A while ago I came across a picture on tumblr (
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I have photographed my effort, and shown how I went about it. I have another knitted jumper to work on next, it's going to be teapot themed (what a surprise!)
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| My finished jumper |
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| Jumper I liked |
What you will need:
- A jumper/sweatshirt/cardigan/t-shirt that you want to make pretty
- Some nice fabric
- Tracing paper or Bondaweb
- A picture or template to base your design on
- Needle, thread and pins
Step 1:
I used Bondaweb to stiffen up rather floppy fabric, but you can just use tracing paper to transfer your design. Trace your design on to desired paper. I traced it straight off the computer screen. I like short cuts!
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| Trace your design |
Step 2:
Transfer the design on to your chosen fabric.
I ironed the Bondaweb on to the fabric, then cut round the pencil line. I used an old t-shirt I never wear for the fabric. You don't have to spend a lot, use something lying round!
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| Kitty design |
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| T-shirt I'm using as fabric |
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| Ironed on |
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| Fabric cut into shape |
Step 3:
Prepare your item of clothing and pin the design in place.
I'm using a jumper (originally from Next) that I found in a charity shop.
After pinning the design down, try on the jumper. It can look totally different when your body is inside the clothing. I changed mine a few times before I got it perfect.
Then sew down the design.
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| Thrifted jumper |
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| Nice button detail on the back |
Step 4:
Decide if your jumper needs anything else.
I decided to add some elbow pads to mine. Annoyingly I'd ran out of Bondaweb, so it wasn't as easy to sew down.
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| Elbow pads |
Step 5:
Show off what you've made!
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