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It's easy to get boot-ilicious
SPARKLE: Sharine's boot covers feature black fur with metallic fibers.
Boot covers. Even if the term is unfamiliar, surely the image is not. They appear wherever the party is hot—on the go-go dancers rocking out to your favorite dj at your favorite club, on hot little Burning Man chicks, at concerts on the stylish fans of the Flaming Lips. These boot covers were made by the lovely Sophie Melich.
Pattern
Supplies
- Fur fabric
- Elastic
- Pins
- Shears
- Sewing machine
Step 1
Use the pattern shown as a guide. To determine the length of the bottom of the pattern, grab the boots you plan to wear under the boot covers and measure the length of the boot foot, toe to heal, double it and add about 3" (note: this will make flared boot covers, if you prefer a straighter leg, decrease measurement as desired). To determine the height, measure your leg from bottom of foot to knee and add about 1". To determine the top of the boot cover, measure around your calf, just below the knee, and add 1". Using the measurements, draw the pattern onto wrong side of fabric. Cut out with fabric shears (cuts don’t have to be absolutely straight—fur is rather forgiving).
Step 2
Take the elastic and wrap it around the top of your calf, just below the knee. Accuracy counts here because you don’t want boot covers that are too loose nor too tight. Once you have your measurement, add 1" to allow for the seams of the elastic to overlap when being sewn together. Pin elastic to top of the boot cover (leave about 1/4" of fabric above the elastic line to hide the elastic), against the wrong side of the fabric. Do not allow the elastic to bunch or run crooked, in fact, stretch it just a bit as you pin it. Use a sewing machine to sew in place. Sew a stitch line along the top as well as the bottom of the elastic.
Step 3
Pin the vertical sides of the fabric together (make sure that you are pinning them so that the wrong side of the fabric is showing) and sew the edges. Turn right-side-out and repeat the steps to create the other boot cover. Now put them on, keeping in mind that the sewn seam is actually the front of the boot cover, and go make some fur fly.