5 photos for those who just want to see the pictures
There’s
recycling, repurposing, upcycling (rru). Each has a little bit to do with the
other. Without being so technical and precise, my own definition is;
“To take something that was one thing and do
something else with it.”
That definition
will cover it all.
I’m not new
to rru. I’ve tried it before. (Take a look at the 7th picture in that post) If
you’ve read any of my other posts, you know that I’m into the recycling thing
and not being wasteful.
I’m also a fan of the boho style. I had a purple dress that had always been a favorite of mine. I purchased it from
a street vendor during a Juneteenth celebration held outside of the Civil Rights Institute here in Birmingham, Alabama. I tried it on right over my street clothes and
it fit. I altered the yoke of the dress
since I claim 5’4 as my height. Otherwise, it would drag the ground.
Being
my definition of a shapeshifter*, the dress became a little snug in the bosom
area and I had to put it to the side.
Visiting
Pinterest, I came upon various pictures of clothing that
had been upcycled. My plan was to cut off the top,
keep the bottom, sew the bottom to a purple tee shirt, thereby making a new
dress, then DYE the whole garment purple.
First off,
the tee shirt was too big. But it was only 99 cents. $1.09 with tax. I bought
it big because I wanted to make sure I had enough fabric to work with. I didn't overlook that there were stains on the sleeves when I bought it. I'd cut that part off and rework it.
I sewed the
top and bottom together, had a gap, SOOOO then I chose to put elastic in the
waist. Fit just fine. BUT…
The tee
shirt sleeves and side were fuller than I wanted them.
I put numerous darts in the front and back of
the tee shirt. THEN
The sleeves
were too full. I adjusted them and didn’t like the outcome.
Finally, I
cut off the tee shirt, removed the ¼ inch elastic from the waist, and saved it.
(The elastic was brand new) , made a casing in the skirt and fitted it with ½ elastic.
Now I have a
perfectly good skirt that fits comfortably. The dye job will have to wait.
You want to
know what happened to the tee shirt?
*My
definition of shapeshifter - gain weight, lose weight. Gain weight, lose weight…
HOWEVER! To
be fair, the original dress DID shrink even more after I washed it and put it in the
dryer. (Not wise)
END***
I'm liking this slide cutter plastic wrap. So much easier to use.
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First off,
the tee shirt was too big. But it was only 99 cents. $1.09 with tax. I bought
it big because I wanted to make sure I had enough fabric to work with. I didn't overlook that there were stains on the sleeves when I bought it. I'd cut that part off and rework it.
Now I have a
perfectly good skirt that fits comfortably. The dye job will have to wait.
The recipe. I wrote it in the same Steno pad my mama wrote her recipes in. Do they even make Steno pads these days?
Take 2.
