How to Make Fringe Scarves
Bundling up during the cold winter months doesn't mean that you have to hide your sense of style beneath all of those layers of outerwear. Pair your heavy winter coat with a stylish fringe scarf to keep you warm, while also displaying your personal style. Construct your own fringe scarf in less than an hour with a singe straight seam and several straight snips into the fleece. You can even modify the fringe scarf to make it suitable to dress up an outfit during warmer months.
Things You'll Need
- 1 1/2 yards each of four different colors of fleece
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
Instructions
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Measure and cut a 5-inch-wide strip of each color of fleece so each piece is 5 x 54 inches.
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Stack the four strips of fleece so the ends are lined up. Sew down the middle of the stack of fleece lengthwise. Sew forward, back and forward again a 1/2 inch at the beginning and end of the seam to prevent the seam from unraveling.
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Make cuts into the fleece strip width-wise along both edges. Make the cuts 2 inches deep. This creates a fringe along both long edges of the scarf.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the same technique with different fabrics to create fringe scarves better suited for milder weather. Fleece and knit fabrics (like jersey) won't fray, but woven fabrics such as flannel or other cotton fabrics will. Apply Fray Check (a liquid that prevents fraying) to all cut edges of woven fabrics if you don't like the frayed look.
Use scissors with decoratively shaped blades, such as pinking shears or decorative trim scissors to give the fringe on your scarf more flare.
Mix printed fabrics with solids instead of using all solid colored fabrics to make your scarf for a different look.
The 1 1/2-yard cuts of fabric necessary for making this scarf will give you more than enough fabric to make one scarf. Make a whole batch of fringe scarves to give as gifts to family and friends or to give out as party favors at a winter party.
Stack four scraps of fleece and sew through them to test the tension on your machine to ensure it doesn't need adjusting. Loops of bobbin thread coming through the top of the fabric means the top tension is too tight, while loops of top thread coming through the bottom of your fabric means the top tension is too loose.
