Up-cycled Beach-skirt Tutorial

Up-cycling is the process of taking something old & unused 
and making it new,& most importantly useful again!

Below I have shared a tutorial of how I transformed a dress
(the top of which no longer fit) into a comfy and wearable Beach-skirt! 

This was a project I did super last minute & didn't snap any pictures of the process, but due to interest decided to share a written tutorial on how you can go about creating your own out of something you may have hanging in your closet unworn.

Below I have included a few examples of dress and skirts that would work for this tutorial including the one I used.
but as long as it has a sheer layer & elastic waist(OR are comfortable creating your own).

What You Will Need:
~ An old unused skirt / dress
~ Scissors
~ A Needle & Thread
~ Faith in the process!!

Start hacking - using a sharp pair of scissors or fabric sheers begin cutting off the top portion of your dress. I did this in a gradual way but first hacking off the bulk of the top and then carefully going in and cutting off any excess from the top portion of the waist band. Be sure to carefully remove any lose threads or bits of fabric wedged in between stitching (you may want to cut the stitching if possible) for a seamless finish! 😉
If there is a zipper portion that extends both through the top and skirt - be careful to cut around this leaving it attached. we will return to this later.
Flip your skirt inside out and remove any lining or extra fabric layers. I did this using the same gradual process as mentioned above.
Once all of your extra fabric has been removed - Now is the time to  add a slit if you like. don't be afraid to get high with it!  

I like the flowey look of them at the beach & LOVE how they look tied up!

If you have a zipper to fix now is the time!

otherwise you are ready to hit the beach in it!

How I see it is you have two options for sorting this...
You can either - 
A. Carefully remove the zipper at the seem (being sure not to tare the delicate fabric) & trim it down to size & than re-attach it by either hand stitching or using a sewing machine.. (again being careful not to damage the fine sheer tulle fabric)
OR
B. Cut off the zipper with about an inch of excess, secure the top closed with super glue and then wrap it back around the waist band and sew it securely into the elastic band.

  

. . your best guess to which one I did.. however I should note I can only assure that method B can survive machine washing!

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