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Make a Scarf & Safety Pin Tank Top

7 August 2010 3,844 views 4 Comments

by heather

Back in high school, I had a crafty friend who would tie together a few bandannas and make a cute halter top for sunbathing summer days. I have never been that brave, but I've always admired the ingenuity! ...love Maegan has come up with a fashion-forward twist on the old bandanna top by creating a silk scarf and safety pin top that is inspired by a Vena Cava design, and is completely no sew! She has full instructions on her blog, so go find out [how to make a silk scarf and safety pin bandanna]

The dollar store doesn't carry silk scarves, but you can find silk scarves at thrift stores or estate sales, or use a bandanna, piece of stash fabric, cut-up t-shirt, etc.

Project Estimate:

Silk scarf, on hand or thrifted
Large safety pins, $1

Total: $1 and up

4 Comments »

Vone said:

Super cute. Now if I was just 18 again so I could pull it off :)

# 7 August 2010 at 11:49 am

Eli said:

Hey thats actually pretty awesome. One of my better friends in highschool used to make purses out of ties, and another used to make all kinds of things with ductape :)

# 11 August 2010 at 9:52 pm

mel said:

um, no. Perhaps good for 16 year olds

# 15 August 2010 at 8:16 am

DIY Safety Pin « Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website said:

[...] to an entire tank made of safety pins (which looks….pokey). You can even craft a top out of a scarf and some safety pins. There’s a goth-as-fuck option of using safety pins to replace the negative space you cut into a [...]

# 22 June 2011 at 6:20 am