How To Make a Top Out of Vintage Silk Scarves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">How to make a cute and simple top out of two silk vintage scarves</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been collecting these gorgeous vintage scarves for a while now and really didn't know what to do with the square ones. They are too small to wear around your neck and unless you are going to tie them together and pull them out of your sleeve like a clown they are pretty much useless.  But I decided to experiment and sew two together to make a cute boho chic top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRV2GGNFg2J2J_1VdvtR-kdUEwbblKyVFkdqcgnSpHGWBK06Aa8RWVoY-TsYZVOVPHQrKVwE-p9Dmo9HoCvnoblVKn8FI9lhSHN8NXAGoG9K5-LkIvpuEqDzwLZA5iK54fT8C7NRZu-E/s1600/silk+shirt+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRV2GGNFg2J2J_1VdvtR-kdUEwbblKyVFkdqcgnSpHGWBK06Aa8RWVoY-TsYZVOVPHQrKVwE-p9Dmo9HoCvnoblVKn8FI9lhSHN8NXAGoG9K5-LkIvpuEqDzwLZA5iK54fT8C7NRZu-E/s320/silk+shirt+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Ironing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHsK0hdW10WTc7BLQqZWpDyiUHIFCgAhA8085Qpg7U5KpQOG-W_HVXJrGv2SB3nD6ivLYHeu7wV5aRrH3y2L6Jtiy-G6q2djYXpBiuueBN-sgne_vvr51MKpKQEL_5DTzisxRwy9AVOo/s1600/silk+top+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHsK0hdW10WTc7BLQqZWpDyiUHIFCgAhA8085Qpg7U5KpQOG-W_HVXJrGv2SB3nD6ivLYHeu7wV5aRrH3y2L6Jtiy-G6q2djYXpBiuueBN-sgne_vvr51MKpKQEL_5DTzisxRwy9AVOo/s320/silk+top+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have all of my grandmother's vintage thread in just about every color too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZHjIQq20UB2MTOuqdAL8atDTmZFM94wGJ1UNj81rgB8bpZidZeo5fTqb_DkQVT1OLg6pNbTcPoHbjKeWh6AWQbxpE2PFfsEVCmccZ5Zzb-qE0lbZRQ5VdtyBXVwxPB0rQqNsIZ3ZpQc/s1600/silk+top+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZHjIQq20UB2MTOuqdAL8atDTmZFM94wGJ1UNj81rgB8bpZidZeo5fTqb_DkQVT1OLg6pNbTcPoHbjKeWh6AWQbxpE2PFfsEVCmccZ5Zzb-qE0lbZRQ5VdtyBXVwxPB0rQqNsIZ3ZpQc/s320/silk+top+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next put the scarves together and pin where the shoulders will be and along the sides. Don't worry if they don't quite match up. Just match them from the outer edges. In fact it's better if one is slightly larger because it will fit better.  You know, boobies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z85qlHQYojtCtBUS9Qa5sg8RXHx2x-mTaRIAFbgDGupfxvDA1HGSKsZPEeM9hzSdJfU5oUuPsYTS16EG_GXuZUSGVFZMaatf5X2AZOnVym9lfk45AtO0H5tmBP6QrxBPN4GEF4BNQQU/s1600/Silk+top+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z85qlHQYojtCtBUS9Qa5sg8RXHx2x-mTaRIAFbgDGupfxvDA1HGSKsZPEeM9hzSdJfU5oUuPsYTS16EG_GXuZUSGVFZMaatf5X2AZOnVym9lfk45AtO0H5tmBP6QrxBPN4GEF4BNQQU/s320/Silk+top+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDlquOGHxjnXX10e2cqt6IPEngl3nRJebwGt5osPFeRhbtLu9xfEVlLgfqp65ENL8VDT6T7qBM6iUelyzfwRTURLHezDPetKV6sHmswZ16I7KFEYJeIWOSIGkVh_n6oMJ-NRR7_-9geI/s1600/silk+top+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDlquOGHxjnXX10e2cqt6IPEngl3nRJebwGt5osPFeRhbtLu9xfEVlLgfqp65ENL8VDT6T7qBM6iUelyzfwRTURLHezDPetKV6sHmswZ16I7KFEYJeIWOSIGkVh_n6oMJ-NRR7_-9geI/s320/silk+top+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is my nifty little diagram on where to sew. Isn't it nifty?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzLsY78WWVATZrckrfnbi6XgXuTWvldkm12PgmgT7dElX3onjbK3rQRgR-kxW5b9k4P8QmvzVgqBBZMeYNCh9-TbAI11Ehc2sIe4bSfOUb_iXMxxHMXMAJK920Bmj6y5e7YU3VHA-_1c/s1600/silk+top+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzLsY78WWVATZrckrfnbi6XgXuTWvldkm12PgmgT7dElX3onjbK3rQRgR-kxW5b9k4P8QmvzVgqBBZMeYNCh9-TbAI11Ehc2sIe4bSfOUb_iXMxxHMXMAJK920Bmj6y5e7YU3VHA-_1c/s320/silk+top+6.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And here is the finished product. These two scarves are such high quality silk that they look amazing as they ripple and move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbf87DZZP640IhFuB_y8w0JPklitoeNTjcV7SgwkMRRKLMB98IjvkpzzoszlPR7XuERKOcGDWNUeWsJnRVSP_Tm3oI40c7Ii52vgNX8N_sheN_1e2bTQTOL5DJdFCekGcOsEZlLJEvB4/s1600/silk+top+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbf87DZZP640IhFuB_y8w0JPklitoeNTjcV7SgwkMRRKLMB98IjvkpzzoszlPR7XuERKOcGDWNUeWsJnRVSP_Tm3oI40c7Ii52vgNX8N_sheN_1e2bTQTOL5DJdFCekGcOsEZlLJEvB4/s320/silk+top+7.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It could be reversible too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA6AWKtm7wiJBDt3ejILVccywEqiy1c33gctCgDQ1jgIWu5bq076giPMnoSJmlgdfO-mo2nzbbTCMBYIiH4L8EKvCZEgrjaOf76BaUQk86bbPuLSh9J26Wsz3iMYxd5Hq8g_cooVk-gc/s1600/silk+top+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA6AWKtm7wiJBDt3ejILVccywEqiy1c33gctCgDQ1jgIWu5bq076giPMnoSJmlgdfO-mo2nzbbTCMBYIiH4L8EKvCZEgrjaOf76BaUQk86bbPuLSh9J26Wsz3iMYxd5Hq8g_cooVk-gc/s320/silk+top+8.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Connect with me:<br /><a href="http://facebook.com/lilacpopphotography" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/lilacpop" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24546607@N04/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Flickr</a><br /><a href="http://lilacpop.tumblr.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Tumblr</a><br /><a href="http://jannabissett.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Portfolio</a><br /><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Etsy</a><br /><a href="mailto:lilacpop@gmail.com" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;">Email</a></span>

How To Make a Top Out of Vintage Silk Scarves

How to make a cute and simple top out of two silk vintage scarves I've been collecting these gorgeous vintage scarves for a while now an...

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How to Transform a Plain Skirt into an Anthropologie Style One

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__AsGrSLn9F189dP171thLagPIfmolfPttRmJr4ABd68JVes35GnBtAGWeLftZtKkgJNBfUhWf_qcd7SXE7zRAnyw4r1i66A3VcvX9SMHEOf4g8HuyTFajiKxuyxEcXdBsHL8MsInOew/s1600/DSC_2127.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555504766519653922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__AsGrSLn9F189dP171thLagPIfmolfPttRmJr4ABd68JVes35GnBtAGWeLftZtKkgJNBfUhWf_qcd7SXE7zRAnyw4r1i66A3VcvX9SMHEOf4g8HuyTFajiKxuyxEcXdBsHL8MsInOew/s400/DSC_2127.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I love the store <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anthropologie</span> but rarely can I afford to buy there. And I have a hard time buying something that I know I could do myself. I bought a really nice black skirt at a resale shop for only $1. I already have lots of black skirts so I decided to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">DIY</span> myself something. I was going to throw away this grey t-shirt but decided to recycle it instead. I cut it into long strips.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170873109863218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3O1Us1ek_0w8Qtbp9fFYP5sSsM9c6racywRAcrCIGGqbGMTJLXr1t3i8srZVPfNEEgYifJOWMGdC-3h1qj2kAaX968iJtk_4yAi6Mx7G7n0HDiyugRf69ycYwPwmV6-qYemeyqZMTJyE/s400/DSC_2090.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /> Then I twisted the strips and started to coil them.<br /><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170867039587730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OBf1nSTrMb0xsX-gGCgFX3HuZLH_HnBcYPh13EajvVzPg-Sm_h-kVM7Kmyp0myeKUwSZRaE95N4kVIjqQ8BW65umBZGxw2h87tH_cQoxzrhKblf8AAnIsTC1QDRtiIxcG5FATFh5-IU/s400/DSC_2091.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170860430701618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l0moldOjX63iT2zqeuu_A_OTDL1Kl8O1svvtkJq7DjjImBFD7rIjT1wzG8vph3L31HisBV7wOcg-oatIES47slMqr_uk6GSeKUjx9zkrYLIIixksMMzTk0sC3HqAQFC1FkIe929JR7k/s400/DSC_2094.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div>You can either stitch it as you are coiling it or coil the whole thing and then stitch it all together. There really isn't a right or wrong way to do it as long as your stitches don't show.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170854576530530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBQbFNlnhYShs5nu3buYiL5tyJmdqaEpU8Mk86DvTS4RXHWBgh7xymIs0wluOQGaJL4KRSogeOzHLnm5pDN07jqnCA5k9aY_TELue6GIWJ0z3N90DFjt-1EbeMMpVNHpuMsI-ZNpHs6U/s400/DSC_2093.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170858975607138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLX-40pGEC3r82eD-z2T-tt1U5fH792MhKSzKD5mBWvlBU1PGPNyM_SVB7d-Nr1ZQ3pXqGw9DJ4etbcX8iUehjAZawJMhZ9n_pTZka4eF3hRamtHWI6fS_V1kK-7sESgF43hf6C9Z1aQ/s400/DSC_2088.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div>It makes an awesome fabric flower. You could use them to make pins, statement necklaces, or headbands like the one below.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555172128774895810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRuEHmxU_1cB9AlnAluJS7p8GuwcXfzUkH1yBUqsFvwcMgF4OVESkVcMLydhSZSrekJaEXIOyhg01_QZagDC_PeOF2tx9Wo7P3Rq1nS0S6ThUyMrATMZVSaGrfNl6E8M-7syJWJ09BY8/s400/Headband+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div>I made three of them and pinned them to the bottom of the skirt. Then I hand stitched them on.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170352993623954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0X3a4yL2-y9382RYh2r2UVDrJD035OGBIIPLnsm0AI7zrQK9UTu11X6zmye-Un-z6R89HYkzvM75kWGKuW3zaz8A5kflUpIrm_ZQsUzwP2Le2HnpO56Xb6np59v2srXZur_Z27v_PVM/s400/DSC_2095.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br />Next I placed one of the strips along the bottom hem and pinned it in place. I kept the edge raw and let it curl up a bit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170346139489250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5C8JuI0x4OM6MPztMNqjJ7HoevU_JPs1WGCTUibFkN8GPMQ-J2UXdlyVcqBTTr63nY5kEcT39SkL1Y3mi7gu3rcYTxXPEjWOi1Ij7XfHdfF1uANgzsGulkK9x4e13EMkjbuTko1GAWU/s400/DSC_2097.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br />It was super easy to sew. I used the right edge of the foot on the sewing machine to line up the edge of the black hem and followed it all the way.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170343057530274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nnGHiJ5ijkjiQfCGvMt-8CVrLEZyL5e7Nbr3CnPbnmkDqmMRjFU_ZbDzNAPm6waHP5fqJRRPluWuCn4b7JG6EA_rFHYvLnRA5uQdSOkloGwbZIFRLspEAiPY36NQH3nKg-w7wfmfVkc/s400/DSC_2104.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555170339762081778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbXNCLylWCmoKahYR6zs1u9Od12z86T4vx4Q1iOOQyCA9OEhNPE9O_mBxbO2OLNLeZSHZDKzvKUBpZoOdsXgqitpX1yLQs6TIUhqQ0mYE6klPEgLskLURELrvyt6VTfRY09fjvkzLXwE/s400/DSC_2106.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />And that is all. It probably took me about an hour to do. 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How to Transform a Plain Skirt into an Anthropologie Style One

I love the store Anthropologie but rarely can I afford to buy there. And I have a hard time buying something that I know I could do myself...

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