Saturday, September 08, 2012

a tale of two t-skirts

hello all! i'm so excited to be posting here at refashion co-op for the first time! i've read this blog for a while and it's thrilling to now be part of it! my name is lisa and i'm the author of the blog cucicucicoo: ecological living, where i write about cloth pads and other washable products, as well as all sorts of crafty/sewy ideas trying to be as eco-friendly as possible.

anyway, enough about me. my first project i'll write about here are two t-shirt skirts. i used a couple of ideas from the book "reconstructing clothes for dummies" as a jumping point, but did them my own way. for my first skirt, i used up every centimeter of these two t-shirts which were a bit too tummy-baring for my liking.  


 
i didn't refinish the inside seams, but i did overlock the hem to make it less raggedy. the waistband is very easy to do, just the bottom part of a shirt folded over and fitted, but i honestly prefer a waistband with elastic.





for the second skirt i used a long-sleeved shirt and just used a strip of the brown shirt for the elastic waistband.



so here's the other assymetrical skirt, this time with a wide elastic inside the waistband (much better!) and visible overlocked seams on the outside.



these skirts are so comfortable, just what you'd expect from something made out of comfy t-shirts! then i love how fun they are to wear. they swish and swirl as you walk (or spin your little boy!) or whenever there's a little breeze!

for more info, check out this post! see you soon... looking forward to my next post here! :) 

 

8 comments:

LOSTRETROMELBOURNE said...

Love these skirts. They are quirky and instantly catch your eye. The second skirt is brilliant and I like how unique they are.

Cucicucicoo said...

thanks so much, mezzy! :)

Helen @ Blue Eyed Beauty Blog said...

REALLY love the first skirt!

Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog

Cucicucicoo said...

thanks, helen! the first skirt is also super comfy! :)

Annina-Riusa e Crea said...

Bellissime e veramente originali!! complimenti per la fantasia oltre che la bravura nel cucito!
Anna

Cucicucicoo said...

grazie, anna! :)

Suzanne said...

Awesome skirts. Very fun color combos

Cucicucicoo said...

thanks, suzanne!