a slight problem that came about after the first wash- they shrunk. Being the frugal person I am, I thought that instead of throwing them out I would just make them into thigh highs! After sitting in my sewing corner for a month I finally got around to it and was thrilled with the result!
What you need:
1. pair of tights, the thicker the better. This might work with regular opaque ones but I doubt it would be very durable.
2. Sewing machine with a stretch stitch
3. Elastic and safety pin
Step One: Cut the tights as close to the crotch as possible, while still keeping the cut straight across.
Step Two: Turn the legs inside out, flip about 1/2 inch over the top, forming a casing. Then use the stretch stitch and pull the tight taut and sew around the casing.
Step Three: Measure around your thigh using elastic. You want to make it tight enough so the tight will stay up without cutting off circulation. Cut two pieces.
Step Three: Turn the tights inside out. Cut a small slit on the inside of the casing.
Step Four: As the picture shows, thread a safety pin through the elastic. Next, thread the pin through the slit until it goes all the way around the tight. Then pin the two ends of elastic together and use a zigzag stitch to sew.
Finished product! I'm going to Chitown in a couple of days and I'll let you know how they hold up!
2 comments:
How did they work??
This is great, did you have any raveling?
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