Want to change a plain white top into a lace top?
What you need …
- A plain white top – sleeveless is easiest. Look for linen or cotton. You don’t want the top to be stretch. Mine was from the Glassons sales rack. You will probably see quite a few crop tops on the sales rack at the moment and that would be perfect for this project.
- Some beautiful lace. Mine is from The Fabric Store and the little tassels were too cute to ignore.
- Scissors, thread and needle
- Small pearl beads
How to do it …
- Lay your top flat, with the side seams at the very edges.
- Use the top as a template to cut the lace – leave a little extra on the sides to allow sewing space.
- If the top is on the cropped side (mine is) cut the bottom edge a little lower. I used four extra rows of the lace detail.
- Hand-stitch the lace to your top. Stitch along the top and into the side seams. It will definitely be easier if your top doesn’t have a stretch to it.
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- Embellish with a few beads if you are feeling like it needs a little extra sparkle.
- Trim away any excess lace and wear your new creation
My teenage daughter is the sewer in our family! I’m showing this blog post to her as inspiration hopefully for a Mother’s Day gift for me. I have just the top she could alter for me too!
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Oh wonderful – I hope she does it for you.
So crafty! Reckon I could do the same with hot glue or a stapler? 😉 looks lovely!
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I want to find a video of Tim Gunn of Project Runway telling the contestants never to use hot glue guns 😉
Oh you are clever! And check out your tassels! So gorgeous! My husband is the resident sewer here, I wonder if he is up to this!
I LOVED those little tassels. I reckon your husband would do a great job — is all hand sewing though.
Robyna this is just gorgeous! You are so creative! Xx
Thanks – always nice when something turns out the way you planned it in your head.
Wow! Well done, this is gorgeous! x
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Thanks Karen – I’m really happy with the way it turned out.
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So so pretty. Aren’t you clever!! Xx
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Aw thanks. I turned it pretty well.
Robyna, this looks AMAZING! I love The Fabric Store. The one in Melbourne is right next to the Alannah Hill fabric clearance shop too which is VERY tempting. Such a great way to cover the tummy in a crop top. xo
The one in Brisbane is amazing as well. They have heaps of designer fabric. I “save” so much money by going in there 😉 I think crop tops weren’t quite as popular as retailers were hoping, judging by the sales racks — so it’s a great opp for us to up-cycle.
Oh you make that look so easy. Maybe even a novice at the sewing machine like me could try?
Renee x
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I did this all by hand – and it really didn’t take long. Don’t even need a machine.
Absolutely gorgeous Robyna ! Such a great idea to jazz up a plain top . X
Thanks Jules – it’s pretty easy too.
Love the top Robyna! Do the tassels go all the way around or just across the front?
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Just at the front! But you could sew it on both sides.