Make a Dress from a Scarf (No pattern needed!)

My Type 2 friend, Abby, gave me this scarf one day because it was too Type 4 for her (high shine silver and black). I loved it, but couldn't figure out why I wasn't drawn to wearing it. It was perfect colors and sheen. Then, I realized it just had too much animation due to being so wrinkled.

So I simply ironed it out:

Then, I realized it was a very sizable piece of fabric, so I decided to make it into a dress!

You can do this too, if you find a scarf that is at least as wide as you are and a shirt that fits you.  Fold the fabric in half horizontally and then half again vertically and smooth out any wrinkles. (If your scarfs are all too narrow longways, consider folding the scarf horizontally twice rather than vertically and making a shirt instead of a dress!) Make sure that all your folds meet flush in the middle. Then, lay your shirt on top and cut around it (extending the cut at the bottom for a dress). Separate the two pieces, and cut the front piece a little lower at the neck. 

Then sew the two pieces together and hem!

Initially, it looked a little too feed-sacky for me, so I did little pleats at the shoulders and at the bottom hem:

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What Is It? A Bag or a Scarf?. . .It's Whatever You Want It to Be!

I am introducing a new item into my Etsy store: The Cambodian Scarf Bag. It can be used/worn many ways by men or women.

All of the following looks can be achieved with any of my scarf bags.

What way will you use yours?

Go to my store: here.

cross body bag with tassels

asymmetric scarf

pull through scarf

short over the shoulder hood

infinity scarf

cross body bag without tassels

over the shoulder scarf without tassels

large fairy tale hood with tasseled bib

ascot hood

one shoulder sleeve scarf

twisted beach bag

knotted short purse

twisted and knotted hanging scarf

assymetric twisted and knotted scarf

doubled over twisted hanging scarf

Scottish one shoulder sash bag with tassels

90s grunge hood

hipster scarf

inside out one shoulder sleeve bag

tasseled cape

small backpack (back)

small backpack (front)

cross body folded strap bag

twisted hanging scarf

doubled over and twisted ascot

small knotted hood

hollywood glamour handkerchief 

doo-rag

flapper headband

doll carrier

collegiate cape

semi twisted one shoulder beach bag

semi twisted hanging scarf

folded loose knot neckerchief

folded one shoulder neckercheif

grilling apron

barbeque bib

folded and knotted pirate belt

hip hugging sarong

large shawl

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