Shirred Bow Legwarmers
I love legwarmers. They're so cute, functional, and at the moment stylish. Here are the legwarmers I created for my little 4 year old princess. You can increase the size to fit bigger princesses too!
Cut Fabric and Shir
Obviously the first thing you're going to do, is cut your legwarmers out. Cut 2 panels out of some form of knit fabric. Mark every 1 inch horizontally and shirr panels. Leave 2-3 inches at the bottom un-shirred.
note: shirring is very simple. Wind your bobbin with elastic thread by hand (you have to do this) and place back in your machine. Set your thread length a little longer (3-3.5) and stitch. Very easy, and very fun!
note: shirring is very simple. Wind your bobbin with elastic thread by hand (you have to do this) and place back in your machine. Set your thread length a little longer (3-3.5) and stitch. Very easy, and very fun!
Stitch the Sides and Add a Bow!
Once you have finished shirring the panels, replace the elastic bobbin thread for plain ol' regular thread and readjust the stitch length to normal (2-2.5). Fold each panel in half lengthwise and stitch. Next add a cute bow, or you can go crazy and add a flower....or nothing. Have fun and add your own "flavor".