Friday, October 21, 2011

diy: the elbow patch sweater

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When Sophie and I were planning our next DIY I had the "genius" idea of interchangeable velcro elbow patches. We bought all of the supplies (including suede, leopard and metallic fabrics), worked through the entire project and the results were...let's just say we decided to start over and use a needle and thread.

DIY elbow patch sweater instructions right this way.

52 comments:

Vintage Market Place said...

love it, dying to find a sweater worthy of doing this to. :)
Amy

Kate said...

What a great idea!

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Danny said...

Another awesome idea!
Lovin' the Levi's.

Rachel said...

favorite diy ive seen from you!

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M.R. said...

so cute!!

mindofmr.blogspot

they turned out really good!

Anonymous said...

Great DIY!

SAMANTHA said...

ah so good! and such a fun DIY too



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rouli said...

<3

Becky said...

How college professor of you!

Ophelia said...

That looks great!

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Sue said...

Good idea!

Really nice!!! I FOLLOW YOU!

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itsawant said...

Wonderful Idea! I've been seeing sweaters with elbow patches everywhere!! Thanks for sharing!!

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GASONG said...

Nice tips :)!

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canvasofculture said...

these sweaters can be so overpriced! great idea :)

xx
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Jay said...

I love the cream and the chestnut color combo.

thenewyorkerstyle said...

freaking awesome post!!

Johnny said...

I love how you can do color blocking with the patches!

kristina@beancakes ★ said...

oh this is a nice diy!! love it and it seems simple enough ;) ;)
xoxo ~ kristina

Teresa Raquel said...

The first pic is so beautiful!

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linsey sijmons said...

Ah-mazing!

With love,
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Sarah Iacheni said...

You got an amazing blog! Keep up the good work. Xx

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Maria said...

nice ! :D why didnt i think that?

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Zoё said...

This is such an awesome idea - I know what I'm doing this afternoon!

Alyssa said...

This is such a cute idea! I definitely would do a machine stitch with the same color thread, or a blind stitch. What happened with the Velcro? I think that would have been really fun. :]

SHOP VINTAGE!

kaitlyntru said...

LOVE this.

Reptilia said...

I love it but it's quite complicated for me lol! but i'll try it!

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xx

Supal said...

found my sunday project!

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Jen Umm said...

going to give this a go this sunday!
thanks for sharing!
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DNA (designers+artists) said...

Elbow patches are going to have a big fall/winter moment. Thanks for the tutorial, so easy!

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Cinja said...

great diy again. thanks for sharing

One Favorite Thing said...

Awesome!! I will definitely be trying this!

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Ashley said...

You are so creative. I am absolutely loving the DIY's you've had lately.

Ashley
www.validatemenow.blogspot.com

Katie said...

i am doing this ASAP.

--instead of an elephant

Low said...

I'm a huge fan of elbow patches! I find them super stylish and cute!
Great DIY!!

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N.Vanhulst said...

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Giedre said...

SUPER!
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velvet avenue said...

love it, how you always give me amazing diy ideas. thank you, this is added to my list :)

birdie said...

i just bought a similar knit from H&M wish i had tried to do this first :))))

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magdalenny said...

It looks reaaly great! I wish I could do the same, but I have no skills for DIY.. so I guess I need to just make a research in stores ;)

check out my blog: www.magdalenny.blogspot.com ;)

Pure Bliss said...

Oh i love that idea~!!

Louie said...

can't wait to make this!

love louie

Style StreetStalker said...

Cashmere jumpers here I come.. !!!! Excellent idea!

UnaBb said...

Wow,what a great DIY!
Plus,I reaally like patch sweater,such a great trend!
xx
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Anthie Mitrakos said...

PERFECT, i love it especially when it comes to blazer's !!!
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ANNIE said...

this is really fantastic! Now I must find a nice sweater to do it with! Imagine doing it with leather patches...

annie | WEMAKEPLANS

Roberta Tonelli said...

Super!
Loved it!
Kisses

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Ashley said...

This is such a creative and easy idea! I actually want to try it. Thanks for the advice.

Ashley
www.validatemenow.blogspot.com

Dorm 497 said...

So Chic.

Guille Rubio said...

Just amazing!! I love that sweater trend!

http://guilleo.blogspot.com/

Take a look!

G

Ashley said...

so cute. h&m also has so many things with patches right now

http://www.postmodernrunway.com/

BEcatwalk said...

LOVE IT! great idea! I've always loved the elbow patches :)

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Anna said...

Love this idea. And so easy to make too.