{Tutorials} how to sew a belt | Family Ever After

Are you looking for a way to add a fun splash of color to your summer wardrobe? Check out my new belts! They were “sew easy” to make and I can’t wait to show you how.

This belt is fun because you can add flowers and other embellishments!

This belt took about 5 minutes to make.

Supplies

The Ribbon Retreat sent me these fun supplies for this project…
(I seriously LOVE this company, they have everything I love)!
Here’s my original “how to make a belt” post on their blog.

Directions

Jacquard Ribbon Belt:

2 yards Jacquard Ribbon
2 1-inch D rings
thread
sewing machine

Due to the nature of the woven ribbon, you’ll need to protect the threads on the back. You could either use heat and bond, or do what I did and…

fold the belt directly in half. Slide the D rings to the middle of the ribbon. I used 2 yards, and now my belt is one yard in length. You might want to increase or decrease the amount you order, depending on your waist measurement.

Now you’ll sew the entire perimeter of the ribbon, starting here, to enclose the D rings. Backstitch, sew, and pivot at the edge of the ribbon.

Continue sewing at the very edge of the ribbon.

When you get to end of the ribbon, fold the raw edges over twice. Pivot, and sew down. Now sew up the other long side, backstitch, and you are done!

Wear in your belt loops or over your favorite dress/cardigan.

Directions

Webbing Lace Belt:

1 yard cotton webbing
1 1/4 yards lace
2 1-inch D rings
1 tooth (Belt Tips)
hammer
thread
sewing machine

You’ll want to line up the lace over the webbing. Cut off excess lace and save for later.

Using a zig zag stitch wide a long stitch length, sew it onto your belt, on both sides.

Here’s what it will look like. Trim your threads.

I zig zag stitched the end of my belt to secure any threads from the webbing from fraying.

Then I took a hammer and pounded on the metal end piece. It was easy.

Next, I slid the D rings onto the other end of the belt.

Then I sewed them down. I just used a straight stitch, but a zig zag stitch would be good too, to enclose the ends of the webbing. If I had brown thread, I would have done that. But I only had white thread on hand, and thought it would have looked messy. Something I can go back a fix when I remember to buy brown thread!

So here’s what it will look like on the opposite side. You will want to sew enough lace to the back of the belt so that when you’re wearing it, you won’t be able to see this part hanging. I ran out of lace to do this, so I will need to order more.

Here’s the final picture to show you what I mean. I should have lace sewn on both sides so the zig zags won’t show when the belt is folded over. I will fix that!