Grow Me. Grow You.

 Homemade Stockings from old Sweaters and Skirts.

 

I saw this picture  and thought it would be fun to make my own stockings from my old sweaters.  Here's what I did:

 

 1.  Made a pattern.  I got one of my knee socks and traced around it to make a big pattern (there are a lot of free ones off the internet you could just use).  Thanks to Carol, she helped me get started.

2.  Cut and sew right sides together.  The striped stocking below is mostly of the arm of a sweater.  The two on the right were from old skirts and have a zipper running down the backs.

 3.  I used fusible webbing (had never heard of it before this project) to add a little stiffness to the stockings.  I just asked the JoAnne's worker about it and bought some.  No sewing required, just cut and iron!

 4.  Decorate.  Click HERE for tutorials on how to make the flowers below.

 

Click HERE for a tutorial on how to make this flower.  I used this to cover up a problem area on my stocking.