Cheap Sewing Tricks

[haunteddiner.livejournal.com]

Lolitas!

Here's a crafty alternative for those of you out there (like me) who are poor and can't sew, but think creatively. Look through thrift stores for "bed skirting" (I think that's what you call it), those sheets you put on over your mattress or box springs with the really cute sides hanging down, kind of like curtains for your bed. I found a really great bed skirt with teal ruffle and white lace for $5. So far I've got two uses for it:

One, I made a really cute poofy short skirt (held together with safety pins, no sewing needing). It has enough poof in it that it could probably also be used as a petticoat, too.

And two, I strung it to my ceiling above the perimeter of my bed, making a crude (but cute!) form of canopy bed. It's held up with safety pins and push pins cause that's all I have, but if you space them out frequent enough, they should hold.

Bed skirting can also make cheap drapes, if you have a big enough window. I made drapes out of an old blue and white gingham skirt I found at a thrift store for a dollar. Cut the seams, folded over the rough parts and safety-pinned it into place.

Any other ideas? =)

Comments

[seeinglife.livejournal.com]

old curtains are useful for egl crafting. they often have pre-made ruffles you can cut off and sew on to something else, or are made of a lacy material you can have fun with.

[dichroicynosure.livejournal.com]

Good ideas! thankx