D.I.Y. Kaftan top

Hola!

How is this month treating you so far! How about a simple and quick D.I.Y. to cheer you up? And, you can even do it without a sewing machine! 😀

It’s true! You too can make a simple Kaftan top! All by yourself and no cutting. Kaftan top is simply amazing for both summers as well as winters. They came into trend a long time ago and never left.

I got this fabric from my mother and it was so pretty with fringes all around. You know how stunning fringes look now a days! I knew I had to make something and the length of this fabric was perfect for a little crop kaftan top.

You can even make a dress, maxi dress, shrug or a crop top depending on how much fabric you have.

What you will need?

Fabric (Measure it according to the size of top you want; double the length and width according to your arm length)
Thread and needle (you can use sewing machine if you want to)
Embellishment (optional. I didn’t use because I already had fringes)

Start working:

Fold your fabric in half. Fold it length wise and wrong sides together. Now, the top will be your shoulders and neckline.
Sew the side seams. From your shoulder points, leave space for your armhole, approx 10-11 inches and sew till the bottom of the fabric. I kept the distance between the two seams bigger in order to make a loose kaftan. You can distance it out according to your size.
Cut out the neck opening and finish it. You can finish the neck opening with folding it inwards and do a hem-stitch or slip-stitch.
Finish the bottom. You can finish the hem line like you did for the neck. Or you can even add lace or fringes like mine.
Add Embellishments if you want to. Quirk it up!

That’s it! It’s so easy and can be easily done in just 2-3 hours.

I styled it with an elephant locket(Thrifted), black denims(H&M) and wedgies.