Velvet T-Shirt

 Hello Refashion Co-op. I had a velvet jacket but really wanted a shirt. I refashioned the jacket to make a more fitted shirt. 

Before and after. 

I wanted to close the jacket so I pinned it in place. I could sew the 2 sides together. Pinning it on the dress form let me get the sizing right.

It was easy to sew the sides together. 

I trimmed the sides of the shirt to make it fit a little better. 

I turned the shirt around and put the seam in the back. This was a great top. The fabric was fun but the shape was simple and hopefully it will match everything. Thanks for reading along, for more pictures and details go to I Can Work With That.

Shrink a Wool Sweater, Make a Bag

 Hello Refashion Co-op. I hope 2025 is a good year for you. I turned a wool sweater into a bag. I love working with felted/shrunken wool. 

Before and after.

Felted wool doesn't fray when it is cut so it is easy and fun to make all kids of projects. 

I sewed it all together and used the finished edge of the sweater as the top edge of the bag. 

I added handles and my bag was finished. Thanks for reading along, for more pictures and details go to I Can Work With That.

Happy New Year - which embellishment looks good? (Incl. update)

 

Happy creative New Year to all of you! 

Remember this refashion into a sweater vest or slipover from last year? I wanted to upcycle and embellish the neckline and found myself doubting which way to take it. 

So I thought.... why not ask your opinion? 

Here are the ideas I' deciding between:

Which one should I go for? Just the lace? The lace with beads on the right? Or just the beads in the middle? (Or none of the above:)). I do have a very, very small preference for one of the options, just a teeny-tiny bit! But I don't want to influence you... 

So, I'm curious, what would you advise? Let me know!

Update January 13th
Thanks for helping me out here! I started with the lace last week, and then added beads. But I wasn't sure, so I left out the lace again and also liked 'only beads'. But I really love the lace (the colours work better in reality), so I couldn't let go of that at first. A case of kill your darlings I guess... I sensed a general agreement on 'either' but not both:) in the comments, which sort of confirmed my slight preference for the beads. 

So here's the result!

Tadaa!

Thanks for reading along! If you want to find out more about the the making off (rolling beads etc.), you're welcome to visit vermaakster.blogspot.com. Until next time!

Visible mending jeans & sparkly upcycle

 

A few weeks ago I found these dark grey jeans in the clothing loop I'm part of. It was a great fit, but unfortunately the fabric was torn near the pockets. On both sides actually, would you believe that? 

Makes you think, right? Did the jeans belong to someone who likes to keep their hands in the pockets? All day? And of course it's a bit dubious that they wanted to pass on damaged jeans to another owner, but hey.... I wouldn't be having a new pair of grey jeans if it weren't for them. So I decided to take on this challenge and make it a visible 'not to be missed' mending!

I started with fortifying the tears

I used interfacing to fortify the fabric around the tears and made some zigzag stitches on the outside. Then I unstitched 2 pocket flaps from an old pair of jeans. I thought it would be nice to also add a flap on the back pocket. 

The pocket flaps definitely needed some sparkle of course! I found an old greyish black necklace with small stones. So after I sewed the pocket flap on, I hand stitched the chain on the flaps. 

The shimmering stones looked perfect on the flaps!

Sparkling front and back pockets

Last, but not least, I went on a weekend trip to Metz (France) last week and found the perfect jumper to combine the jeans with!  I visited a small friperie (second hand store) in the city centre (love the word 'friperie') and found this colourful jumper. And look and the brand name, Sucre Neige, so cute! 

What's the common English translation,
powdered sugar, icing sugar? 

🎄Happy holidays to you all!🎄

And if you're interested in more details, you're welcome to visit vermaakster.blogspot.com! 

Making Bell-Bottom Jeans

 Hello Refashion Co-op. I needed to alter the fit of these purple jeans so they would work for me. I got side tracked and made bell-bottom jeans. 

Before and after. 

I opened the bottom of the pant legs with a seam ripper. 

I made 2 triangles of fabric to sew into the opening. 

I liked how they turned out. Thank you for reading along, for more pictures and details go to I Can Work With That.