First, find a scrap of black t-shirt material. If you don't have some lying around, you can cut the sleeves off a black tee from your closet or a thrift store. (I suggest the sleeves because then you'll still have a wearable shirt.) Figure out what side of the material you want to be the outward-facing side. T-shirt material rolls up, and if you put the rolls on the outside, your ring will have a nice 3-D effect. Remember to sew on the "wrong" side of your fabric, because you will be turning the ring inside-out later.
Steps shown in the picture:
- Cut out a small strip of fabric that is slightly longer than the circumference of your finger. This is as scientific as we're getting here.
- Wrap the fabric around your finger and when you get a good fit, pin the two ends together.
- Take out the pin and sew over the area, either by hand or with a machine. It doesn't need to be perfect. I sewed mine crookedly with white thread and the finished product still looked fine!
- Cut off the ends and turn the ring inside-out. You could iron the ends flat, but as I wore the ring, the ends got pressed down flat anyway.
The only problem with a fabric ring is that it'll get soggy if you wash your hands with it on. But the stretchy material will help accommodate finger size fluctuations (don't tell me I'm the only person who has that), and if it gets lost, who cares? From one t-shirt sleeve you could make at least 20 more.
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I made mine by stringing some tiny black beads on a piece of thin elastic string. If you want it to be wider, you can do two or three strings and tie them together. It seems to be holding up really well as long as you tie the knot really tight.
@Emeraldgirl: That's a good idea...you also bypass the sizing issues that way. ¡Viva DIY!
I'm getting the purple ace triangle logo tattooed on my left ring finger next week! I like an "I don't want a wedding" ring more than the awkward middle finger "f*k you but don't f*k me" sort of concept. Tattoos also skirt any sizing issues :)
Viva DIY! I like the t-shirt fabric idea. I may do that,too.
@Eli: Wow, good luck! You should post pictures somewhere, when you get it done. Do you have many tattoos?
I have two tattoos now! The one on my left arm is punctuation marks and copy editing symbols. I have the semicolon on me forever :)The one on my left arm I got this year to celebrate being grey-a and minimally romantic. It's a corseted heart on a black spiky background. When I get the ace tattoo I'll post it on my xanga and give you the link!
@Eli: Sounds cool! I really like tattoos, and have just one, but may not get any more because of my pathetically low threshold for pain.
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