How to Make a Wedding Garter
Your own handmade bridal garter is a truly special keepsake in any colors you like and it is easy to personalize with beads, fabriic rose buds or charms.
Make two as one garter will be toss during the removal of the garter by the groom. After that part of the ceromoney put on the 2nd garter and wear until you change out of your wedding dress (so you can always know that the one you keep will be one that you accually wore on your wedding day and can pass it down to your children). Add some element of blue such as blue beads, trim, lace or ribbon is also often used for the "something borrowed something blue" tradition.
Materials
Fabric strip - 3 inches wide by one and a half times leg measurement
Lace - any lace is fine, this is used as trim, same length as fabric strip
Elastic - 1/2" wide
Charms, etc - You can add personalized charms, beads or other trims as you wish. These can be sewed on or glued on with a glue gun.
Instructions
Be sure to measure your thigh where the garter will go (don't be shy you can go a little high). Use this measurement and add another 1/2 to get the correct length of fabric and lace trim (example if you measured 12 inches you need 18 inches).
Fold fabric strip in half lenthwise with the wrong side out. Sew this edge then turn inside out so the correct fabric side is facing out and the sewed edge is in the center of the fabric tube.
Iron the tube so the seam is in the back center (which will be hidden against your leg) and then sew the lace onto the bottom edge.
Slide the elastic into the tube. If this is difficult you can put a safety pin on the end of the elastic to help glide it through. Wrap your bridal garter around your leg and trim the elastic to where it is a comfortable fit. Sew the elastic edges together and finishing by hand-sewing the ribbon and fabric ends together.
Last but not least, you can sew on additional charms, beads, bows, rosettes or whatever embellishments you like!
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