Remake an old sweater with your own hands

Quite often in life there are situations when, it would seem, the closet is full of things, but there is nothing to wear, only your favorite jeans, cozy sweatshirts, T-shirts, and simple sweaters are popular. And this happens because many beautiful and elegant things are not always comfortable and cozy. Many things, just bought, dressed once, are sent to the shelf, while others are curtained to the holes. Then they are trimmed, turned into home clothes. In fact, you can do something interesting and beautiful from the old thing. In this article we will tell you how to remake an old sweater with your own hands.

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Features of preparing an old sweater for alteration

You have nice, cozy, comfortable clothes in the closet, but outwardly it looks completely unattractive, then you can try to remake the sweater with your own hands into something useful. It is not necessary to immediately send him to a landfill.

Before starting work, the product must be prepared properly:

• It is better to wash the sweater in hot water, then dry it at high temperature, iron it thoroughly. Due to this, it will greatly decrease in size, woolen fibers roll up, then during operation they will not begin to crumble.
• If possible, it can be disassembled into several parts or simply cut at the seams.

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How to turn a sweater into a hat?

Not being an experienced needlewoman, you can alter an old sweater with your own hands in a beautiful hat. It will take you a little time, and some special skills or knowledge will not come in handy. In order for the hat to turn out beautiful and neatly sit on your head, you must carefully cut it out.

Follow these steps:

1. To sew a hat, you need a back and a breast from a sweater. You need to carve five petals.
2. To determine the width of the petal, measure the circumference of the head with a sewing centimeter and divide the resulting number by five. Be sure to leave seam allowances.
3. The length of each petal depends on the model of the future hat.
4. Sew the petals with each other on a sewing machine.
5. Sew on elastic bands. Cut a strip of fabric from the sweater so that it is equal to the circumference of the head, and sew it in a circle, 5-6 cm wide. Sew a strip to the lower edge of the cap.

The hat is ready!

Important! If you do not have a sewing machine, you can use a glue gun, that is, the parts are not stitched, but glued together.

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How to make a fashionable cardigan from a sweater?

Now you will learn how to convert an old sweater into a stylish cardigan. This version of the alteration is suitable only for those things that outwardly still look good. The style of the future product directly depends on the original type of the remade thing. But if you wish, you can make your own adjustments. In addition to the old sweater, you will need:

• buttons
• scissors;
• sewing machine;
• tapes;
• knitwear;
• slanting inlay.

The action plan is quite simple:

1. Design or choose the model you want.
2. Cut the front of the sweater in the middle, because cardigans are mostly fastened with buttons on the front.
3. Process the edges of the resulting segment on a typewriter, break through the loops.
4. Sew the product according to the figure.
5. Cut the collar of the old sweater, make a deep cut, work on the edges.
6. Sew on the buttons.

Cardigan is ready!

Important! If you prefer a more sporty style in clothes, you can sew a hood on it.

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How to remake a sweater in mittens and leggings?

You can turn a sweater into excellent mitts, which will become an indispensable accessory in the cold season. To make them enough:

1. Cut a rectangle measuring 30 by 20 cm from the product.
2. Then cut it at the seam, as a result - you will get two identical parts.
3. Fold them with the front side, mark the hole especially for the thumb so that its width does not exceed 6 cm.
4. To retreat from the edge of 5 cm, sew both parts in length.

Important! And if you make a pattern on your hand, you can even sew mittens.

Sewing leggings from old clothes is even easier, even a child will cope with this. It is necessary to cut off the sleeves and hem the edges. In just a few minutes, you will get warm and stylish leggings that can be worn on top of ankle boots or boots.

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How to make a pillow or puff from a sweater?

Today, pouffe bags are quite popular - they are soft, comfortable, light. To make such an item, you must prepare:

• unnecessary sweater;
• dense fabric for the manufacture of the bottom;
• material for the inner cover;
• stuffing.

You must do the following:

1. Sew the inner cover, stuff it with some kind of filler to your taste. For example, holofiber or sintepon.
2. Cut off the sleeves from the sweater, sew holes in them. Slide the already-filled case with filler inside.
3. Sew on the bottom of the dense material.

The ottoman is ready!

The pillow is also simple to make:

1. It is necessary to put a pillow on top of the product, cut a square or rectangle to its size, leave allowances for the seams.
2. Then you should sew the sides of the pillowcase, leaving a little space, then to stretch the pillow through it.
3. Unscrew the pillowcase, insert the pillow inside, carefully sew up the open hole.

Important! You can decorate it with beautiful buttons or flowers.

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How to turn old sweaters into a chic warm plaid?

Remaking an old sweater with your own hands in a cozy blanket is much easier than it might seem. It will take several products to make the cover large:

1. Old sweaters must be cut into square pieces of the same size, then laid out by color.
2. If desired, you can even pick up an interesting pattern.
3. Then these pieces are simply sewn on a sewing machine, only this should be done gradually, first the first two parts, then attach two more to them.

Important! You can also make a flannel lining to turn a plaid into a warm blanket. The edges of the product are best sheathed with a buttonhole seam.

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Decorate the old thing to upgrade

If you are still looking for ideas on how to update your old sweater with your own hands, but are categorically not ready to part with it, then you can just try to decorate it. Breathe a second life into him, so that he plays with new colors. You can use rhinestones, beads, stones, pearls, beads, zippers, leather elements, various stickers and patches as a decor.

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Surely you have already seen that there is no limit to imagination if you want to use your things for as long as possible. Even, it would seem, already completely old products can be transformed, or even created from them interesting and practical household items. Good luck with your creative impulses and their embodiment!