My name is Heather Whatton and I am excited to be a new contributor and a part of this community! I started to remake dresses a few months ago and I have been loving it. One of the reasons I started to refashion clothing is because I have a petite frame and it is often difficult to find clothing that fits me properly. I had been wanting to learn to sew in general so I thought that working on thrifted clothing would be a good place to begin. Plus: rumaging through Goodwill/Antique stores is one of my favorite activities these days and I love to see an old dress be revived. It makes me happy to find a community that shares the same interests and I look forward to getting to know everyone better.
Blog: www.forestdesignhouse.com (click on the TEXTILE tab for refashions)
Facebook: Forest Design House (I also post a lot of floral pictures so I hope you like flowers)
This was my first refashion!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Steps:
1. I removed the shoulder pads, sleeves and the collar with a seam ripper.
2. The waist line was too low on me so I took 2 inches off the top of the dress to raise the bust line and waist line.
3. Made a deeper v-neck in front and neckline around the back to compensate for step 2 (by cutting two inches off the top - it raised the whole dress and the neck line so that my neck was needing a little more breathing room)
4. Brought in the sides around the torso for a slimmer fit
5. Hemmed the dress to just above the knee
6. Cleaned up the seams along the way
Waist Selfie:
Have a beautiful weekend!
6 comments:
Hi Heather! Love the more modern look of your first refashion!
Hello Valerie! Thank you!
Welcome! I'm a sucker for anything with dots. Great pick and great refashion!
Welcome! Great first refashion! I love the polka dots and the classic black and white, plus the after is now sweet and modern :) Thanks for joining us!
Andrea EOD
Great changes and good, clear instructions - thank you!
Thank you all!
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