Materials

This belt can be made in any size and to match any or every outfit you own. Scraps of fabric dress this belt up to be what you want in your wardrobe.
Materials

• Two D rings -- the size will be the same width as the webbing you will be using. (For Example; 2" webbing means using 2" D rings.)
• Webbing -- the width and amount will vary to the size you are making. 1 - 1 1/2 yards of 2" wide webbing will make a belt for almost any adult size. (Measure the waist or hip area where the belt will be worn and add 6-8" for the area to be turned under and the overlap.)

• A fabric strip the same width as the webbing and an inch longer. If the fabric is prone to fraying you may want to cut it a bit wider than the webbing. You may also want to applu fusible interfacing to slinky, fraying fabric to give it body and halt the fraying.
• Optional: Small collar or cuff type embroidery designs

Sewing the Fabric Strip

• On all edges of the fabric strip, sew a row of basting 1/4"to 3/8" from the edges on the long edges of the strip, depending on how much webbing you want to show on the edges of the fabric.
• Press under the short end edges, folding along the row of basting stitches.
• Press under the long edges, folding along the row of basting.
• Trim the corners to eliminate bulk.

Prepare the Webbing

• If you are using a nylon webbing, carefully use a flame to gently melt the ends which will seal the fibers and prevent the webbing from unraveling. Take care to not create large pieces of melted webbing which can break a sewing machine needle.
• If you are using a cotton webbing, use a zigzag stitch with thread that matches the webbing to seal the ends of the webbing and prevent it from unraveling.

Attach Fabric to Webbing and Finishing the End of the Belt

• Center the fabric strip on the webbing, allowing the ends of the fabric strip to extend over the ends of the webbing.
• Fold the ends of the fabric strip under the ends of the webbing, aligning the long side edges with the edges on the top side of the webbing.
• Stitch the fabric strip in place by stitching as close to the edge of the fabric as possible. (How to Set a Sewing Machine Seam Guide - Guide to Understanding Sewing Machine Needle Position)

Note: Use thread the color of the webbing in the bobbin when stitching the fabric to the webbing and thread the color of the webbing when turning the end of the belt.
Finishing the End of the Belt

• Turn up 1/2" of the end of the strip on to the fabric so fabric is against fabric.
• Turn up again so the end is enclosed and the webbing is plain on the turned end.

• Turn under one end of the webbing and fabric strip So the webbing is against itself
• Place the D rings on the turned under end of the belt, approximately one inch from the turned under end.
• Fold the belt over to enclose the D rings and stitch the end in place, approximately an inch from the D rings.

Embellishment Ideas

• Optional Embroidery: Mark the belt at regular intervals, 4 to 6 inches apart and sew embroidery designs, centered on the markings.
• Applique fabric blocks or fraying blocks at regular intervals to the fabric before sewing the fabric to the webbing or after the fabric is on the webbing depending on the desired effect.
• Attach a second, narrower strip of contrasting or complimenting fabric on top of the first strip of fabric for more depth.

• Experiment with trims and rickrack to embellish webbing.
• Sew curved or straight lines the length of the belt to embellish it.