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Vests?

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Ian.Ham
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I am thinking about making a vest because my hoodies are too hot for summer days.  Anybody made just a vest?  Did you just fold under a little bit of fabric on the sleeve and sew it down to make a finished edge?  Just wondering
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Cincher
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a vest is easy, just don't put on sleeves.
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JZA
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im not sure what this is called... but do the stretch stitch like you do for ribbing on cuffs or on the bottom of the hoodie, just do it on the end of the arm holes...or just hem, i think either one works, this post is confusing, im not even sure i understand it. wow im lazy
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Ian.Ham
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That is sick you put ribbing on the sleeve holes
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JZA
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thats what i did, i hate it looking like its just a big hole
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T.DUB
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make a hoodie... and cut the sleeves off thats what i did with my white leopard hoodie
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Jonny7
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bump i wanna know how you make a good looking edge
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simon44
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heres one that i made
if you have a serger i just serged around the cuff of the sleeve

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IanAdams
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yo whered you get a zipper that long? i can only find up to 24"
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simon44
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i dont know man at the fabric store near me they have up to like 60 inches
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IanAdams
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word thanks dude
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Cincher
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Instead of sewing the sleeves together, sew a zipper in the middle of that bitch!
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X-REY
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I bought a zipper that is really long for a sweatshirt because that's all they had, is there anyway to cut\shorten the zipper?
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Cincher
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Yes, you can definitely shorten the zipper. Unfortunately, I'm not totally sure how; something about removing the links or something.. Must be a video on it somewhere.
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X-REY
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thanks man, i had no idea how to or if i even could
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hot.pocket
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You definitely can shorten zippers, the ones I buy have a little instruction on how to do it on the back of the packet, but search youtube if there isn't an instruction panel.
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