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DIY studded dress

Materials

A large pyramid studded belt. You can usually find them in the back of your tween sister/brothers closet or at your local Value Village. I found mine at a Salvation Army on Pembina highway for two bucks, and it even has different tones of studs for my other DIY projects!

A little black dress/shirt/jacket/etc. Make sure its made of a strong but piercable material such as a rayon knit. The fabric can not be too delicate or else the studs will have no support and fall off but there is nothing fun about trying to force blunt studs through impenetrable leather either.

A pair of needle nose pliers. I don't have a picture of the ones I used but if in doubt ask your local handy man/woman. 



Directions

Flip over the studded belt, exposing the uncovered backs of the studs. Use the needle nose pliers and your fingernails to lift up the steel backing and pull out the studs one by one. For the project I did I used twenty studs, but according to what look you're going for you can go for more ore less studding.


Once you have lifted out your studs lay out your dress on a flat surface and plan out your pattern. I wanted a tribal/bib inspired neck line which I achieved by laying the studs out in a symmetrical pyramid based pattern.


Next use the needle nose pliers to peel up the stud backs so that they stand up straight and easily pierce the fabric. The final step is simply pushing the studs through the fabric of your dress, lining up the stud and using the pliers to fasten the studs in place.

The end result will be something like this handsome dress:

 Dance time!