Have you given our Chiffon, a try? After our friend and local blogger, Allie Jackson stopped by the blog to test out our Chiffon with an easy summer neck scarf, we knew we had to do a second take on this simple DIY with one of Spoonflower’s web developers, Leah! Using Spoonflower’s Fill-A-Project™ feature, Leah created an airy chiffon infinity scarf that can easily dress up any outfit. Keep reading to find out how you can make three chiffon scarves for $42—that’s just $14 per scarf! 

DIY a Chiffon Infinity Scarf | Spoonflower Blog
Designs by gaiamarfurt and emilysanford

Leah: For this project, I used Spoonflower’s Infinity Scarf Fill-A-Project. This project is split into four panels on two yards of Chiffon so I was able to create one infinity scarf (this tutorial!) and two neck scarves (or a second infinity scarf)! Not only did I save money, I was able to save on time since the infinity scarf fabric was already side by side (aka : I only had to sew one side of the fabric together!). If you’re new to exciting world of Fill-a-Yard, you can see step-by-step instructions here.

Create three scarves for under $15 each! | Spoonflower Blog
With the infinity scarf Fill-a-Project, you can create one infinity scarf and two neck scarves! Designs by gaiamarfurtemilysanford, bluebirdcoop and katebillingsley

Once I received my fabric, it was time to get sewing!

Materials

Once your chiffon is pre-washed, you're ready for sewing | Spoonflower Blog
Once your chiffon is pre-washed, you’re ready for sewing!

Pin right sides of Chiffon fabric together | Spoonflower Blog

After washing my fabric on a gentle cycle, I folded it in half at the separation point between the two designs with the right sides facing inward. I carefully pinned along the open edge to hold the pieces in place.

Connect the two panels of fabric together by stitching along the unfinished side | Spoonflower Blog

Next, I put a Microtex needle into my sewing machine and adjusted the tension for this lightweight fabric. Sewing just inside the edge of the print, I connected the two halves into one long tube. I chose a light blue and gray thread to match the subtle earthy tones in this nature print.

Trim the excess fabric from your scarf | Spoonflower Blog
Trim off the excess fabric
Turn your scarf right side out | Spoonflower Blog
Hopefully this DIY scarf won’t BUG you!

Trim off the excess fabric, about a 1/4″ away from the seam, and turn the fabric tube right side out so the seam is now on the inside.

Now it time to turn this chiffon into a proper scarf! I will be using a method that requires a serger, but if you don’t have one, you can see how to finish your scarf here.

I matched up the two raw edges, making sure that I hadn’t twisted the scarf in the process. Although, for a twist on this project, pun-intended, you can add a twist to give this scarf more movement. Once I matched up my short edges, I sewed them together. This will provide me a little more stability for the final step.

Once the ends were secure and even, I serged the seam. In order to finish this serged edge, I used a little trick I picked up from a weaving professor I had in college. I gently pulled on the threads from the serged tail until the trailing loops were mostly gone. I threaded this through a tapestry needle and then fed the needle underneath the loops on the fabric and pulled it through. After snipping the excess, the tail was now held securely and discretely within the serged seam. I repeated the step on the other side of the seam and the scarf was finished!

Gently pull on the threads from serged tail until the trailing loops are mostly gone | Spoonflower Blog

Threaded the loose thread through a tapestry needle | Spoonflower Blog
Thread the loose thread through the needle
Feed the needle underneath the loops on the fabric and pull it through | Spoonflower Blog
Feed the needle underneath the loops on the fabric and pull it through.
The tail made from thread is now held securely and discretely within the serged seam! | Spoonflower Blog
The tail made from thread is now held securely and discretely within the serged seam!

Now it’s time to wear your beautiful Chiffon scarf! Inspired for more Chiffon projects? Follow along as long time blog contributor Ceri Staziker shows how to make an ethereal ballet wrap skirt!

DIY Chiffon Infinity Scarf | Spoonflower Blog

Leah Dudley combines her love of textile art and computer coding into her work as a web developer at Spoonflower. She lives in an old farmhouse with her husband where she enjoys reading, weaving, gardening, and spending time with her cat, Dennis P.