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| A Ralph Lauren plaid for like $3? Yes please! |
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| The usual problem of being too big and baggy. I took it in at the sides (of course) so that it still fit loose, but not shapeless. I wanted to do more to it after that, but at the same time keep that traditional red plaid feel... I am of the mind that red plaid should not be fussed with. It's glorious on it's own! |
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| So I took a scrap and tested some fabric markers... |
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| ...And sketched out some rough stencils... |
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| Then made some better stencils... |
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| ...Then pinned those where I wanted! |
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| Diamonds on the sleeves |
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| Stars on the front |
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| Then I traced around the edges and colored them in! |
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| Voila! |
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| I then grabbed some beads and bobs to add to the 'grunge' look. I sewed these little washers on the bottom of the button plackett |
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| Added silver buttons on the sleeve |
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| And these little pale gold buttons on the pack shoulders. They have a little crest on them! |
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| A better shot of the back. I thought I had a nicer one of the front too but I guess not :/ |
So there you go! I ended up with a fun, funky shirt. The only reason this took me weeks to do (yikes) was because I had to hand-sew all the little accents on, and you guys know how I feel about hand sewing, so I kept stalling. It looks cool but I'm glad it's done so I can move onto the next project!
Till later
Illy
It is definitely fun and funky! Very creative!
ReplyDelete-Carissa
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