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accessories, no sew, tutorial, women · August 11, 2011

seamless scarf

Re-post of my guest post at Sawdust and Paperscrap’s Handmade Christmas in July series.And…I just saw some great $1.50 fabric at Walmart for this project. Keep your eyes peeled next time you go!__________________________________________________

Hello Sawdust and Paperscraps fans! I adore Sandra. She is an amazing craftswoman who can wield a sewing machine just as well as a saw. Very impressive…but she’s also just full of fun. I just love to read her blog, so I’m stoked to be here for her Handmade Christmas in July.

Today, there will be no sewing. This project should cost you about $5 or so – total, yield two gifts, and it should take you about 15 minutes. Sound good? Maybe too good? It’s not!
Okay, let’s make a…
It’s seamless because it’s no-sew and in my opinion, simply pretty.
The key is in the fabric shopping. I went to my local Joann and scoured the aisles for a 100% polyester sheer fabric that I liked. You want it to be light, thin and airy. And be sure it’s one hundred percent polyester – this is important.

 

I found the best selection of this kind of material and the best prices on the red tag shelves. This stuff was only $2.50 per yard!
So…you need 2 yards. You could get away with 1 3/4 yards. This affects the length of your scarf so I wouldn’t go shorter than that, unless you want to make a smaller necktie style scarf.
Now fold your fabric in half long ways and mark the midway. Snip a 1 inch slit.
Then rip it in half. It should rip a nice straight line because it will follow the weave of the fabric.
Light a candle and singe all the way around.
You want the ends to curl in and harden a little.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just try to avoid stuff like this…

 

ahem. 🙂
Now repeat with the second scarf. And you’re done. Leave it as is – my preference, or add fringe. It’s up to you.
And now you have one for you and one to give away this Christmas. Or give both away.
It’s a great scarf for most all seasons. It also looks like a $10-15 dollar scarf without the price tag. Got to love that. And it’s easy. Anything easy when you’re getting ready for Christmas is priceless.
Add in the fact that it’s technically “handmade” and it’s even better.
Wear it however you want. I know you can get more creative with them than I have here.
After taking pictures I found that the selveged edge bugged me. Just rip it off and re-singe. Easy.
Thanks for having me Sandra. Merry Christmas in July!
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  1. Louisa says

    August 11, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks for sharing your idea! I love scarves, but am not a fan of the large price tag that many of them come with. I like the floaty fabrics, but thought finishing them might be too fiddly. I'm glad to know of a not overly fiddly option.

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  2. Sawdust and Paperscraps says

    August 11, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Can you believe I still haven't made mine. The fabric I bought is lost somewhere in this hose of boxes… 🙁 Someday I'll have a beautiful turquoise seamless scarf (or two). 🙂

    Reply
  3. kathy says

    August 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Beautiful and Fun… Love the scarves and this looks so easy.

    http://polwig.com

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  4. my day in a sentence says

    August 11, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Amazing! This is so simple even I could pull it of! 😀

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  5. Lauralee says

    August 12, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    yet another awesome and amazing idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Tori says

    August 14, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Love this scarf! : )

    Reply
  7. Mustard Yellow Designs says

    August 17, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    I featured you on my Back to School Roundup today, come check it out!

    Love the project!

    Megan

    Reply
  8. androulla says

    February 6, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    Thank you very much . The scarce are so nice and so easy too

    Reply

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