Do you have an old pashmina that you don’t wear? Tired of the little hanging strings? Why not repurpose it and create an infinity scarf?
All you need is a pashmina scarf, sewing machine, pins, needles and thread. In just a few hours, you can create a trendy infinity scarf.
I just happened to have an emerald green one that I wanted to change up. Perfect timing – emerald green is the Pantone color of the year for 2013 and St. Patricks’s Day is just around the corner. No pinching please.
Step 1:
- Fold pashmina in half, lengthwise
- Pin along the entire outside edge
Step 2:
- Stitch along the edge where you pinned. Stitch the entire length of the scarf. Just for fun, I used a zig zag stitch and contrasting thread color
- Repeat and stitch the other side that has the fold. These seams will show, so make them as straight and nice as possible
- Press both seams flat
Step 3:
- Fold the scarf in the other direction. The tie ends will be placed on top of each other. There will be 4 layers. Lift the top layer and pin together layers 2-3. The top and bottom layer are NOT pinned. Hold the pinned layers together and place into your sewing machine. Sew along this edge like you are sewing a cylinder. Slow down when you are near the beginning and leave an opening
- Take out from under machine. GENTLY pull the enclosed scarf through the opening. The tie ends will now be enclosed inside the scarf
- Press the seam
- Topstitch the opening closed
Alright, that’s it.. Hope you enjoyed this blog post and will try to make an infinity scarf for yourself.. Let me know if you have any questions. Also, this week I’m trying something new and linking this project to the following parties
Have fun and happy sewing!
Hello from Toronto,
Visiting from the BYW class.
Gabriela
This is such a great idea… I love infinity scarves, so I am going to have to try this out with some old wraps I’ve got. Thanks for sharing!!
-Kim
Hi – Thanks for dropping by. It is a super easy project!
What a fabulous idea! Featured this tonight at MOnday Funday!
Thanks you guys! I appreciate you featuring my Infinity scarf tutorial
I’m a little confused about this step:
“Repeat and stitch the other side that has the fold. Stitch in the same design/method as the other side.”
When I fold it in half lengthwise, then pin it, I sew those two pieces together, right? But then it says to “Repeat and stitch the other side that has the fold. Stitch in the same design/method as the other side” and I’m not sure what you mean by that. It it’s the side that has the fold (i.e. no opening) then why do I need to sew it?
I really want to try this, so any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Hi – thanks for stopping by. After you fold and pin, you sew along that edge. This will close the pashmina open seam. You are correct, you do not have to sew the other side as it has the fold. I chose to sew along this folded side, just so that I had matching seams – I did a zig zag stitch on each side in a contrasting color. Hope this makes sense. Let me know how it goes.