I made these elastic backed boots for a friend. Hopefully they stay on better that the prototype pair I made for my baby. I didn’t put elastic in those and she kicks them right off.
Anyway, I made these out of an old leather dress and sweater. I made a pattern by examining footie pj’s and copying the contoured pieces as best as I could.
This is an easy project for a damaged, outdated or too small sweater. Just turn it inside out and sew a straight line under the arms. Cut above it and zig-zag the edge for more durability. Add straps and you’re done! I used an old kid’s belt for my straps.
I bought a cardigan sweater in a thrift store bag sale just because it had some great embroidery. I tried altering the sweater first(It was a medium and I’m an XS)and that didn’t work very well so I sent it back to my storage bins while waited for a good idea. I got one the other day when I saw this site: http://www.leenas.com/English/sew_hats.html . It took about 6 hours of measuring, designing, cutting and hand sewing to get the finished, lined hat. I’m soooo happy with it!
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