Fabric is fabric, but sometimes it’s inconveniently packaged as old curtains or a dress in your closet that you wore a decade ago. Learn how to upcycle clothes, get upcycling sewing ideas for clothes refashioning, upcycle sewing patterns and start practicing upcycling sewing with these upcycling sewing projects. You’ll be amazed at what refashioning will teach you about sewing.
Today I’m showing you how to make a slip from an old camisole. I love wearing dresses, but often you come across fabric that doesn’t sit well on its own. Maybe it’s semi-translucent, maybe it’s clingy. When you have fabrics like this, a lining is a great option. But what if you don’t want to …
I really am always on the hunt for sewing supplies at thrift stores. I affectionately call my local thrift store my weird fabric store, and it’s for good reason. There’s so many good supplies you can find for your sewing hobby that you can find at a charity shop, garage sale, antique store or estate …
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Today I’ve got an easy refashion for you in this upcycled denim skirt. Probably most of us have at least one pair of jeans that have maybe lived their lives in their pantsy state, but they still have some good wear left in them. Jeans are prime refashioning materials, and one of the simplest ways …
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I’m always experimenting with different ways to use up scraps of good fabric, and these DIY denim flowers are my new favorite. With a few random scraps of fabric, I’ll show you how to assemble these DIY fabric flowers and then give you some ideas for how to use them. Best yet, this is a …
On today’s bill is a maxi dress refashion. I’m always up for a good refashion, and maxi dresses have a lot going for them. Mostly a whole lotta fabric, both in width and length. This makes an old maxi dress that’s hanging out in your closet a GREAT candidate for refashioning. On the refashion scale, …
Cooler mornings are starting to set in here in Colorado, which means I’m starting to think more about refashioned sweaters. I’ve got several ideas rattling around in my brain, and today I’m starting with this refashioned sweater shrug tutorial. All you need for this easy sweater refashion is an old sweater, a couple yards of …
Today I’m walking you through an easy skirt refashion. So often I find fun skirts at the thrift store that I love but wouldn’t wear. Maybe the colors are a little too loud or making it fit me would be more complicated than it’s worth. Ah, but the PRINTS! Sometimes you can’t walk away from …
What makes a great thrift store refashion? I started out this post as a DIY tutorial for this chevron sweater. Soon it was more complicated than useful. But as I’ve been staring at the blank screen for far too long, I started thinking long about refashioning. What makes a great thrift store refashion? Probably an …
I can’t say that I ever participated in the Ugly Christmas sweater phenomenon growing up. Yes, I did DIY a Santa hat with lots of lights for orchestra performances in junior high, but an ugly Christmas sweater? Nope. So the past several years, I’ve seen more and more of these absurdly over-the-top creations ranging from …
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It seems that distressed fabrics are having their thing. I’m always slow to jump on things fashion trends, but once in a while, it’s kind of fun to just experiment and see if you might possibly like something. Refashions are one of my favorite ways to experiment with fashion. Your investment in the project is …
