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One of my passions is making something new from something old. There is so much potential when you refashion something unwanted into something loved.
There are lots of refashion projects and refashion tutorials to help you get inspired! Don’t miss out on a bunch of upcycling projects too!
I love to refashion because it saves the environment. Instead of throwing an unwanted garment in the trash to an full landfill or donating it to an overflowing thrift store, there are so many amazing things you can do with that garment.
If you can’t make the garment into something new, you can always shred it and use it for stuffing!
I love to refashion because it saves time. We are all short on time so saving a hem, a neckline, or a ruffle is a great way to save time!
Refashioning can be slightly altering the garment, but it can also be using a pattern to cut out a new garment from the old garment. That’s how you save details from the original.
I love to refashion because it saves money. Sewing can be an expensive hobby, and buying clothing for myself and my children can be expensive.
Refashioning garments you already have or garments you find at the thrift store are great alternatives to buying fabric new by the yard.
I love to refashion because it saves memories.
When I recieve clothing from a family member that has passed on, there is so many memories and so much meaning in that fabric. It feels so special to make something new from it so that it can keep being loved.
I really loved the fabric, but it’s starting to feel girly. I’m so pale that from a distance it blends in with my skin, so I look like I have nothing on. I’ve never dyed a synthetic fabric before so I thought I’d learn how to dye a swimsuit with this swimsuit. I made this swimsuit…
I can’t wait to share this second tutorial for Refashion Your Summer Wardrobe. Don’t forget to check out the past tutorials and enter the giveaway! It’s already been a great week! I have fallen hard for the bell sleeve trend. Bell sleeves are so fun and so trendy for this summer! And they are surprisingly…
Today is the first tutorial of Refashion Your Summer Wardrobe! It’s a beginner dress refashion tutorial to get you started for the week! All of my tutorials this week have some sewing because I enjoy sewing that much, but there are even simpler refashions like dyeing, bleaching, ironing on patches, iron on vinyl, and embroidery,…
Take two cardigans and turn them into one cardigan. This color blocked cardigan refashion is a great way to change the length of the body and sleeves. I have a great tutorial to share that combines two cardigans into one. I will be teaching how to color blocking cardigans for women and specifically sweater knits….