Sarong is an attractive piece of clothing, and perfect when you
want to add color to your wardrobe when you are traveling. Sarong comes
in beautiful colors, patterns and designs. It also comes in different
sizes. It is a lightweight fabric, and perfect to wear on the beach.
Also, if you are traveling then you got to have a sarong, as it can be
used as a towel or a piece of clothing. And being lightweight it doesn't
take much space in your luggage. Sarong has been used by many cultures
across the world, to make a skirt, dress, head scarf, jacket, etc. You
can take inspiration from the various cultures to come up with new ways.
But, if you don't have much idea, then here are some cool ways...
5 Cool Ways to Tie a Sarong
#1 - Classic Dress
The technique of tying a sarong into a dress is fairly easy. First wrap the sarong around your back and then over your chest, now twist the ends once and take them behind your neck. Now, tie a knot to secure the ends. You can avoid twisting the fabric to create another style. Another way to make dress out of sarong, is to wrap it around your torso, like a towel.
#2 - Long Skirt
To tie the sarong into a long skirt, simply hold the sarong at the back of your waist, and wrap it around your waist, and then tie the ends together with a knot. The look of the sarong will change depending upon the position of the knot, which can be in front, sideways or at the back.
#3 - Short Skirt
For this way, you can use a half sarong, or fold the long sarong in middle, to reduce its length. Wrap the sarong around your waist, and then wrap it again around your waist, then secure the ends near your hips using a knot. Mentioned below are instructions on how to tie a scarf out of sarong.
#4 - Scarf
To make a cool headscarf using a sarong, take a sarong and place it over your head, and hold the sarong at an arms width, with both your hands. While holding the sarong take it back and make a twist, keep twisting. Then make a knot, and leave the sarong falling on your back, or place it over your shoulder.
#5 - Jacket
Hold the sarong in front of you diagonally, and fold it in the half width wise, now tie a small knot at the fold. Take one bottom corner and tie a knot around the knot, which you previously made. Repeat with the other side of the sarong. Now slip your arm through the opening and you have a colorful sarong jacket. You can wear it open or tied shut at the middle.
These were the five different ways of tying a sarong. You can find a sarong easily, you can find it in malls, in flea market or in beach side stores. Also, it is very inexpensive and costs only a few bucks. So, what are you waiting for? Buy one, and try out the above ways to make cool clothing out of a sarong.
By Pragya T
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-tie-a-sarong.html
5 Cool Ways to Tie a Sarong
#1 - Classic Dress
The technique of tying a sarong into a dress is fairly easy. First wrap the sarong around your back and then over your chest, now twist the ends once and take them behind your neck. Now, tie a knot to secure the ends. You can avoid twisting the fabric to create another style. Another way to make dress out of sarong, is to wrap it around your torso, like a towel.
#2 - Long Skirt
To tie the sarong into a long skirt, simply hold the sarong at the back of your waist, and wrap it around your waist, and then tie the ends together with a knot. The look of the sarong will change depending upon the position of the knot, which can be in front, sideways or at the back.
#3 - Short Skirt
For this way, you can use a half sarong, or fold the long sarong in middle, to reduce its length. Wrap the sarong around your waist, and then wrap it again around your waist, then secure the ends near your hips using a knot. Mentioned below are instructions on how to tie a scarf out of sarong.
#4 - Scarf
To make a cool headscarf using a sarong, take a sarong and place it over your head, and hold the sarong at an arms width, with both your hands. While holding the sarong take it back and make a twist, keep twisting. Then make a knot, and leave the sarong falling on your back, or place it over your shoulder.
#5 - Jacket
Hold the sarong in front of you diagonally, and fold it in the half width wise, now tie a small knot at the fold. Take one bottom corner and tie a knot around the knot, which you previously made. Repeat with the other side of the sarong. Now slip your arm through the opening and you have a colorful sarong jacket. You can wear it open or tied shut at the middle.
These were the five different ways of tying a sarong. You can find a sarong easily, you can find it in malls, in flea market or in beach side stores. Also, it is very inexpensive and costs only a few bucks. So, what are you waiting for? Buy one, and try out the above ways to make cool clothing out of a sarong.
By Pragya T
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-tie-a-sarong.html
Cheers for posting this up. Could be very useful to me.
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