CALZITALY Cover Skates, Skate Boot Covers, Roller and Ice Skating Wear Woman and Girl, 70 DEN, Black, Skin, Caramel, 10-8, Made In Italy

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Wearing skate covers is a lot easier / less of a pain than trying to cover up scuff marks on the boots! How to Make Basic Skate Covers Follow the directions on the Spandex Applique post linked above, to cut and apply your appliques to your boot cover pieces

Decide how much of your applique work you can do to each piece. The more of the work you can do before sewing them together, the better! You should replace your bushings with a new set when they are worn out. A good indicator is when they do not feel as responsive as when they were new. Depending on your frequency of skating, bushings should be replaced every six to twelve months.

This will be a good starting point for a pattern, but you’ll want to make a trial pair, then any adjustments necessary.

You’ll want the upper edge elastic to be about the same size as the opening (if you use elastic at all - feel free to just hem it!). As an example, the Wolverine themed boot covers seen here have the X-Men logo sewn across a seam. Everything else was appliqued before sewing that front seam. Custom skate covers are a lot of fun to make AND to wear. This tutorial will show you how to pattern and make them - and how to customize!

What Accessories Do I Need to Roller skate?

Make sure you know where the greatest degree of stretch is, in your fabric. Generally speaking, one direction will stretch more / more easily - up and down, or side to side. First, be sure to read my post on How to do Spandex Applique. It's a lot of information, but REALLY easy to do once you've read it!

You can use this to create all kinds of stunning effects on any kind of spandex costuming, but it's a particularly fun way to show some personality through your boot covers! Use a pen to and trace around the outside of the boot, from just under the sole at the toe, to just under the sole of the heel.

Consider Soakers!

Sometimes, you'll want boot covers that involve more customized design than you can get from a pre-printed spandex. Whichever way has this greater degree of stretch, position your pattern so that the greatest stretch goes between the toe and the heel, NOT up and down. Sew Your Seams Apply elastic to the top (optional) and bottom (necessary!) openings of the skate cover, stretching the elastic and the fabric as you sew. (See the video below to learn how!)