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• Tutorial: Mittens with fabric rosette embellishments

  
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  Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how to make these beautiful mittens embellished with fabric rosettes.  Would you believe they’re upcycled from a knit golf shirt?  Get the tutorial . [photo from Lil Blue Boo ] [tags]sewing, tutorial, upcycled, refashion, mittens, embellished[/tags]
  3 hours ago

• How-To: Refashion Maternity Jeans Into Toddler Jeans

  
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  Hannah of While They Sleep shares a brilliant refashion for transforming a pair of maternity jeans into cute jeans for your toddler . I especially love the embroidery on the back pockets - adorable! Read this article | Comment on this article
  12 hours ago

• Tutorial: Toddler jeans from a pair of adult jeans

  
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  Hannah from While They Sleep has done it again with another cool idea for refashioning your maternity wear into kids’ clothes.  This time she shows how to make a pair of toddler pants out of maternity jeans.  Of course, there’s no reason why you have to use maternity jeans – any pair of adult jeans will ...
  1 day ago

• Lookie what she made: Repurposed jeans stockings

  
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  Lookie what Naptime Journal made from repurposed jeans!  She turned them into super cool Christmas stockings.  I love the pocket and waistband details.  I bet Santa will put some extra candy in those back pockets.  See more photos at Naptime Journal . [photo from Naptime Journal ] [tags]sewing, ...
  4 days ago

• Tutorial: Doll socks and pants the easy way

  
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  Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she makes a pair of pants and a pair of socks for an 18″ doll.  She makes the pants from a pair of baby pants, and the socks from a pair of adult socks.  By starting with larger garments that are already made, all she has to do is cut the size down to fit…
  5 days ago

• Perhaps I broke the rules... but its handmade

  
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  Because I bought a sari. Or, rather, had my sister buy me a sari in exchange for homemade woolen socks (that are yet to be made...) Id gladly put the Get Out of Jail button here just to be on the safer side, but I cannot figure out how to do it. :( You know, I bought it not as a new piece of clothing, but as fabric. ...
  5 days ago

• Lookie what she’s making: Detailing on bias cut jeans

  
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  One of the most appealing aspects of recutting a pair of existing jeans instead of creating them from scratch is the ability to reuse much of the detailing.  Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs shows how she repurposed pocket details and the fly zipper when remaking her bias cut jeans.  See how she did it at J. ...
  5 days ago

• how to refashion a cardigan

  
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  This post has been months in the making, but to those who were anticipating this tutorial, I hope it was worth the wait! For now I’m just posting all the steps here, but plan on formatting it nicely in a .pdf (so you can print the instructions out and keep them handy!) later, when I have a bit more time. We all ...
  6 days ago

• A Little Bleach & Packing Tape

  
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  I just have to tell you I have the coolest in-laws. Really. Reeeally. My sister-in-law is fantastic. She speaks fluent Cantonese from living in China for a year and a half. She’s getting her masters in Engineering. She throws a serious dance party. She has excellent taste in music and it was her birthday last week. ...
  1 week ago

• DIY Beaded Headband Video

  
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  If you have a set or pearls or an old beaded necklace that you would like to remake, this DIY project is for you. The headband is super easy and simple to make.  You will need a beaded necklace, a ribbon, fishing wire, scissors and elastic cord and some manual dexterity. I think that this is perfect as a flower girl ...
  1 week ago

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  I wanted a book sling for my baby, who no, cannot read yet, but still... they are cool. I liked the size of this one , but all the reviews said the fabric was terrible. I ordered it, and yes, the fabric is indeed terrible. The picture hides its terribleness well; it feels like it is made out of a disposable ...
  1 week ago

• Tutorial: Leggings for infants from adult-sized socks

  
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  Chea from Just a Betty Trying to be a Martha shows how to make a pair of leggings for an infant.  They’re made from a pair of adult-sized knee socks.  Go to the tutorial . [photo from Just a Betty Trying to be a Martha ] [via Someday Crafts ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , leggings , baby , ...
  1 week ago

• Tutorial: Sew a ruffled scarf

  
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  Jennifer from A Hoot and a Holler shows us how to turn a plain store-bought scarf into a trendy ruffled version.  Great idea!  Get the tute . [photo from A Hoot and a Holler ] [tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffle, scarf, refashion[/tags]
  1 week ago

• book: Sweater chop shop

  
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  The Sweater Chop Shop: Sewing One-of-a-kind Creations from Recycled Sweaters by Crispina Ffrench. Storey Publishing, LLC (August 5, 2009). [A great source to buy craft books in Australia is from online shop Can Do Books & Patterns or wholesale from capricorn link ] Sweater Chop Shop is full of clever and ...
  1 week ago

• Morph trashion - THE SKORT by Tineke Greijdanus

  
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  Working on my upcoming trashion tutorial book (made with self publishing service BoD ) takes pretty much all all my evenings and free time. So I apologise for the lack of new posts. I´ll try to correct the problem by recycling (re-posting) some older posts that are my favorites. :) Mind What Your Wear is an indie ...
  1 week ago

• Lookie what she’smaking: Bias cut jeans, part 2

  
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  Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs shows her progress on her bias cut jeans experiment.  Go to her blog to see how it’s coming along so far! [photo from J. Stern Designs ] [tags]sewing, lookie, inspiration, jeans, refashion, bias[/tags]
  1 week ago

• May Need to Apply for Parole

  
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  Im pretty sure Im in Wardrobe Refashion Jail right now because I had bought 3 little onesies in order to make these: Well, Im not really sure if my pledge applied to gifts. Its OK, Ill use my "Get Out of Jail" pass here, seeing as I wont actually be buying anything new for myself. Arent they cute, ...
  1 week ago

• Tutorial: Upcycled sweater hats

  
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  Instructables user VeryInteresting shows how to refashion an old sweater into a winter hat.  This is a great project for sweaters with condition issues (holes, staining, etc.) because you can cut around those.  Go to the tutorial . [photo from VeryInteresting on Instructables ] [tags]sewing, tutorial, ...
  1 week ago

• Cranky cranky cranky

  
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  My job’s had me in the worst mood lately. But since I actually have a job, and I collect a regular paycheck for doing what I studied to be, there’s no sense complaining. Maybe for a while, my sense of fulfillment will have to come from somewhere else. Sewing makes me happy most of the time, [...]
  1 week ago

• Tutorial: Dropwaist girl’s t-shirt dress with pleated skirt

  
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  Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she repurposed one of her adult-sized shirts and a linen skirt to make this dropwaist girl’s dress with pleated skirt.  Go to the tutorial . [photo from Make It and Love It ] [tags]sewing, tutorial, dropwaist, girl, dress, t-shirt, tee, pleat, refashion[/tags]
  1 week ago

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