Mui Mui tights- How to

Thank you to Michelle Elaine from FVNCY for giving me this brilliant idea to paint my own tights! I thought I would just write out what I did to compliment Michelle’s DIY 

Before You Start

1. Familiarize yourself with painting swallows free-hand. Use any number of Miu Miu photos as a guide

2. Set aside TIME! It took me roughly 45 minutes to paint (and wait for the paint to dry) on one front leg.

3. Do NOT move/shift the tights once you start painting–this will distort your birds and ruin the work you’ve already accomplished!

4. Buy tights one size bigger (if you are not too petite). This will make the tights easier to take off once the paint has dried.

Paint Time!

1. Put tights on and start painting swallows densely. Minimize any goopiness as this will prolong the drying process

2. Take a blow dryer and apply heat (at low setting) directly above the swallow for 15-30 seconds–this is not intended to fully dry the paint, but to speed up the process

3. Apply clear nail polish once the paint has dried

4.Continue painting birds down leg, intermittently checking your progress in a full-length mirror to ensure that the distribution looks ‘right’

5. Continue blow drying all painted swallows to speed up the drying process

6. When the paint feels bone dry to the touch, start slipping your hands under the stocking and wedging your fingers in between your skin and the stocking. It may feel ’sticky’ here, but as long as you don’t see white paint on your leg, continue. Do this until you have peeled the entire stocking off

Et voila! C’est fini! For good measure, I recommend you allow the tights to further dry over night before doing the other side.

And on another note, I was just talking to my very talented friend Chantal from Cocorosa about the explosion of Miu Miu DIY’s in the blogosphere which was all kick started with her very own DIY (where she used stickers and jewels). You can see it HERE

Source http://thehautepursuit.com

Mui Mui tights- How to

Thank you to Michelle Elaine from FVNCY for giving me this brilliant idea to paint my own tights! I thought I would just write out what I did to compliment Michelle’s DIY 

Before You Start

1. Familiarize yourself with painting swallows free-hand. Use any number of Miu Miu photos as a guide

2. Set aside TIME! It took me roughly 45 minutes to paint (and wait for the paint to dry) on one front leg.

3. Do NOT move/shift the tights once you start painting–this will distort your birds and ruin the work you’ve already accomplished!

4. Buy tights one size bigger (if you are not too petite). This will make the tights easier to take off once the paint has dried.

Paint Time!

1. Put tights on and start painting swallows densely. Minimize any goopiness as this will prolong the drying process

2. Take a blow dryer and apply heat (at low setting) directly above the swallow for 15-30 seconds–this is not intended to fully dry the paint, but to speed up the process

3. Apply clear nail polish once the paint has dried

4.Continue painting birds down leg, intermittently checking your progress in a full-length mirror to ensure that the distribution looks ‘right’

5. Continue blow drying all painted swallows to speed up the drying process

6. When the paint feels bone dry to the touch, start slipping your hands under the stocking and wedging your fingers in between your skin and the stocking. It may feel ’sticky’ here, but as long as you don’t see white paint on your leg, continue. Do this until you have peeled the entire stocking off

Et voila! C’est fini! For good measure, I recommend you allow the tights to further dry over night before doing the other side.

And on another note, I was just talking to my very talented friend Chantal from Cocorosa about the explosion of Miu Miu DIY’s in the blogosphere which was all kick started with her very own DIY (where she used stickers and jewels). You can see it HERE

Source http://thehautepursuit.com

DIY Slashed tights tutorial

You will need: A ruler or tape measure, tailors chalk or some other non-permanent way of marking your tights, small sharp scissors and a pair of old thick tights or new ones if you're brave (mine are at least 60 denier). The thicker they are the less likely they are to ladder once you've slashed them. Leggings would work too.

Step 1: Put your tights on.

Step 2: Mark lines across the middle of your leg where you want to make the slashes. I started mine at the thigh just low enough to be decent and marked lines 4cm (2") across with a 1cm (1/2") gap between each line. With hindsight I think this was a bit wide but it's totally up to you how wide you make your slashes and how far apart they are. It's not an exact process I really didn't do mine all that neatly. In fact I gave up using the ruler half way down my first leg and as you can see not all my slashed are the same length or the same length apart but it still works.

Step 3: Cut along you lines. Be careful not to cut or scrape your legs while cutting (like I did).

Ta Da! Done.

You could use some clear nail varnish around the edges of the slashes to make them more durable but I didn't bother. Although note that I haven't actually worn these out yet. I have no idea how long they will last. Slashes can be worn at the front... ...or at the back.

Personally I prefer them at the back. From the front you are just wearing plain black tights then turn around and suddenly it's a very different look

Source http://girlonceknownascatfish.blogspot.com

DIY Slashed tights tutorial

You will need: A ruler or tape measure, tailors chalk or some other non-permanent way of marking your tights, small sharp scissors and a pair of old thick tights or new ones if you're brave (mine are at least 60 denier). The thicker they are the less likely they are to ladder once you've slashed them. Leggings would work too.

Step 1: Put your tights on.

Step 2: Mark lines across the middle of your leg where you want to make the slashes. I started mine at the thigh just low enough to be decent and marked lines 4cm (2") across with a 1cm (1/2") gap between each line. With hindsight I think this was a bit wide but it's totally up to you how wide you make your slashes and how far apart they are. It's not an exact process I really didn't do mine all that neatly. In fact I gave up using the ruler half way down my first leg and as you can see not all my slashed are the same length or the same length apart but it still works.

Step 3: Cut along you lines. Be careful not to cut or scrape your legs while cutting (like I did).

Ta Da! Done.

You could use some clear nail varnish around the edges of the slashes to make them more durable but I didn't bother. Although note that I haven't actually worn these out yet. I have no idea how long they will last. Slashes can be worn at the front... ...or at the back.

Personally I prefer them at the back. From the front you are just wearing plain black tights then turn around and suddenly it's a very different look

Source http://girlonceknownascatfish.blogspot.com

Recycled tights necklace tutorial

Like any gal who lives in sub-zero temperatures I have a rather extensive collection of tights. Consequently I also throw many of them away when they get holes and ladders in them. I have zero patience which makes me rip them on too fast. This, coupled with a nasty habit of crawling around on the floor make my poor tights rarely last longer than a season. I was so upset when my yellow tights bit the dust recently and I decided it was far too soon for our relationship to end. So I shredded them to pieces and made a necklace out of them. I’m a heartless wench. 

 I just cut the legs off the body of the tights and cut the toes off.

Then I cut each leg open and cut them into strips, roughly 1cm wide.

Then I tied each end to an earring finding making sure that each layer was longer than the last. This sometimes meant tying two lengths together and trying it on to check that it was falling correctly.

Then I tied shorter pieces of stocking at irregular intervals along my strands. I also bought a DIY stud kit and put studs all along the strands and ties. I sewed a few silver charms on it too. 

Then I added a clasp and chain so I could wear it at different lengths. If you’re going to make this yourself I suggest that you wear it often through out the process of making it so you can gauge the shape and length of it. The total cost of the piece was $1.50. The tights, earring findings and chain were all junk that was lying around my house and the stud kit cost $1.50 from a discount store. Even if I had to buy the findings and chain it wouldn’t have cost more than a couple of dollars. 

This is the first D.I.Y post for Smaggle so if you have any questions just comment! 

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

Source http://www.smaggle.com

Recycled tights necklace tutorial

Like any gal who lives in sub-zero temperatures I have a rather extensive collection of tights. Consequently I also throw many of them away when they get holes and ladders in them. I have zero patience which makes me rip them on too fast. This, coupled with a nasty habit of crawling around on the floor make my poor tights rarely last longer than a season. I was so upset when my yellow tights bit the dust recently and I decided it was far too soon for our relationship to end. So I shredded them to pieces and made a necklace out of them. I’m a heartless wench. 

 I just cut the legs off the body of the tights and cut the toes off.

Then I cut each leg open and cut them into strips, roughly 1cm wide.

Then I tied each end to an earring finding making sure that each layer was longer than the last. This sometimes meant tying two lengths together and trying it on to check that it was falling correctly.

Then I tied shorter pieces of stocking at irregular intervals along my strands. I also bought a DIY stud kit and put studs all along the strands and ties. I sewed a few silver charms on it too. 

Then I added a clasp and chain so I could wear it at different lengths. If you’re going to make this yourself I suggest that you wear it often through out the process of making it so you can gauge the shape and length of it. The total cost of the piece was $1.50. The tights, earring findings and chain were all junk that was lying around my house and the stud kit cost $1.50 from a discount store. Even if I had to buy the findings and chain it wouldn’t have cost more than a couple of dollars. 

This is the first D.I.Y post for Smaggle so if you have any questions just comment! 

Love Lady Smaggle

xxx

Source http://www.smaggle.com

Two toned tights tutorial

Someone pmed me asking where I got my gold/silver tights from.

I'm actually wearing three separate tights in the picture above.

I found Jester tights on Ebay, but they lacked variety in color.

So I decided to make my own version.

I'm in class right now, but this is so easy that images aren't needed.

Materials:

no scissors

two colored tights

neutral/nude tights (but tight seamless/microfiber underwear (like Spanx) will do)

Steps:

1. Take one of the colored tights and invert one leg into the other, creating a single stocking.

2. Repeat step one with the other colored tights.

3. Put on the neutral/nude tights or spanx. This is your base.

4. Wear the colored stockings over so that it resembles leather "cowboy" chaps.

5.Tuck in the extra fabric on the top into the base.

Tips:

♥ Gather the material first before combining the legs.

♥ The inner edge of the stockings may lower throughout the day, so gather the fabric in such a way that more fabric is on the upper leg.

♥ Smoothen out the edges and make sure there is no unnecessary creases when tucking in.

♥ Choose a lower denier for your base if it's hot outside, since you are practically doubling the denier of the colored stockings.

♥ I suppose you can try this with leggings, but it may be a little bulky.

Bonus: layer on mesh (fishnet, lace, etc) tights on top!

Two toned tights tutorial

Someone pmed me asking where I got my gold/silver tights from.

I'm actually wearing three separate tights in the picture above.

I found Jester tights on Ebay, but they lacked variety in color.

So I decided to make my own version.

I'm in class right now, but this is so easy that images aren't needed.

Materials:

no scissors

two colored tights

neutral/nude tights (but tight seamless/microfiber underwear (like Spanx) will do)

Steps:

1. Take one of the colored tights and invert one leg into the other, creating a single stocking.

2. Repeat step one with the other colored tights.

3. Put on the neutral/nude tights or spanx. This is your base.

4. Wear the colored stockings over so that it resembles leather "cowboy" chaps.

5.Tuck in the extra fabric on the top into the base.

Tips:

♥ Gather the material first before combining the legs.

♥ The inner edge of the stockings may lower throughout the day, so gather the fabric in such a way that more fabric is on the upper leg.

♥ Smoothen out the edges and make sure there is no unnecessary creases when tucking in.

♥ Choose a lower denier for your base if it's hot outside, since you are practically doubling the denier of the colored stockings.

♥ I suppose you can try this with leggings, but it may be a little bulky.

Bonus: layer on mesh (fishnet, lace, etc) tights on top!

Starmoss. Doo.ri tights DIY

What you’ll need: Patterend lace tights (or leggings), very thin needle, thread, scissors, and a set of beads varying from sizes to colours to shapes.
I chose two neutral colours (white and cream/gold), one complimentary (blue), one pot of sequin for the sparkle and a satin pearl pot for texture.

Wearing the tights will be the easiest way to apply the beads.

Find a patch on the lace where the texture is heavier (on the pattern – the weave is stronger there and should hold the beads better), and slide needle through where you want to start. (Please excuse my chipped nails)

Pull the thread out to the necessary length needed for that section (usually 25-30cm) and make a firm double knot.

Thread beads in and sew into the tights. Usually 4-5 beads per time is good for more control with the shape.

Keep varying between beads and sequins and other decorations – once an area is done, finish with a double knot. Snap off thread to start on new section.

Repeat. When doing the other leg, see how they balance out overall on both legs.

Tights H&M | Shoes Chloé

I went for a more royalty-inspired embellishment than the exact copy of Doo.Ri. It turned out to be quite sparkly in real life, so I didn’t have to do as much!

Advice on choice of tights & caring:

• For this kind of beading (vines and chunks) better pick densely-woven tights like mine.
  If you want to do it Doo.Ri style, pick bigger sequins, beads and crystals on sparsely woven tights like bigger laces.
• If you do choose to do it on lace tights, then wear socks over the feet to prevent them from getting dirty.
• Handwash for cleaning. Avoid beaded areas.
• You could even try lace leggings if you don’t feel like such delicate care.
• Be gentle while putting it on!

Good luck!

Source http://www.parkandcube.com