Hi hoopers,

A few weeks ago I asked my fiancee to get rid of some of his old clothes that he never wears. One of the things for the goodwill pile was a really soft, striped thermal shirt. I grabbed it and decided to make something with it.

The shirt sat in my craft/makeup room for a few weeks until inspiration struck. I want one of those cute skirts that the ladies in the Hoopnotica videos wear over their pants...but not enough to buy one...they are expensive!

Video tutorial forthcoming, but in the meantime, this is how I made it:

Last night I made the skirt, which is more like a "butt hugger" by cutting off the bottom 14" of the shirt.

Cut up one seam so you have a long strip of fabric. Measure your waist and cut this rectangle to match your waist size.

Fold the strip in half and pin about an inch from the opening. Press the little flaps you have from pinning to each side, sew up both sides of the fabric to create two little tubes wear a drawstring will go. This creates the pleated, puckered look.

Thread a piece of ribbon or elastic through the tubes you just made, pull it tight to pucker the fabric and tie it in a double knot. Tuck the ends in or tie it in a bow.

Next, to make the arm/leg warmers, cut off the sleeve and the wrist cuffs if your shirt has them. You are left with a really stretchy tube to wear on your arms or legs.

Enjoy your new inexpensive and cute hoopwear.