There's a Hole in My Sweater

Hello Refashion Co-op. I did a little button switch-a-roo recently. Does that count as a refashion? It all started as a way to hide some mending.

This was a plain black cardigan. It was a simple basic sweater, a little boring but useful.

Here was the problem. It got a hole on the sleeve. I had to stitch it up. That was simple too.

I added this little giraffe button to hide the mending where the hole was.

I also removed the plain buttons in the front and replaced them with more of the giraffes. They made the sweater more colorful and fun.

That's it for now, thanks for reading this post.

I Can Work With That

T shirt tart up

I bought this t-shirt at a local car boot sale for £1.50

It was a blank canvas for a little embellishment.

This was my embellishment fabric of choice.

There were a few fitting issues to deal with first.

More details and photos here

Here is the finished product.

Beach Cover Up

This is ALMOST a no-sew refashion....Almost! I bought this t-shirt during my Birthday trip to Frankenmuth, MI.

I decided this would make a great beach cover-up!
I cut off the collar. Cut a slit 1/4 the way down the back.

I twisted each side 4 times to make a sort of strap.

First twist.

4th twist. I put a couple of stitches in the twisted straps so they would stay.
I trimmed off the bottom hem.

Then I made cuts all around the bottom of the shirt.

I began a macrame style pattern. I tied 2 strands together.



Then I crossed the strands and tied another knot. I repeated this pattern until I got to the end.

The front!


The back!


Happy Refashioning!!!
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Refashion x 3

I'm honestly not even sure that this qualifies as a refashion.  It is but it isn't.  You see for the past few months i've been working on my SheShed.  I've used old clothes and accessories to make rugs, lighting and all kinds of decor.  I'll be back to sewing soon, but for now it's all SheShed all the time.

Beaded Headband

A few years ago I went through a headband phase where I made tons of headbands.  I really liked this beaded one but it was just too heavy to wear on a regular basis.

My headband phase

We had a big family party and my dress was rather plain, so I removed the beads and added Magnolias!

Adding Magnolias and Hydrangeas

Completed Magnolia Headband

At the party

I LOVE this version of the headband, but it broke during the party.

Removed flowers from the headband

I pulled all of the flowers off the headband.  Using an old tin bucket and a lamp cord, I turned the flowers into a pendant lamp for the She Shed.

Bucket for the light

Lamp cord

The headband became a pendant lamp over my work area.

Work lamp

This was fine.  But then I decided that I didn't like the red.  I wanted an all white light fixture. 

Work Table light

So I removed the red flowers and added more magnolias!

Red Hydrangeas removed

All white pendant light!

Now that it's all white, it's PERFECT!!  I'm crazy in love with this lamp and with my SheShed!


For the bead headband tutorial click HERE.

For the Flower headband tutorial click HERE.

For the Flower Pendant Lamp tutorial , click HERE

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T-shirt Mania 6; The Giant Purple One

Hello Refashion Co-op. This was the last t-shirt in a pile of refashion clothes that I worked through. It also gave me the most trouble and struggle. It was a big soft low cut bright purple V-neck, nothing exciting there.

 I took the shirt in on the sides and at the shoulders to make it more narrow and raise the neckline. Nothing exciting there either.

I added some nice bias tape that I had on hand. I thought it would break up the purple and dress the shirt up a little.

It was a mistake because the bias tape was just too heavy and stiff for the light weight knit shirt. It made the neckline too bulky and it just felt weird. I was a little angry at myself for not realizing this sooner.

I cut the neckline into a V shape again to remove the trim. I also cut open the shoulder seams and tied a knot on each shoulder to strengthen the neckline and keep the shoulders on my shoulders. the knots also raised the neckline since I had just cut it into a deeper V. 

I decided this soft shirt was just going to be  worn with leggings for exercise.

Some things just don't work out the way I think they will. 

See you next time.

I Can Work With That