How to Make a Dress Out of a Sarong

A sarong easily becomes a dress.

A sarong offers you convenient coverage over bathing suits and your body during sun-bathing sessions and other leisurely activities. A sarong wraps around the body like a large square scarf and makes for an excellent base material for a breezy summer dress. Making your own dress out of a sarong doesn't take very many materials or much time. It creates a lovely, loosely flowing tube dress.

Things You'll Need

• Sewing machine (pre-threaded)
• Measuring tape
• Sachet (matching general color of sarong)
• Brooch

Instructions

1. Fold the widest edge of the sarong down approximately 2 inches.

2. Create a seam by sewing the edge of the folded material against the rest of the sarong. This creates a hollow loop in the edge of the sarong.

3. Holding one end of the folded seam in each hand, bring each corner of the folded end of the material together.

4. Sew a vertical seam from the folded ends all the way down. This brings the sarong together into a tube-like form.

5. Complete the dress by slipping it on over your head or stepping into it.

6. Tie the similarly colored sachet around your waist and add an accent to it by pinning a brooch near the band at the top of the dress.