craftgrrl | Vinyl-Related Questions (Reply)

I have 2 questions, both involving vinyl.

1) I bought this rad silver vinyl remnant (well, it's vinyl on one side and knit on the other) and I want to make a mini-skirt out of it. How do I sew it without fucking up my machine? Do I need a special needle? Do I use a special stitch? It's the last of the bolt of this cool silver stuff so I don't want to fuck up either it or my sewing machine.

2) I'm going to be Wonder Woman for Halloween. Every single picture of Woman Woman I've ever seen has her in red platform boots... but my platform boots are black!!! I want to make some bootcovers out of red vinyl so I don't hafta buy a new pair of boots. How easy would this be? Any tips, tricks, or pattern #s to suggest?

Thanks in advance.