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Turn A Scarf Into A Hood With Just Five Minutes of Straight Line Running Stitch Sewing! Dress 562

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The White Hat Cum Scarf =Hood I first added a white beanie hat onto the matching scarf. the purpose was to wear it outdoors and keep my neck warm and ensure I did not lose the scarf which kept slipping off. The Scarf=Hood Then I made a hood from a piece cut off the hem of a burgundy colour mock fur plush dressing gown. The scarf kept sliding off. So I stitched it up. I made a hood section to stay on my head. The red scarf = Hood My red scarf kept sliding off. I wanted it to hang neatly, more level, to stay on my head, and to keep me warm by covering my head and neck.  I sewed it up. Just a running stitch or tacking stitch. In out, in out. Much faster than oversewing.  Reinforcing Tacking Stitch Every now and then, I did a back stitch, so that if the thread split, broke, pulled out, at any point, the sewing would not unravel all the way along. Fastening Thread One way to fasten a thread is to tie a knot. Another is to tie two hanging threads together. Or thread the end of the t...

Dresses 26 Red Scarf with Gold Sequins and 26 Blue caftan and cape with pink and white flowers (home sewn)

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 Taken at the Sheraton Towers Hotel, Singapore. I have sewn two ribbons on to keep the scarf in place and level during Toastmasters meetings when I am on stage or photographed. Dress 26 blue Caftan cape DIY DRESS