Five years ago, I would def say no to this kinda shoes. Not that I don’t like it…mostly because I’m too shy to wear it here in Indonesia. But hey, there’s always a start for everything right? I choose the start on Feb. At the time I was browsing my outfit and thought nothing’s good enough to wear. Then my mind mumbling…why don’t add a touch of boots?? Boots always a push-up to every clothes. I would just wear a plain shirt with jeans and a boots will def make it stunning. So boots it is. But my feet can’t handle any shoes, so I decided to make one. The idea itself based on a tutorial I found on the net few months back. I forget the link, but you can find it under “sweater boots” keyword. Have fun 🙂
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What we need to make this simple boots are: used fabric (hoodie & sweater make the best boots!), sewing kit, hot glue gun and a pair of flats. That’s it! simple simple 🙂
*ps. forgive the blurriness, I’m taking all pics using only my phone in night hours too. Bad Rena, bad!
1. Any tutorial I found online using sweater as the main material. But I’m using hoodie instead. It’s easier to find and a lot easier to make. But downside is, hoodie doesn’t stretch as much as sweater do. I don’t mind though…First thing to do is cut both hoodie sleeves. We’re gonna use the upper part as the shoe bottom cover.
2. Next, prepare your flats. Measure the height you desire, then try inserting your flat into the sleeve. To make your boots fit perfectly, try putting it on. Then pin your sleeve following your leg. Make sure to left extra 1/2 to 1 cm so your boot won’t be too tight.
3. Trim the excess fabric. Then sew along your pins. Leave the bottom open because we will glue what’s left from the fabric to our flat’s body.
4. Now let’s grab that glue gun and shoot those fabrics into the flats! It’s fun, really :p
Anyway, as seen in pic #3, you’ll have excess fabric from the sleeve at the bottom. Fold that excess inside (to between your flat & outer side of the boot), then glue it onto the flat’s body using glue gun. Make sure to dry up the glue before you do anything else to your boots.
5. You can always do extra decor to your boots. I add two buttons which I found on my hoodie to my boots. Just trim the part where the buttons are, then attach it to the boots opening. You can never be too creative for your own creation, right 🙂
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This is great. I think I’ll use this for my Star Trek cosplay!
Hi, thank you for stopping by 🙂
Would love to see the cosplay, must be awesome!
I found this while trying to save my suede boots and this is a great way to have a new one! I just have a question though, the excess fabric that has been glued to the soles of the flats- did you kept them just glued? or covered it up with rubber soles or something?
Hi Lexie, thanks for stopping by 😀
Actually I didn’t glue the excess fabric to the soles, instead I glue it to the upper-part/body of my flats (tutorial no.3). So the excess fabric stay hidden beneath the boot’s body, while the soles became our boot’s soles.. Hope it helps & have a great time with your project, I’m sure it’ll be great! 😉
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I love this DYI project. Your boots came out great and you look great. You’re way too cute to feel shy! So rock those boots because boots are made for walking and that’s just what they’ll do.
I love your site. Keep up the good work and stay beautiful!!
Cheers!
-Maeve
Thank you so much for the kind words, Maeve 🙂 It means a lot!
GBU, hope you stay beautiful as well 🙂
As far as the shoe fitting into the arm hole part.
Hello, thank you for stopping by and try the project 😀
Too bad I don’t really pay attention to the hoodie size since i got it from flea market. But I wear shoe size 7. When I made mine, my shoe was bit too small for the arm hole so I had to trim its excess…I think bigger hoodie make better boots since its generally easier to trim excess than to try fitting a shoe into smaller hole…Hope it helps & your boots turns out great! 🙂
Can I ask what size hoodie you used and what size shoe? Mine don’t seem to coordinate as well as yours do.
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I absolutely love this! I’m definitely trying this 🙂
I’m sure it would be great! would really love to see your boots 😀
I would definitely try this! But I’ll try to find a hoodie which best fits a boots. Love your idea! 🙂
Thank you! You’ll love the boots since it’s so comfy…anyway, i think stretchy hoodie will be more comfortable to slip on, mine is not stretchy so i need little effort to put it on :p
Good luck on your project 🙂
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Loving it, loving it, loving it!
Now all I have to do is find the right Hoodie or Sweater to do this … and the right pair of flats … SO doing this!
Hi Svenja, thank you~
I’m really exited to see how it turns out for you, I actually browse through thrift stores for the hoodie. It was fun! :p
If you made one do share with us, I’d really love to see it 🙂
These are so great! I cant believe that they were handmade. Great job!
Hi Aparna,
Thank you so much! You have a nice blog too 🙂
Wow. Love this! Really like the hijab as well 🙂
Hello,
Thank you so much! The hijab is actually a crocheted shawl & very comfy too 😉
These are awesome!!
Wow, thank you so much for stopping by & for the kind words 🙂