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IKEAtjas - Sylvia Fennis

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The IKEAtjas is rainproof and very simple to make from two IKEA bags. Sylvia Fennis: “When I wear this jacket, smiles appear on people’s faces. I have been wearing it for years and it only cost €1,- to make!”

Do-it-Yourself:
What you need: 2 IKEA bags of €0,50 each and a pattern of a sleeve. Furthermore scissors, needle and thread or a sewing machine.

Undo the back seam of the bag (where the barcode is placed) and the connecting seams towards the sides. This is the bottom of the jacket. Now undo the two side seams from the top to just above the middle. Put your arms through the holes and close the press button. Voila! You have a body warmer.

From the second bag you cut the sleeves and attach them to the body warmer. You sew the press button from this bag 8 cm under the handle. The jacket can now be totally closed.
The jacket can easily be decorated by sewing the handles of the second bag in the side seams of the jacket as straps. In this way the handles can be worn to the back, which makes the jacket slightly tailored. Sewing in a straight back piece gives the coat the same length all the way around. The jacket is wind and waterproof and is therefore very handy in spring and autumn.

The width of the jacket is determined by the size of the bag. Therefore it runs up to a women’s size 42.