I wandered into American Apparel the other day, and was immediately enchanted by the following:
Said enchantment dissolved upon learning that the Unisex Circle Scarf and the Super Sheer Circle Scarf retail for $28.00 and $37.00, respectively.
Beotch please – for a piece of fabric cut into a circular strip, anything over twenty is pushing it. I made a subtle gagging noise, and exited the store in search of alternatives.
I then headed uptown to Paron Fabrics for some t-shirt-esque material sold by the yard. Paron is known and hailed for their 50% off selection and it did not disappoint: A yard of on-sale jersey knit cost me all of six bucks.
After you’ve scissored, glued and fray-checked your way to a circular piece of fabric, loop it around your neck about nine times – the more times you loop, the cooler it looks. I highly recommend toeing the line between choking and not choking here. Fashion not function, people, fashion not function.
The DIY Infinity Scarf Project took an hour in its entirety, saved me at least $30.00, and quelled my urge to stick it to American Apparel for trying unsuccessfully to rip me off.
Tres satisfying.
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This is easily one of the best how-tos ever! Nice!
I snagged one of these out of the Lost and Found box at work not too long ago! I work at a theatre, so we collect a ton of gloves, scarves, mittens etc. I took it as a reward for sorting everything out to take to Goodwill! Fashion Karma!
hahahaha!!! i did the EXACT same thing! you’re better than me though. my lazy butt didn’t even bother with the fray stop. when i wear it, i just tuck it in such a way you don’t see the raw edges
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I LOVE THIS! best do-it-yourself I’ve seen! Makes me feel crafty even though I’m anything but
I’ve been lurking for a while — I loved this entry, particularly your note about the ‘subtle gagging noise’ to tell A. Apparel that their pricing on this is nuts. Hilarious, and what a great result!
I am definitely trying this!
I bet you could do this with an old sweater or fleece pull-over, just chop off the bottom and you will will have a donut shaped piece of cloth and no gluing required
HA! This EXACT same thing happened to me yesterday! Walked into AA balked, and left. I will now take your recommendation of fabric store and make my own.
amazing!
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