i made it. nbd.

that is probably the best part about diy's -- getting to say that you made it all by yourself (or with a little help from some handy assistants if needed.) i like to make anything i possibly can. this may stem from some type of control issue..whatever. if things aren't exactly how i like them, well then i will fix it and make them how i like. i also really like to be able to personalize things and make them just a little bit (or a lotta bit) different than what other people have.

so. that is exactly what i did. i got my inspiration from this picture:

cute right? but then i got thinking, how cool would it be to weave in a silk scarf instead of the same fabric? i went searching for the perfect shirt or sweatshirt to do it with. well i had no luck. i decided on a black & white *sweater from Target with a vintage floral scarf i already had. Follow my tutorial if you'd like to make one.

first i measured the sweater and the scarf to figure out the measurements for the pieces to weave. i ended up doing to the scarf strips about 2 in. wide and the sweater strips about 2.5 in. wide. i didn't want to go with the stripes of the sweater and it adds more interest. if you are using a fabric that frays really easily, which happened to be both my sweater and scarf unfortunately, make sure to sew around the openings of the sweater and down each side of each strip of scarf. (i say unfortunately because it just added another step and i wanted to get it done quickly, it really didn't take that much longer though.) i ended up with 10 pieces of scarf to be weaved in.

next i was ready to get the scarf strips lined up and ready to weave into the sweater. i pinned them along the top and had enough that i was able to overlap them to make it look fuller. after pinning them i sewed a line through the tops to secure the strips and began weaving.

because the sweater is a woven fabric, it stretches really easily. i began to notice that the strips of sweater were super baggy, not tight like it would be if you were to use a knit. because of this, i had to start tacking the sweater strips together in between the scarf weaving in and out. (along the top and bottom i had to hand-sew the whole width of the sweater.)

after i completed weaving the scarf in, i needed to secure the strips to the bottom. i simply sewed a single line across the bottom and trimmed the excess scarf off.

it was finally completed!! i turned it right-side out and put it on. i am really happy with the final result and have already gotten lots of compliments on it.

*if i were to do this again, i definitely would choose to use a knit fabric (tshirt fabric, sweatshirt, something that will not unravel. just make it easier on yourself.)