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Get This Look : Victoria's Secret Slouchy Crew Tutorial

Victoria's Secret Slouchy Crew Tutorial

Things you'll need and where to get it:

(Besides thread, pins, and a sewing machine, of course.)

tailor's chalk

Joann's 

a crew neck sweatshirt

Target $6

3/4-1 yard of lace

(for safe measuring, but you'll most likely have some left over)

Joann's about $5

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Before we start have a large flat surface to do all of your work on. 

The directions for each picture will be directly below the picture. 

And of course if there's anything more you would like know, do not hesitate to ask.

This is the  sweater I chose. I'm a size 10 and I picked a medium which is still pretty slouchy on me.

Remove all stickers and tags and smooth it out really flat on your table.

     Lay your lace over the sweater and smooth it out very flat, as well. Trim a square about and inch larger than the sweater on each side from shoulder to shoulder and neck line to bottom hem.

Draw a straight line from the armpit to the outside edge of the the neckline with tailors chalk.

Trim lace leaving a half inch for seam allowance.

        Mark the center line with your tailors chalk before removing lace from sweater. 

Fold lace on that centerline and trim the other shoulder line.

Smooth lace over sweater and everything should be symmetrical so far.

Trim lace to the top edge of ribbing on neck line. Notice that the neck line and the shoulder lines of the lace do not come to a point. These are the seam allowances. Please be sure not to trim these away.

Make small snips about 1/4 of an inch into the neck line around.

(We do this on a curved line so that it will lay flat when its folded over and sewn.)

Pin the neck line under right at the bottom of the ribbing, making sure to leave the shoulder seam allowances on each side unpinned.

Topstitch the neckline 1/8 of an inch from edge. 

But Wait!

Begin sewing an inch form shoulder line and end an inch before opposite shoulder line.

(This is to leave room to fold 1/2 inch seam allowance of shoulders.)

Try not to stretch the sweater too much when feeding it under the foot.

Fold over seam allowance on shoulders. Pin and sew, topstitching 1/8 of an inch from edge.

Be sure to start sewing an inch in from armpit to leave seam allowance for the sides.

Do this for both sides.

So now the neck line and the shoulders should be sewn leaving the sides untouched.

Smooth out sweater under lace so that it lays flat. 

Pin lace a few inches in to hold lace in place. Do this on both sides.

Open sweatshirt so that the side faces up. Fold over seam allowance. Pin and sew, topstitching 1/8 of an inch from edge.

Do this for both sides.

Now all that should be left is the the bottom hem. We're almost done!

This picture is upside down just to show you the line that we will be sewing on. This is the bottom hem. 

Trim lace a half inch from that very hem line at the top of the ribbing.

This is what it will look like before we pin it.

Fold seam allowance under and pin starting at the corners and working inward.

Gently smooth sweater under lace if any bubbling and puckering happen while pinning.

Pin one pin at a time alternating from side to side inward to help keep things straight and even.

Sew, topstitching 1/8 of an inch from edge. 

Trim all thread tails and you're done!

Victoria's Secret

$50.00

DIY

$11.00

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Total cost: About $18 

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Oversized garments will give you plenty to work with. 

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Total Cost: About $6

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