The Chanel jacket itself, made in classical technology, is already unique. An additional chic of the cult thing is given by the decorative finish - braids, chains, pearl beads, fringe.
The simplest is a fringed braid. Making it your own for decorating a Chanel-style cardigan is very quick and easy.
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You will need:
- Tweed: the remnants of fabric from your jacket, or tweed, matching the color and density;
- Needle and thread for sewing;
- Tailor scissors
Step 1
Take a small piece of tweed and pull the strings out of it along the lobar and transverse. Thus, determine which side of the fabric is loose and which side of the fringe looks more spectacular.
Step 2
Having decided on the side of the fabric on which the fringe will be made, pull out a sufficient number of the most durable and textured threads from the fabric.
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Step 3
Cut the strip of the required width from the tweed, it will whistle on how the fringe will be made - on both sides or on one. At the same time, the width of the strip itself, excluding fringes, should be at least 1 cm!
Step 4
Place the textured threads in the middle of the strip at a distance of 1 cm from each other, if the fringe is supposed on both sides. Sew the threads on the sewing machine in a narrow zigzag stitch.
If the fringe is only on one side, step back 1 cm from the edge of the strip and stitch the textured thread.
Instead of threads drawn from the fabric, to strengthen the fringe strip, you can also use threads for knitting, floss, stitching threads.
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Step 5
Use a thick needle or knitting needle to make a fringe - pull the threads out of the strip until you reach the stitched textured thread.
On the one hand, a fringe turned out, on the other hand, a narrow strip of fabric remained. Textured thread acts as a stabilizer of the fringe, preventing further dissolution of the fabric.
Step 6
Pin a fringed strip along the edges of the sides, neck, bottom of the jacket and sleeves. Sew manually. Sew the finished decorative tape over the strip.
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In the same way, you can decorate a Chanel-style jacket with a strip with fringe, made on both sides, or fold the strip in half to make the fringe thicker. In addition, use ready-made decorative ribbons, chains and beads. The choice is yours!
Source and photo: craftsy.com
