A sash can be the perfect, chic and high fashion accessory to combine with a dress. Making a sash is quite simple and requires only fabric and sewing thread. To give your sash more body, you can add an adhesive reinforcement by sewing it inside the fabric.
Steps
Step 1. Choose the size of your sash
The sash should be long enough to be wrapped around the waist and tied with a knot or bow, depending on your taste. In most cases, a 1.8m sash is enough to make a nice bow knot. The width depends on your tastes, but to determine how much fabric is needed to make your sash, multiply the desired width and add 13 mm (considering the excess fabric near the seams).
Step 2. Cut out the fabric and reinforcement fabric
According to the measurements you have chosen, cut out a rectangular section of fabric. Use the same measurements to cut out the reinforcement fabric.
Step 3. Put the reinforcement fabric on top of the fabric
The adhesive side of the reinforcement fabric must be made to adhere to the fabric and everything must be stopped with a pin.
Step 4. Cover the fabric with a protective cloth
The cloth should be made of a heat-resistant material (an old cotton pillowcase might be fine). Place the cloth on the sash and spray it with water with a vaporizer.
Step 5. Iron the cloth
Heat the iron to a low temperature. Do not pass it over the entire surface of the sash but keep it pressed in one point for 10 seconds before moving it to another area; starts at one end. By pressing the iron, you will cause the steam to adhere the reinforcement fabric to the fabric.
Step 6. Adhere the rest of the gusset to the fabric
After attaching a portion of the gusset to the fabric, lift the iron and move it to the adjacent section. Continue until you have fully secured the reinforcement fabric. If necessary, iron back on the points that need corrections.
Step 7. Gently remove the protective cloth
Once it has cooled, remove the cloth and make sure the adhesive backing and the fabric are attached well by gently pinching the edges of the sash. If the two fabrics are well glued, you have been successful, otherwise repeat the process one more time or change the reinforcement fabric.
Step 8. Fold the fabric in half, lengthwise
The sash should remain the same length but the width should be halved. The two faces that should be hidden when finished should now be facing outwards, while the "right" ones should now match each other on the inside of the fold. Use a pin to hold the sash in place and iron to better define the crease.
Step 9. Cut the ends of the sash at an angle
Fold the sash in half so that the two ends overlap. Use a pin to hold it in place. With the two folds facing up, make a diagonal cut starting from the bottom (as shown), including all the layers of fabric in the cut. Return the sash to its original length. Having cut the two ends together, you are now sure that they are symmetrical.
Step 10. Sew the edges of the sash together
Sew 6mm from the edge. Start from one end and continue towards the opposite one. However, you will need to leave an opening of 10 cm at one end of the strip of fabric in order to then turn the sash upside down.
Step 11. Refine the corners of the sash
At the four corners, cut the piece of fabric between the edge and the seam so that it is easier to turn the sash back up.
Step 12. Turn up the sash
You can do this with your hands, pressing and extracting the fabric from the opening, or use a pen (with cap), a rounded pencil or a wooden object to push the fabric out.
Step 13. Iron the sash again
After turning the sash upside down, use the iron to fix the creases. One of the folds should coincide exactly with the hem, in order to hide the seam well.
Step 14. Close the opening
You can use a low or slip stitch to close the opening. Alternatively, you can use a treble crochet along the edge of the sash to give it a neater look.
