I just spent some time this morning stitchining belt loops to my new dress and just thought I'd quickly share the technique here because it's a nice way to be able to adapt an item of clothing and make it suitable for wearing with belts. Belts are a fun way to dress up an outfit or to create different looks. And these belt loops are very subtle, so you can still wear the dress without a belt too!
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| 1. Thread a double strand of cotton onto a needle and knot and the end. You will need more thread than you think, so cut a generous length at this point. |
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| 2. Mark where you want the belt loops to begin and end, above and below the side seam, with two pins. |
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| 3. On the underside of the top marking, take two small backstitches, then pass the needle through to the front of the garment. |
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| 4. Bring the needle down to the bottom marking, allowing for some extra slack so that the belt loop isn't tight against the fabric. Sew a few of these loops (I did it 4 times) and each time allow the same amount of slack. |
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| 5. Blanket stitch over the loop you created, pulling the stitches tight against each other. (This is why you needed to cut a long length of thread in step 1) |
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| 6. To finish, secure the thread with two backstitches on the wrong side. |
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