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Started with this pretty floral kerchief and some scrap ribbon. I was just never gonna use it as is! I sewed the two points together in the back and then tied the third point at the top in front to create a ruched effect. I sewed up the ruching and cut off the excess, then added straps. ...And the back :)
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Started off with this ugly garment ;) Believe it or not it is 100% silk! The rough spun kind. I love it. And the red is a great, flirty colour. Aside from that, though, not much to like about this one! LOL ...oh - except the side pockets. Love me a dress with pockets for these awkward hands! First things first, that breast pocket hadda go. I then cut the piece in half to see if I could get some kinda shape going. Here is a pic with some ruching on the top that I ended up not going with... I resized the skirt to fit nicely at the waist, but I kept the length the same (to the knee) and preserved the original hemline. I trimmed the bulky pockets so they would be more easily concealed in the skirt of the dress, and not ruin the 'line'. After some reshaping of the top, and a new use of the former belt as a tie for the back, here are a couple angles on the final look. btw, the front cut out was my genius dad's idea. It works almost like a fake crop top? Anyway, I like it. What do you guys think? Inspired by this awesome lady, Hulibug, who refashions vintage sheets into beautiful vintage inspired dresses, and also by the cute Sookie Stackhouse tie back dress, I set out to make my own bedsheet dress... Started with a bedsheet. A pretty print floral print and a lovely colour. The fabric is a little bit stretchy, and I have a clean slate to work with as opposed to some of the messes I've had to start with! LOL I cut out a skirt patterned after this cute wrap skirt I refashioned a few months ago and sewed up the sides, leaving an opening near the top for a couple of buttons. I cut out some pieces to make a top modeled after a lovely vintage dress that fits me well. I added shoulder straps and completed the top by adding a piece across the back. I then created two ties to connect the halter back - here one is shown inside out - I sewed them that way and then reversed them for the final product. This technique is useful for hiding rough edges. Here are a couple of viewpoints of the final product... Hope you like it! I'm sure proud of this one ;) So, I've been messing around with stencils a lot lately, trying out fabric paint and silk screening. I picked up a box of fabric dye and thought I'd see how that might work out... Took my white shirt and my stencil, with scrap paper to stop the dye from going through the shirt. Then I got my paintbrush and a little of the powdered dye. I stenciled a little dinosaur and it looked good! But I forgot that dye runs when wet... On a white shirt, it looked a little smeary after I did the first rinse through. So I decided to tie dye! Sprinkled some powdered dye across the wet shirt, then rinsed with salt water. Here's the final result. Mint green and speckled. Then I tried another technique I heard of involving bleach... Started with a black tank top, an empty spray bottle that I filled with bleach and an elephant stencil. I did it outside to air out the fumes. This is the final result after I rinsed it and let it dry. Looking forward to trying out more stencil art soon! Inherited this skort. Would never wear it as is! Didn't even try it on for the before pic! LOL Thought it might look better as a flowy summer top... I cut out the huge pockets, creating two arm holes in the side. I cut out the crotch to create a skirt-like shape. I hemmed the rough edges, and sewed up the holes where the crotch used to be. I strung a black cord through the convenient space in the waistband. This is what the top looks like now... Or with my go to black belt... What do you think? Can I wear it in public now? This isn't rightly a refashion. More a repair long long overdue. So - how awesome is this hat! Fawn velvet with gold ribbon and that great jeweled accent on top! Well, it's not something you might wear around the town, but it is a fabulous costume piece. Unfortunately, the mice got at it when I had it in storage a couple years ago. I rescued it, but not before... ...this happened. Unlikely as it may seem, it was actually helpful that the hole went all the way through the lining. It allowed me access to do some invisible stitching. With the addition of a little piece of extra velvet used as a tiny seam allowance, I repaired the hole as invisibly as I could, then sewed up the lining again. What do you think? |
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