No-Sew Town and Country Wrap

This Instructable will show you how to make a Town and Country wrap. This article of clothing is very versatile. You can use it as a shawl, a dress, a skirt, a scarf, or any other way you want! It is appropriate for anywhere you go, and fits with basically any style.

Material:

1 2/3 yds of fabric. If you plan to wear this as a scarf, you will want to use a lighter weight fabric.

Tools:

Hot Glue Gun

Many Glue sticks (I used ~10)

Jute Twine

Paper Bag

Pencil

Lay your fabric flat on a table.

Because we are cutting a circle, you want to fold as large of a square out of the fabric that you can. Disregard any excess fabric.

Tie your pencil to the twine, and measure out enough so it is as long as one side of the square.

Hold the twine down in the corner of your fabric and trace an arc on it. NOTE: It is important which corner you use so you end up with a circle. You want it to be in the corner where the 2 folded seams meet.

Cut along arc.

Now it is time to glue the hem (If you would prefer to sew it, you can).

Fold about 1/2" of fabric in and glue it down. Continue to do this all the way around.

Once you have finished this, begin again by folding the hem in and glueing it down as well. This will make it look much neater.

Trick: If the hem looks too lumpy or wrinkled, you can use an iron at a low setting and press the hems. This will remelt the glue and spread it out more evenly.

To make cutting the arm holes easiest, you will want to make a template. I used an old paper bag and cut a 11.9" by 3.5" piece and then rounded the edges.

Now look for the diameter of the circle (there should be a wrinkle where you folded it). Starting at the edge, measure 11.9" down the fabric and make a mark this is where the top of the arm holes will be. Continue this line 5.95 inches on either side of the diameter.

Place your template at the very end of the line you made and trace it. Do the same thing on the other side.

Now cut out the holes.

Size note: If you scaled this project, make the arm holes 1/5 the diameter of your circle (in my case this was 11.9). Leave the 3.5" the same.

For hemming the arms, you want to cut some releases in the fabric about an 1/2" long. You do not need too many –– just before and after the curves (I cut more than I needed).

Glue each strip down. You only need to do it once here, not twice like earlier.

You are done with your Town and Country wrap!

For more ideas on how to wear it you can watch this video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlM0Chb6gA