Another online purchase I'd love to make, but at $16-a-pair-plus-shipping-plus-import-duties, I'd be paying about 90 bucks a leg. So I satisfied myself with a knockoff.
Good old Gymboree tights. Local and affordable (er, on sale).
Similar to making legwarmers, I cut out the ankle and toe section and discarded them.
I also amputated a pair of socks with pretty tops.
...folded the edges of the tights under and inserted the fancy sock top upside down.
Too frugal to toss the left overs, I remade the socks with the leftoever mid-section from the foot of the tights (just like the legwarmers here).
This was my test pair on my least favorite tights. Now that I know the technique works, I'm on the search for some spring-y colored tights to make over. Has anyone got a good source for spring colors?
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Cute!!..The toe part can be made into a hair scrunchy--just clip the very end of the toe part off so that it is open. We recycle dead socks by making hair scrunchies--just cut them across and are aer set. For fancier ones, I hem the, or cut wider then turn inside out. but for play ones, just cut and go.
That's so funny, when I saw you dissecting them I was thinking "please don't throw them out - those would make such cute sock monsters!!!!" Hey - for tights for the girlies I go to the thrift store. Just can't do the $16 per pair thing, either :)
Love those! I made some baby legs a while back with the same technique but I can't wait to use it for my toddler's leggings!
Shanna
http://mommacdesigns.blogspot.com
It never occurred to me to turn Wednesday's tights into the stretch pants she loves so much. Thanks for the heads up!
I am loving your knock offs!!! This is perfect for my daughter's too small tights. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! Perfect for those tights from last year that are just a bit too short now.
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