I had a lovely (sarcasm) black ill fitting ankle length dress left over from a failed Halloween costume plan, that was waiting to be put to good use! I finally got around to it, and figured out good I could make out of it. I cut it straight down the middle on both sides, then sewed a strip of lace on the back and front. yay!!
Before
After
My only disappointment is the different shades of black. which may or may not be noticeable anyway. Also, if your shirt fits fine, you could always sew the lace trim right on top of the fabric, the cutout is an option.
More lovely lace ideas for old clothes
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When the economy is down, invest in old mens t shirts and button downs!! Forget forever 21 or Urban Outfitters, there are a gazillion ways to upcycle menswear!
I found a cute tutorial for a ruffled strapless cami here on Sharon Sews. Of course, I'm lazy and I like simple so I ended up leaving all the fluff and fuss out!
Some More Ideas:
I’m horribly terrible at following patterns, especially for purses. So instead I bought some sturdy placemats and figured it out the hard way ;)
DIY
- Grab a sturdy placement, find some curtain grommets, scrap fabric to make the strap and of course your trusty sewing machine
- Detailed instructions here, they can explain it better than me
After literally months of those pants sitting in my closet, I finally hacked and slashed at it to make them into a cute pair of high waisted shorts. It was actually very very easy, I only trimmed and hemmed. The rest of it fit just right
DIY
- Grab a needle and matching thread, a hem can be hand sewn but a sewing machine is quicker
- Try on pants and pin or mark the length you want
- Cut, fold, and hem!
- Depending on the style you can leave the hem to fray, fold up and sew, or even fold under and sew if you want a even clean line.
