I recently went to my first clothing swap party. It was a relaxing afternoon with a bunch of girls shopping through clothes each of us had allocated for the donation bin. There was no walking from store to store in a mall or fighting crowds or waiting in long lines for a dressing room. Best of all, this type of shopping didn’t cost us a dime. Some of us walked away with more “new” clothes than others, while some others left with two or three items. I stayed until the end of the party and helped to bag the remaining clothing to be dropped off at a charity. In doing so, we were able to look at the misfits and marvel over some good pieces that no one wanted. My friend suggested a tank top that still had its tag attached, which I decided to adopt. I also claimed these two scarves that were headed to the donation pile. In all honesty, I have more than enough scarves in my wardrobe, but I just couldn’t resist these bright turquoise and kelly green ones.
I took these two scarves home with the intent of turning them into infinity scarves, a type of scarf I don’t own and really wanted. I couldn’t justify altering any of my existing (paid for) scarves, but these ones from the swap were free, so I didn’t feel bad about redesigning them at all.
The green scarf had a nice finished edge sans fringe. Here’s what I did with this scarf:
Seems so silly that I’ve detailed the steps in making these scarves - they’re SO simple! I could have left the scarf alone after the first step, but I liked the idea of having a flat seam that wouldn’t bunch when I wore it. (Apologies for my bad sewing job.)
The turquoise scarf had fringe. Keeping the fringe after the alteration would result in a bulky scarf.
Here’s how I rectified the problem:
Now…. what should I do with the fringe…?
Here they are! My brand new infinity scarves courtesy of a clothing swap. The blue one was wrapped twice and the green one wrapped once. Many thanks to their original owners for throwing them out! What do you think? Have I inspired you to make your own?
Total time: About 15 minutes each.
Total cost: The scarves were 100% free, but I did have to buy the threads to match. However, I only used a very little bit of each color and I’ll probably find a use for the colors on another project at another time.
I love this!! I was trying to find an infinity scarf at Target recently and was so bummed to leave empty handed! Never thought about making one! Thanks M!
I’m so pleased my post inspired you! Would love to see photos of your new infinity scarf when you make it.