First refashion of 2016; complete!
This one was pretty basic, but it took some doin'! Come along and check it out....
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| Adorable, but toooo big in the bust area! |
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| Not good. Plus, as much as I like strapless, I don't like fussing the fussing around that goes with it (you know, the constant cinching up, etc) |
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| Step one: remove stupid broken ribbon hanger loops, and belt loops. I will literally never wear this belted, so there was no need to keep em! |
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| Flip inside out and pin... |
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| We did some major Frankenpining to make everything tight! |
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| Sew down the sides... |
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| ...And stitch together at the top, since this seam was bulky and my sewing machine said noooo thank you |
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| What is this for?? |
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| Ahhhh I see! |
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| Each piece was JUST barely long enough! |
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| Sew in the front... |
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| Sew in the back... |
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| BAM! |
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| Ze back |
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| And now the bust is nice and fitted. The lace is thick enough too that I can honestly get away with wearing my nude bra underneath. You can hardly see the straps! |
Now just a quick iron of the bottom ruffles and she'll be good to go! I hope 2016 has been good to y'all so far. Here's to another year of refashions!
~Illy
4 comments:
Beautiful!
Love the addition of the lace! I feel that strapless looks weird on me, so I will have to try this! Great job!
-TheRefashStash
Thanks ladies! Marisa; adding 'straps' of some kind is always a good option. It's less involved than sleeves, but still adds security. I like strapless things but I think I'll keep them reserved to special occasions... I reeally do hate fussing with them all day :P
Yay on the straps! Strapless is iffy with me too and I feel this makes the top so much more wearable, which means it'll get much more use. Great job!
Andrea EOD
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