Refashioning a refashion

Bought at a charity shop - lovely soft cashmere but it made me look too rosy.

Sew up the bottom and tie the arms together and it's a bag - used a lot and displayed in the window of the Oxfam Shop in Horsham.

I took the bag apart and put it in the dye pot.

I have too many bags and it is a lovely soft jumper, so today I dyed it violet. A good colour for me and it will be worn a lot next winter.

Old wrap skirt to new blouse

Remains of the linen skirt.

Back View

I had a linen skirt that I once loved. Sadly it was a bit faded and very old hat, so I decided to turn it into a blouse. I adapted Vogue 2634 to make it.

There wasn't enough fabric to use the pattern layout so I cut each piece singly and divided the back piece into 5 to use every possible bit of fabric.

The patterned trim was made from left over linen from Liberty - I made a very unsuccessful dress from it maybe 15 years ago. The trim was to cover the skirt's hem so I could get enough length and still use the inside of the skirt for the outside of the blouse. I added the bias strips to collar & armholes to balance the hem trim.

I didn't have to buy anything new for this & I now have a blouse for everyday wear.

See my blog http://www.rosyragpatch.wordpress.com for more.

Man's shirt to my new blouse

This was the original shirt.

Back view

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