I remember the times when there were no nice clothes in stores. If they sold, they were brown and green. And the styles were ugly.
And I really wanted to wear fashionable clothes. If we came across a foreign magazine, we looked and were amazed at how beautiful and bright everything was. There wasn't even anything to sew with. Dad brought canvas bags from the post office, and I sewed safari and capri pants from them.
At one time it was fashionable to wear knitted striped leg warmers. There wasn’t even yarn, my friends and I unraveled sweaters, tied these threads and then knitted from them. As I remember now, we were leaving the dance, and everyone had red-and-black striped leg warmers. I remembered all this when I was riding on the bus and saw cute leg warmers with boots on a woman, it looked very cute.
Nowadays, leggings have been revived with renewed vigor. They are worn with boots, sneakers and boots. The length does not have to be long, you can make it shorter.
To sew leg warmers you will need something knitted or knitted. This could be a jumper or blouse. You need to choose a color that will match any outerwear.
I will sew from my husband’s sweater, or rather from the sleeves. The main thing is that the elastic is not too tight.
Master Class:
1) Cut off the sleeves and marked the height of 25 cm from the elastic.
2) Since the sleeves expand, I cut off the excess knit, usually in knits you can easily mark a straight line along the loops.
3) I stitched the side seam and overcast it with a zigzag. The width should fit the leg and fit.
4) I overcast the cut edge, turned it in 2 cm and stitched it with a zigzag.
5) An elastic band is suitable for the strap, but it is better to take a strip of knitwear and sew it yourself.
6) We measure the length of the strap according to ourselves, for me it is 22 cm. I sewed the strap to the leggings.
7) In principle, you can do without it, but it’s convenient when you put on your shoes and the leggings don’t ride up.
8) The final stage will be decorative elements. These could be buttons, pompoms, strips of fur or other decorations.
9) I did a little embroidery in the rococo style.
Such leg warmers can be made longer and worn with boots, and they will not only serve as a decorative element of clothing, but will also warm your feet.