✂ So 80's - Shoulder Pads

✂ So 80's - Shoulder Pads - DIY + Recycle!

The advantage of making your own shoulder pads is that you can have them in any fantasy size/shape that agrees with your design – so: more freedom! – plus just like me you can put to good use the small fabric scraps that remain after you cut and fit a garment – I gathered a bag lately hoping to use them as filling for something et voila! The sandwich shoulder pads!

Draw your pattern after measuring the shoulder on your garment, put it on a piece of fabric that's folded in two and cut

Put some scraps on one half

Add more scraps, a thicker layer towards the fold line

Fold and pin; the layer pressed between two fingers should be 2-3 mms thick

Hand bast along the round edge

Overlock the round edge

Fix the scrap layer by straight stitching a few lines, parallel to the edges. Use the largest machine step. They should be pretty stiff.

Et voila! Check that they are the same consistency and have the same appearance.

Fix the shoulder pad by hand in 2 points (middle of both curved and straight edge) - on the shoulder line, on the inside of the garment

View towards the interior of the sleeve, shoulder pad above

I definitely enjoyed them on my Black Mambo Mamba! When projecting a shoulder line you plan to use with a pad, make it longer than usually, it should fall on the outside at least 1 cm.

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