To begin, I apologize for the bad pictures of my shirt. I've become quite the refashion blog junkie lately! I found this adorable refashion here.
I was chatting with a friend and told her I would going to refashion a shirt for her, and as I was, I thought I'd try to mimic the great detail from the above one! This is what I started with (again, picture is horrible, from my phone, lol, in my bathroom)...I had already pinned it, but you can see how bug and blah it is.
I took it WAY in (tried to make it a little tight for me since my friend is a smaller).
and:
I am very new to sewing,a nd horrible at sewing necklines, if anyone has some pointers, tutorials, anything, it'd be much appreciated! Considering how I've only refashioned one other thing...I think it came out really well! I can't wait to see a picture of my friend in it! :) Happy Tuesday!
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4 comments:
Oh it looks GREAT Hil!! I don't think the neckline looks bad at all, and OH! What a difference you made.
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Jenni
Editor on Duty
I'm so excited to see my refashion as an inspiration to someone else!! Your version looks fantastic!
Haute To Sew
I think you've done an amazing job with that!!
Well done!
- Ellie @ Mammy Made
I'm not that skilled at necklines or hems so I've developed a few methods to fake it or fix it (for when I mess up).
1. If I can get away with cutting off the hem I then use it as binding for the neckline or sleeves.
2. If I REALLY mess up a neckline I use fabric from the same garment if possible (or a contrasting fabric) to sew right over the neckline and create a new (better) neckline. See my post Deconstructed Turtleneck for an example of this.
3. I take the neckline from another piece of clothing that I like and sew it to the piece I'm refashioning. The goal isn't to end up with a patchwork looking piece but this does sometimes work.
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