My self-challenge is PROJECT: “Back to Elementary School Wardrobe”
Project Goal #1: 10 Re-fashions per month beginning August when I
returned to teaching.
Goal #2: Shop from the closet. No new / used clothing for this school
year.
Goal #3: Shop from the sewing stash for Re-fashion materials.
BEFORE: Holiday sweater from the stash. Worn for many years during
college teaching holidays.
Large red buttons from the stash. Perfect for this project.
PROBLEM: This sweater might qualify as an Ugly Christmas sweater. Knit
baubles were worn and dated. There were at least 30 of them on the sleeves,
front, and back.
STEPS: Clip the baubles and
hand stitch the bauble holes closed. Stitch large red buttons on the front and back yolks.
Left the sleeves without buttons. Left the original navy buttons on the front.
AFTER: Updated winter holiday sweater for layering on cold school days.
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| AFTER: Large red buttons replace red baubles. Sleeve baubles removed; holes tacked closed |
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| AFTER: Red buttons added. |
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| AFTER: Red buttons added. |
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| AFTER |
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| BEFORE: Worn red baubles |
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| BEFORE: Red knit baubles |
3 comments:
Nice update on this sweater, it looks new again.
Chickie
Your posts are an inspiration. I am thinking of taking one of those 'no new clothes' type pledges myself.
Fun idea to use buttons. Nice save.
Cindy - EOD
Upcycled Design Lab
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