silk slip dress diy

marca 21, 2020

silk slip dress diy

  I found this lovely but much too long and too big silk skirt in sh near me.
I had few ideas how to refashion and renew it even before I bought it but finally I decided that dress 👗 will be perfect as I love silk dresses not only in summer.

 Inspirations 

How to sew a skirt 

 as first thing look at  the photo I put  upper 

using  bottom part of a skirt 
sew skirt for your dress 
below you can see 3 links with easy tutorials about sewing skirts

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2

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from the upper part of a skirt sew top 

check those 2 very easy tutorials

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2

 if you sew raw silk the best choice is rolled hem 
here you can see tutorial how to use this hem

how to use rolled hem 

 you can also use zig zag and after shred edges with brush

 Ready silk dress

 

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DIY Hooded Jacket

grudnia 10, 2019

DIY Hooded Jacket

 

I always liked  parka jackets a lot as they are extremly comfortable., so when the occasion appear I decided to sew one. As my before fabrics I used  jeans and denim  men's shirt in pretty navy marble color. 

My shirt and trousers BEFORE

 100 % denim  both

 

 

DIY Hooded Jacket

How to sew a hood ❓

 

look on photos how easy it is  

 Elements of parka jeans

 

 

unseam the cuffs,  fold, sew and pull the elastic band through the tunnel

 

 

with the help of tape measure mark the line for belt loop, create trimming and sew

👉How to sew pockets ❓

if you like to add pockets to your jacket upper is a link to tutorial how to do it  in easy way

 Ready parka jacket 

 after 4 hours of happy sewing ready to wear

 

ready parka jacket on me 

 

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How do you make a men's shirt into a dress?

grudnia 09, 2019

How do you make a men's shirt into a dress?

 

 I found this lovely men's shirt in my local second hand , it's 100 % egyptian cotton and has beautiful claret color. At first I thought to make simple shirt from it but after watching Assos site I knew that dress will be much better choice .

 Shirt Before

 100 % egyptian cotton, size XXL

 

How to sew a dress ❔

 

let's start with cutting

  cut bottom of the dress from shirt
from upper part of shirt sew top 

 

 

 

measure your waist and cut elastic using your measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 How do you sew an elastic waistband ❔

 

 let's play with elastic

 

 

 pin elastic to skirt , stretch and sew 

 

  

 

and again pin elastic to top , stretch and sew 

 

 

 now it's time for neckline , sew the tunnel and elastic into it

 

 

 same thing do in sleeves

 

 

all together it should look like on this  photo

 

 

 

 Ready dress

 

 Ready dress with and off shoulder

 

 

 

 

whole dress looks like this , it's very comfy

 

 

 

 

Shirt Before and Dress After

 

 

 

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How to refashion a jumper into a cardigan

grudnia 07, 2019

How to refashion a jumper into a cardigan

 

Do you like long sweaters ❔ I love them❗ especially during  windy autumn and cold winter. 

There is no better feeling than warm, fluffy material on your skin when cold wind blows. 

If you have 2 spare sweaters you don't love so much any more you may sew long warm cardigan and fall in love with them again.

 

 

Sweaters before

 

sweaters  should have similar colors , material and size 

look at those ones on photo 

 

 

 

 

Video which shows step by step how to sew this coat

KLIK

How do you make a sweater into a cardigan? 

 

 here you can see the things you need for this refashion:

 
two sweaters
interlining tape
pins
iron
sewing machine

 

 

  How to sew long sweater ?

 

first check the scheme on the photo below

 

 

 

cut bottom of sweater

in case the sweater is too big cut the edges as well

don't stretch material during sewing or else the fabric will roll 

 

 

 

How to add pockets ?

 

  and here you can see little instruction how to sew simply pockets

cut off 4 squares 15 on 15 cm from sleeves 

 

 

sew the pockets by right sides to sweater

 

 

 

How to make a neckline in sweater ?

 

  fold the sweater and determine the middle next
iron the interlining tape  (forming tape) with the help of an iron

 

 

 

  cut in the middle and cut off the neckline
roll up once and sew with straight stitch

 

 

 

Ready cardigan❕

 

 

 cardigan on me plus little bonus my little doggo :-))

I used very fluffy material, it was good choice as my cardigan is very comfortable 

 

 

 2 sweaters in one 👯

I like this recycling a lot as I can use  my favourite sweathers much longer, it;'s definitely 

eco lifestyle

 

 

 

 

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