Hello Refashion Co-op. My latest project is great when it's cold in the morning and warm in the afternoon. That is how Fall is around here. Wear this under a sweater and then wear it alone when it gets warm.
I started with this nice striped blouse. I removed the sleeves and narrowed the shoulders. This required new arm holes. Sewing around the curves of the arm holes was tricky for me. The fabric was silky and slippery. I need to practice more.
I finished this shirt and made one more for my daughter.
This shirt was easier to work with. the material was thicker and frayed less. I cut the sleeves off.
Then, I cut along the shoulder seam. and pinned the arm hole.
Here is the finished shirt. The shoulders are even more narrow on this top. I like that even more than the first top. My daughter liked it too.
Thanks for reading. For more information about how I did this project go to my blog, I Can Work With That.
6 comments:
Fabulous refashion! I love wearing shirts you can pair with a sweater or by itself. Nice job.
jennifer elliott, EOD
I also need to practice with the more slippery and silky fabric too. I love the feel and look of the fabric, but working with it is frustrating. Practice makes perfect.
Jennifer Elliott, EOD
Nice job - thumbs up.
Questions to others in this field, please: could some sort of sticky tape perhaps ease a job like this 'slippery jack' a bit? There are special ones around for sewing yet up to now I preferred the normal usually anyway handy hanging around 'see-through' which I 'de-glued' (bit by bit as needed) a tad by first tapping my T-Shirt with it. Problem: this is JUST as slippery hence my question to the audience.
LG, Gerlinde
Gerlinde, I was waiting to see if anyone else had good advice on working with slippery fabric; all I can suggest from my limited experience (because now I avoid those fabrics like crazy!) is that it's easier to tack it or baste it in place by hand and then use the machine to sew it down for a nice-looking finish. Or pin the life out of it! But I don't like pins, I am always stabbing myself, so ... basting is my preference. Also, like Jennifer above says, practice helps. Maybe you could use something old, made of similar material, just for practice.
Cute shirts! Our weather is like that at this time of year, too, so this is a good solution.
... will stick to 'practising' as well then ( ;-) + sigh)
LG, Gerlinde
usually with 1 litre less blood as well after working with pins :-D + high5
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