True, ‘bald eagle’ has been fashionable for quite sometime, but now a more forested nether region is making a comeback. & so I can hold my head high knowing that the team I’ve been a part of for almost a decade (yes, it will be 10 years this February) provides that option for your lady bits. Just adjust the scarf when you are wearing it so that the seam is at the back of your neck.RE: ’ American Apparel Mannequins Now Sporting Full Bush’Īs my mother used to remind me when I decided I hated my new, super short haircut or the color I so boldy decided to dye my hair when I was a mere pubescent exploring her individuality – ‘it’s only hair, it’ll grow back.’ The American Apparel circle scarf is woven to be seamless but the seam doesn’t bother me. You can leave the edges raw because they won’t fray. I sewed over the seam twice to reinforce it: Then sew the edges together with about a 1/4″ seam. Since knit is pretty stretchy, its important to pin the layers together so that it doesn’t stretch or move when you are sewing it. Once you cut out the fabric into a rectangle, fold the scarf in half so that the top edge is aligned with the bottom edge, right sides together. When you are fabric shopping, make sure to get at least 2 yards of fabric so that you have enough to at least double loop it around your neck. The length can vary, its really up to your own preferences. The light gray scarf with the skinny blue stripes (top left corner photo) is the longest at 74″. The yellow striped one is on the shorter side at 60″ long. I also experimented with different lengths of fabric, making some scarves shorter than others. There is lots of room for error and different variations. The beauty of these scarves though is that you don’t have to cut the lines perfectly. Since the scarf is so puffy, it’s pretty forgiving if you don’t cut out the perfect rectangle. Just cut as straight as you can and the edges will roll up instead of fraying. Knit fabric doesn’t fray, so you can cut it and not worry about hemming the edges. (see how easy this is?) If your fabric is wider than 54″ (the pink knit fabric was 66″ wide) and you need to cut it skinnier, don’t fret. Most knit fabrics come 54″ wide which is perfect for these scarves! And the added bonus is that you don’t have to cut the edges of the fabric, just leave the selvage as it is. The scarf doesn’t look so hot if its skinny and limp. I think for the scarf to look good, you need to have a really wide piece of fabric so that it is extra plush and voluminous. Because it requires such a large piece of fabric, you need a large even surface to spread out the fabric, measure and cut it. The trickiest part of sewing the scarves is cutting the fabric. I got this pile of fabric all for under $20! I bought so much fabric and other sewing supplies at the Fashion District, I had to fly back to San Francisco with an extra suitcase!! With all this fabric, I made these scarves:Īnd super easy!! Essentially all you are doing is sewing the ends of a large rectangular piece of fabric together to create a circle. Lucky for me, I hit the jackpot this time and found some cute striped knits and some solids: Some days there are great selections to snatch up, some days I come up empty. ![]() This place is awesome!!! The loft is located above the Michael Levine home fabric store and there are bins and bins of remnant fabric – all for $2.50 a pound!! You sort of have to dig through piles of fabric (they have some fabric in bolts, too) so it can be hit or miss shopping there. ![]() I happened to be down in LA a few weeks ago and hit up the Michael Levine Loft in the LA Fashion District. I’ve always hard a hard time finding cute patterned knits, they just don’t carry nice knit fabrics at regular fabric stores like Joann’s Fabrics. I went with knit instead of basic cotton because its much softer and drapes nicer. You need about 2 yards of soft, stretchy knit material. The hardest part of making these circle scarves is finding the right fabric. Each scarf is pretty easy to make- takes only about 15 minutes from start to finish! This is a tutorial on how I made my knock off version. For complete blog post (where I found this) scroll to bottom of this post & click through □
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