Remember when I got all excited about American Apparel’s Circle Scarf because you can wear it a million different ways? Well, I’ve always wanted our dear circle scarf, but I never wanted to spend the dough, and since our economy is down the tubes, maybe you don’t either!
As you have probably already deduced, you could make a circle scarf out of any long strip of fabric if you just sew one end to another. Still, I’ve come up with something even more impressive.
A pillowcase!
Cut off one end (or take out the seams), and voila, you are done.
You can spend the rest of your unemployed day creating new costumes (as you can see I’ve already become a head trauma patient and a terrorist). I actually really like the simple scarf configurations. The bestest part of this is the potential for insanely designed scarves (if you have, let’s say, a Mickey Mouse pillow case!).
Yes, that’s seriously the end of the how-to. And, no, I wasn’t feeling very modely (if you want to know the truth — MANGO SKINS CONTAIN POISON THAT HAS REDUCED MY FACE TO AN ITCHING MASS, go to wikipedia if you don’t believe me about that crazy fruit!) so these aren’t my most stunning pictures. Errrr.
Thrilling Tips: (1) If you do have a sewing machine, you can hem the end you cut (I don’t, and my scarf prevailed nonetheless). (2) Use a belt to keep a halter shirt or a skirt from falling down. It’ll work best if you put on the belt and then flap some fabric over the belt after it’s tightened. (3) Add decorative pins. (4) Speaking of pins, the side-halter and the one that goes tight around the neck were created using a strategically placed pin. (5) I used a chopstick to keep together that knot on the bathing suit style top. (6) My pillow was made of stretchy jersey fabric. This made it more flexible for cool configurations.
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8 Responses for "Unemployment Project: No Sew DIY Circle Scarf"
[...] Turning a pillowcase into a scarf, top, skirt thing didn’t sound like a very good idea until I saw the way Maria modelled the shit out of it. [...]
i would have never thought of converting a pillow case into a circular scarf.
YOU AREN’T SUPPOSED TO EAT MANGO SKINS, SILLY.
I didn’t eat them — I just ate OFF them, like the orange meat from the orange peal. Contact was enough!
maria, you are skilled!
i thought mango skins were edible. you know, fiber. i always eat them. NOW I AM TERRIFIED. wiki has awful pics! the mango currently stationed in my fridge might stay there forever.
MANGO UPDATE. For anyone who cares to know, I ate a mango today. I touched the skin, but did not eat OFF of it, and washed my hands promptly. I came out unscathed.
i think you’re supposed to scrub the skins well prior to eating (regardless if you eat the skin). i saw that on a sticker once.
GENIIUUUS IDEA!! But, do you have the same lenth as the AA circle scraf? If so, can you reply it plz :D thank you. And guess what, I’m simply alergic to mango, can’t touch them at all… :(
This is awesome! I too was obsessed with the AA circle scarf but refused to buy it because (1) American Apparel is a sexist company with a disgusting advertising campaign and (2) I refuse to pay that much for a piece of fabric. Thanks for this brilliant idea!
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