Sophia has these adorable heart knee tights that she outgrew (or they shrank) that I just couldn’t part with. I thought.. why not repurpose into leggings? It was super quick, great results and you only need a sewing machine and a twin needle.
Supplies:
Tights
Twin Needle
Coordinating Thread
Lay out your tights and cut the feet off. I cut it right above where it started curving, as low as I could.
You’ll need two spools of thread in the same color, OR what I did is use a bobbin and a spool of thread.
I put my width and length to their max so that the stitch would stretch a little with the fabric.
I also lowered my presser foot pressure to a 1 so that it wouldn’t pull the knit material and stretch it out and make a wonky wavy seam.
Install your twin needle and thread left to right. Top Bobbin in the left needle, spool in the right.
Fold your bottom legs in and under about a 1/4″ or however short you want them to be. Pin in place.
(visual of how to fold under)
Sew on the TOP, the outside, so that the nice double rows of top stitching are visible on the outside and the zig zag is inside against the leg.
They’re DONE! Beautiful! 🙂 And she’ll get a little bit more use out of them before I have to donate.
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