Reconstructing Clothing
Posted 04-15-2009 at 04:34 AM by jujubee
For the past several months I have been obsessively following bloggers who reconstruct clothing. That is, taking an old unworn/unwearable piece of clothing and making something useful/wearable out of it. I am continually amazed at the many creative outcomes I come across. Reconstructing clothing keeps items out of landfills, and can also save money by extending the life of an item.
Finally, after much ooh-ing and ahh-ing over others' reconstructions, I got up the nerve to try it myself.
Here is a yellow woman's tunic I found at a thrift store for $1.50. The bright yellow just screamed Summer! to me, and I thought it would be perfect as a beach cover -up for dd. It was size XS, and the elastic band under the bosom was already in place. All I did was cinch up the bodice and sew it closed. No before pic, but here is an after shot:
Next up was an old skirt of mine that I loved once upon a time before my body reshaped itself after dd was born.
An easy adjustment since it already had a draw-string waist. I simply added elastic in the casing, and cut and hemmed the bottom.
A perfect new summer skirt for dd!
Obviously she loved the yellow cover-up - she didn't want to take it off for the skirt pic, lol.
Finally, after much ooh-ing and ahh-ing over others' reconstructions, I got up the nerve to try it myself.
Here is a yellow woman's tunic I found at a thrift store for $1.50. The bright yellow just screamed Summer! to me, and I thought it would be perfect as a beach cover -up for dd. It was size XS, and the elastic band under the bosom was already in place. All I did was cinch up the bodice and sew it closed. No before pic, but here is an after shot:
Next up was an old skirt of mine that I loved once upon a time before my body reshaped itself after dd was born.
An easy adjustment since it already had a draw-string waist. I simply added elastic in the casing, and cut and hemmed the bottom.
A perfect new summer skirt for dd!
Obviously she loved the yellow cover-up - she didn't want to take it off for the skirt pic, lol.
Total Comments 2
Comments
 |  You did such a great job on these! You should make a fun headband if you have enough of the skirt fabric left over. |
Posted 04-15-2009 at 10:52 PM by kristen.c  |
| | I love it! I wanna try this too, one day, but first I need to learn to sew! ;) |
| Posted 05-26-2009 at 02:27 AM by cris |
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