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How To Make A Couture Ruffled Vest

by on Feb 19, 2008

After all the hype about Fashion week in NYC, we’re in the mood for some serious couture. However, we’re not in the mood to spend all that money. So we decided to do a tutorial about knock-off designs. After all, what’s more stylish then wearing one of a kind clothes that you’ve created?

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A woman smiling while wearing a vest

And if you want to see this ruffle vest made in action, watch the video below.

 

1. First turn the pants inside out, pin the two layers of the leg together and cut out a long rectangle thats bigger at one end.

"Making a ruffle vest"

"How to make a vest"

2. Repeat with the other leg, then sew a seam around the entire perimeter of each rectangle. Leave a small gap and turn them both right side out.

Someone explains how to make a couture ruffled vest.

3. Sew a top seam around each rectangle and close up your gaps.

Person using their finger to hold down edge of fabric they folded over.

4. Slightly overlap the two wider ends then pin. Now make small pleats all the way down one side and pin. Repeat on the other side, making sure to fold both sides under.

Folding and sewing a brown cloth.

Woman sewing fabric with hands.

 

 

Vest ideas  that you can make easily by yourself  .

 

5. Sew the pleats on one end starting at the end then stopping in the middle. Go with the pleats, not against. Then sew the other half the same way.

 

Sew Couture Ruffled Vest with more stylish.

 

 

"Making a vest "

 

6. Next take out some inch-wide elastic, fit it around your neck, under your arms and connect it at the back. Then pin the middle of the elastic to the middle of the garment. 

 

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A man is explaining that how to make a couture ruffled vest.

7. Then sew the elastic to the garment, making sure you stretch the elastic as you sew, so the ruffles will scrunch up more. Start in the middle and work your way to one end. Repeat on the other side. 

The material was measured and stitched to make a vest.

 

"How To Make A Couture Ruffled Vest"

8. Now sew down both sides of the elastic, again, stretching as you sew. 

 

Sewing a cloth with ruffles and a black elastic tape. 

 

"How To Make A Couture Ruffled Vest"

9. Then overlap the ends of the elastic and sew it together in a rectangular motion. Add a hap-harzard stitch in the middle and at the ends and you are done! 

 

Some stitches are done in the cloth.
 
" A women wearing a white dress and looking forword".

 

 

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