Hello Readers. Do you remember this silk dress? I got it from a swap because I loved the color. And everyone love silk right? The halter top of this dress was very skimpy and low cut. It wasn't my style. What was I going to do with it?
The dress originally was a low cut halter style that tied behind the neck. It was SO LOW that I was not comfortable even modeling it. (I have 3 kids. I nursed them all for at least a year. This is not a good style for me.)
I made the skirt of the dress into a shirt. But now that top was actually just what I needed. That's right. I needed a skimpy backless halter top. But why? Don't get too excited, it was actually pretty boring.
I finished the bottom of the halter top so it would look nice and neat. When I cut it off the skirt of the dress I left about 1/4 inch extra fabric. I tucked that extra fabric under and used a zigzag stitch to cover the cut edge.
Here is a close up. The was an elastic seam already in place so I pulled the fabric smooth while I stitched to make sure I was getting all the fabric together.
The elastic gathered back again when I was done sewing. This made a nice elastic band at the bottom of my new halter top. It was still so open and low in the front. I wanted to fix that too.
I folded the top together and stitched the v-neck closed. I wanted the top to be less low cut. I made sure all the ruffles were flat and sewed the v closed from the inside.
Doing this gave me more coverage in the bust. The ruffles hide this and it just looks connected.
The top is still has that classic V shaped neckline but it will stay closed and nothing will pop out that should stay closed.
I know lots of people would wear this out dancing or to a fancy date night. Where did I wear my new halter top? The doctor. It sounds weird but I had to get allergy test and I knew I would have to be backless for a little while. My youngest was with me so I thought if I wore a halter top I would be less uncomfortable and naked during this whole changing/testing/getting dressed process. They did give me a paper jacket to wear but the halter top made me feel more comfortable. (Is that a tattoo? Yes, I was young once. And I got the smallest tattoo I could. It is a very faded shamrock. )
This silk top doesn't have to just go to the doctor. It deserves an evening of disco dancing. I don't know if that will happen but maybe someday.
2 comments:
You found a good use for that tiny leftover. You must have been the best dressed patient in the office that day, especially considering that the others were wearing paper jackets.
Hi KD,
Haha! I wore a little jacket over it until the testing. But the silk ruffles were pretty fancy.
Chickie
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