I found two knitted cardigan one of them is this brown cardigan, I found the fabric is very soft and despite it comes with uneven assorted buttons, I saw that this cardigan has a very good potential
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| sad buttons conditions |
First step I remove those hideous buttons and left the topmost, then it comes to my mind about all the buttonholes left behind.. the option was to find another buttons to replace that or cover the buttonholes. I choose the later just because I don't have any buttons in hand ahahaha
Next, I found the sleeves were too short for my liking, so I need to add length to them, and of course my first option was lace cause it goes with the buttonholes cover (and I got tons of laces :P)
It's very simple actually, Just cut the lace according the circumference or your lower arm give it one inch of seam allowance (I give them another inch because I don't want it too tight, the cardigan fabric is quite stretchy and I want the additional lace snug comfortably on my arm)
Use zigzag stitch to attach the lace to the lower sleeves part. This kind of stitch give more room for the fabric to expand and that's what you want when you're working with stretchy fabrics.
A bit tips from my mistakes DO NOT stretch your fabric while sewing it, or else you got this puffy Victorian looks (do it if you want those kind of looks)
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| after unbuttoning |
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| adding narrow lace to cover the leftover buttonholes |
Next, I found the sleeves were too short for my liking, so I need to add length to them, and of course my first option was lace cause it goes with the buttonholes cover (and I got tons of laces :P)
It's very simple actually, Just cut the lace according the circumference or your lower arm give it one inch of seam allowance (I give them another inch because I don't want it too tight, the cardigan fabric is quite stretchy and I want the additional lace snug comfortably on my arm)
Use zigzag stitch to attach the lace to the lower sleeves part. This kind of stitch give more room for the fabric to expand and that's what you want when you're working with stretchy fabrics.
A bit tips from my mistakes DO NOT stretch your fabric while sewing it, or else you got this puffy Victorian looks (do it if you want those kind of looks)
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| puffy victorian sleeves |
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| zigzag stitch |
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| fitted sleeves |
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| don't stretch just let the machine do the work |
Actually I'm quite happy with how it look at this point, it looks like those kawaii Japanese or Korean cardigan.. but seeing I have many tad bits leftover lace, I think I'm gonna make something to complement the cardigan.. so I made this tiny corsage with leftover lace, some velvet ribbon I already have and fake pearl from my worn out necklace.
I got a bit problem with it unraveling so I put a lot of mod podge in there and cross my fingers it will stay
so the conclusion are
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| already looking good ay... |
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| lace corsage details |
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| The final looks, not too shabby ay!.. |
so the conclusion are
1. plan the look it will save you lots of time and re-work ahaha
2. use zigzag stitch if you're working with stretchy fabric, it give you a bit stretciness even though you're using normal thread
3. Don't stretch/ drag your fabric while sewing
4. small details always look good
