Old School Style Wristcuffs Tutorial

For Oldschool dresses you need matching wristcuffs ofcourse. Because I only had full black tulle wristscuffs, I decided I would make them myself.

Cute and fluffy!

What you need:

- 65 cm ribbon, broadest width (I used 3 cm) in a color that you want to make the cuffs in (I used offwhite)
- 2 m lace (I used 3,5 broad offwhite cotton cluny lace)
- 60-80 cm thin ribbon for decoration
- sewing machine
- elastic
-clear nail polish
- special needle for treading the elastic

step 1:

cut the wide ribbon in two (2x 32,5 cm) and the lace in 4 pieces (4x 50 cm). iron the lace if needed

step 2:

use clear nail polish to prevent the ribbon from fraying. fold the wide ribbon horizontal, so that the width now half of the original width. sew the longest sides close to form a casing for the elastic.

step 3:

ruffle one piece of lace so that it fits on the underside of the casing. sew it down. be careful to leave room for the elastic.

step 4: 

ruffle the second piece of lace and place it on the top part of the casing. let a small part of the lace stick out above the ribbon casing. again be careful to leave room for the elastic.

step 5:

cut the elastic so that it fits well around your wrist. thread the elastic through the casing. sew the ends of the elastic down so that it stays in place.

step 6:

put the good sides on top of each other and sew and finish the edges. turn inside out. almost done!

step 7: 

tie the thin ribbon like you tie waistties ( http://yaplog.jp/f_l_a_s_c_o/archive/273 ). cut the ribbon to lenght and finish the edges by using the nailpolish. sew the ribbon down on the wristcuff.

step 8: 

repeat step 2 to 8 for the other wristcuff!


have fun!