Infinity Scarf Tutorial

I looked and looked for a tute for these scarves, and everyone does them a little differently.  BUT, none were very clear on attaching the ends together.  So I thought I'd give you instructions on how I did it.  And it's very easy.  I'll go through the whole thing from start to finish for those who want very detailed instructions.  If you just want to know how to attach the ends, skip ahead.

This is a chiffon fabric and perfect for warmer weather.  It is 60" wide and just over a yard at 40" or so.

I laid the whole piece on my work table and folded it in half lengthwise as shown.  Doesn't matter if it's right side or wrong side, since we are just cutting it in half at this point.

The fold is on the right.  I put some weights on the fabric to keep it from shifting and cut right up that fold to make 2 pieces that were roughly 20"x60".  The second piece is wadded up and laying on top.

Put that second piece aside and use it for another scarf.  Fold your one length in half again lengthwise right sides together and stitch it along that long side ONLY.  I used my serger.

Now you have one long tube.  Press the stitching to set.

Now reach through one end and grab the other end and pull it through so it's right side out.

And it should look like this.

Now this is where everyone gets stumped on how to attach the ends.  But this is super easy and I'm posting a plethora of pics so you can see exactly how it looks from different angles.

Find your seams at each end.

And pin them together (right sides).  Then about 2" above that pin, put another pin. See the arrows?  The pins are hard to see.

Here are some other angles so you can see how it should look at this stage. This is from the front.  See both tubes to either side of where it's pinned?

And from the top?  It's a circle.

Now take it to the sewing machine and start stitching at that first pin.

And when you get to the second pin:

You'll pull it out and then just keep your edges even as you continue you stitch.  See the arrow in the next picture?  That's the bottom layer.

Keep your fingers near the needle to keep the fabric smooth as it feeds through the machine.  It's very easy to get the other fabric bunched up underneath.

When it starts getting tight (about half way around).  Put your needle down in the fabric.  The arrow is pointing at where we started stitching.

Now gather up all the excess fabric.

And stuff it inside the pouch we just made.

This is what it should look like now.

Now just continue stitching leaving a 1-2" opening at the end to pull the fabric back through. Your excess fabric is stuffed neatly inside.

And this is what it looks like at this point.

Now just reach in and pull that fabric back through.

And it looks like this.

Press that opening to get those seams lying down and close it with your machine or by hand.

You can press it if you like, but I like it nice and fluffy.  Now your new scarf is ready to wear.  Wasn't that easy, peasy??

Feel free to ask questions if I haven't made anything clear.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Saturday.
Angela