So a new little clothing resale shop opened up in town, "Phat Closet" and I thought I'd try to sell off some old things I had. Well they took a decent amount of my old clothes, but unfortunately, not my teeny tiny leggings. I've had these two pairs for some time now and I've been trying my best to sell them off, but to no avail. They're the kind that are too small on you now so the crotch is like a full foot lower than it should be but the legs won't stretch up any higher, totally useless! After getting home, defeated by the fashionistas at the shop, a spark of inspiration hit. It was so simple, so obvious, yet for whatever reason it took me this long to figure it out. So I grabbed my leggings and a pair of scissors and in a matter of minutes had two pairs of thigh high socks and comfy shorts. This is one hella easy DIY, so here's what you'll need.
- Pair of scissors.
- Leggings, the kind that go up to your waist. The ones I used were also mostly made of COTTON, not spandex. You could always try it with those super stretchy ones, but I can't guarantee the results will work very well. (if you do try though, let me know in the comments how it turned out!)
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| Lay your leggings out on a table or flat surface, smooth out that top leg-crotch part. |
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| Cut the legs off at whatever length you like. |
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| Bam! You now have cute shorts. Mind you, my other pair is a little see-through, so I'd say these are just for wearing around the house. But hey, they're super comfy so I'm not complaining. |
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| Depending on the fabric, some might fray more than others. You can hem them if you like, I'm lazy though and just rolled the tops down on the stockings to make little cuffs. Also depending on the fabric they might slouch or stay up, in which case you'll get a pair of legwarmers instead of stockings. Either way, you'll look adorable! |
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