Hello👋😀, in this thrift flip video I sew milkmaid top with balloon sleeves . I show you step by step sewing tutorial on how to upcycle fabric scraps and refashion them into totally new milkmaid top with balloon sleeves . In first part of this video I draw pattern which later I use to sew this top. See for yourself how super easy it is to create new clothing for comming summer.
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Does keeping loads of beautiful buttons, ribbons and other garment details 'because they might come in handy someday' sound familiar? And do you recognize the excitement of finding the perfect new purpose? (Yes, I knew it would be useful again!) Well, this post is about just that. It's more about reusing that about refashioning. But while I was at it, I also made a few alterations for a better fit.
I fell in love with this second-hand blouse a few years ago. Those cute little swallows! And the double collar! I was instantly sold, and so was the blouse. But the armholes were a little too big, and I love a good sleeve on a blouse, it just kept lying on a pile...
Enjoy!
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Hello Refashion Co-op. I refashioned denim all month and this is my last denim post. For now anyway. These jeans had gotten too tight and I was inspired by @blueprintdiy to use the stripes from some Adidas sweat pants to fix them. Check her out on Instagram or Youtube. You will love her.
Do you have those refashion items that don't work but you can't quite let go? This is one of those: I like the colors, but it was all wrong when I put it on (length / fit / style).
It's been in my maybe one day pile for a long time.
Then one day when I was fossicking in my maybe pile that top and this striped one fell together. They shouldn't work because one is raspberry and the other grape and grey but they look the same colour when they are together by some weird alchemy.
Meant to be? Maybe, and maybe not. The neckline on this one is alarmingly stretched when wearing so there was one way for them to go together.
I messed about with options and then cut them apart for sewing back together better.
Which is when the 'fun' started. I cut the raspberry one / top part to my block pattern for knits exactly. But when I tried it on it was way too big. Did I stretch it all out of shape trying it on? Nope, checked against the pattern and it was fine. I safety pinned it on me to where it needed to go and that was about 8cm (3in?) each side. Unbelievable. I split the difference and took it in 4cm each side and that seem right next time I tried it on.
Then this - little did I know that the stripes were mismatched by 5 between one side and the other. Disguised on the original version but it would have been obvious against the block colour. Did I give up (when I should have)? NOooooo, I cut one side open, pinned every second stripe and sewed the striped section together - with wrong sides together. <Sigh>. Unpicked and sewed them together again. Then I had to finagle that sharp point at the bottom side seam, still matching the stripes. So. Much. Time. Then I stitched the top and bottom together perfectly aligned. Then I set in the sleeves...
...and tried it on and hated it. I dunno, maybe being tortured during the sewing process means I was never going to like it. I can't put my finger on it. I added the neck band and I'm going to donate it and hope it makes someone else happy. It's looks fine on Gabby there.
Lessons learned: 1. I don't have to save everything. 2. When it stops being fun, stop and do the next thing.
I hope your up-cycling is going well, now and in future. May it always be fun.
Mimi
Hello👋😀, in this DIY/ thrift flip video I sew bustier top with sleeves . I show you step by step sewing tutorial on how to upcycle fabric scraps and refashion them into totally new bustier top . Some time ago I added ''easy way to make bustier top pattern'' video where you need only 4 measurements to create perfect bustier pattern and today I'm using this pattern plus at the beginning of video I make short tutorial on how to make really puff sleeves. See for yourself how super easy it is to create new clothing for comming summer
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Hello Refashion Co-op. I found this purple denim jacket at a clothes swap. It was perfect for a refashion in May because I am working with denim all month. The purple polka dots caught my eye but after I took it home and washed it... the purple just seemed too purple???
Hello👋😀, in this thrift flip video I sew Halter Top . I show you step by step sewing tutorial on how to upcycle fabric scraps and refashion them into totally new backless halter top . In first part of this video I draw pattern which later I use to sew this top. See for yourself how super easy it is to create new clothing for comming summer . I hope this video is easy to follow and you have fun watching it ❗
Step by Step Tutorial plus Pattern Making
Before and After
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Hello Refashion Co-op. I decided to put this white vest and white lace shirt together.
Hello👋😀, in thisthrift flip video I sew a hats with a brim , first is tulip hat and second is floppy hat
. It's a 30 minutes sewing project
I show you step by step sewing tutorial on how to upcycle unwanted fabric scraps and refashion them into an awesome hats which will protect you from too much of sun .
I added special links to free PDF patterns for this hats .
See for yourself how super easy it is to create new clothing for comming summer . I hope this video is easy to follow and you have fun watching it ❗
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Hello Refashion Co-op. I have been wanting a pair of overalls and decided to put a pair together for myself.
Hello👋😀, in this thrift flip video I sew Bubble Blouse with Sleeves . I show you step by step sewing tutorial on how to upcycle fabric scraps and refashion them into totally new Bubble Blouse with Sleeves .
In first part of this video I draw pattern which later I use to sew this blouse. See for yourself how super easy it is to create new clothing for comming summer . I hope this video is easy to follow and you have fun watching it ❗
Step by Step Tutorial plus Pattern Making
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Next weekend in the Kentucky Derby! Which means it's time to make a new hat! In spirit of making yet another hat I wanted to share a hat I refashioned a few years ago from a girls $1 store sun hat!
I started with this plain white little girls sun hat.
Purple was the color I wanted to go with this year. I tried Tulip Color Shot fabric spray. Let me tell you, it worked like a charm!
Next I collected my supplies: 1 1/2inch ribbon, flowers, feathers and beads to make a hat pin!
I love how this upturned side with the hat pin turned out!
Happy Refashioning!!!
Check out my stash of refashions on my blog!
