How do you turn a dress into a combishort?
Need a little combishort for summer? Why not upcycle/transform your old clothes like that dress that's been sleeping at the back of your wardrobe for 3 years now? Our Tillistes are here to offer you a thousand and one solutions for transforming your pretty dress into a combi-short worthy of the latest catwalks (and yes, nothing less)!
How can you turn your dress into a jumpsuit or make new clothes from old ones?
If your dress is long it will be a matter of shortening it above the knees and adding a middle front seam. The idea is to join the front and back of the bottom of the dress to create the two parts of the shorts.
For a slightly more stylish look add a few loops made with fabric scraps, to slip in a belt to mark your waist. The belt can also be made from the fabric scraps left over from your dress.
It's also possible to perform the same operation on a mid-length dress, but make sure you have enough fabric length for this alteration.
Important technical information, ladies! The DIY short-suit needs to be comfortable!
A little technique:The fork of a trouser is the curved seam that starts from the middle front of the belt and runs to the middle back of the belt. It's made up of two parts: the height (the less curved part) and the curvature.
You can act on either the height or the curvature, and why not on both at the same time. However, it's best to start by modifying the height of a fork before tackling the curvature. Often, a fork height adjustment is enough to solve problems in the crotch, buttocks or waist area.
The right alignment of the fork is essential for a trouser to fit properly. In fact, a fork that doesn't suit your morphology can create a multitude of problems in three areas: the buttocks, the waist and the crotch. Let's not panic! Every problem has its solution, and your Tilliste will know exactly how to guide you through this alteration.
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