Wednesday, September 9, 2009

DIY wedding garter

To make my garter, I first purchased some light blue fabric [my "something blue"], chocolate brown ribbon & rosette accent, and ½" wide white elastic from Jo-Ann Fabrics. I used lace from my mother's wedding dress, but any wide lace will do.

To make the garter:
· Cut the blue fabric into a strip 3" wide by one and a half times the circumference of your thigh
· Fold fabric in half lengthwise, pin the 'right' sides together, and sew close to edge, leaving ends open
· Turn fabric inside out so that the 'right' sides are facing outward
· Iron the fabric so that the seam is in the back center and will be hidden against the lace
· Pin fabric tube on top of lace and sew lengthwise at top and bottom of tube, leaving ends open
· Wrap elastic around leg where you intend to wear your garter and find a comfortable fit; trim ½" longer than this length
· Attach a safety pin to the end of the elastic and guide it through the blue fabric tube, gathering the fabric & lace as you go
· Overlap the elastic edges ¼" and sew
· Fold in the unfinished edges of the fabric tube and hand sew together
· Hand sew edges of lace together
· Tie chocolate brown ribbon into a small bow; trim edges on the diagonal
· Hand sew rosette to center of bow
· Hand sew bow to outside center of garter

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