A basic intro to refashioning thrift store finds, including why you would do so, the ethics of doing so, how to begin refashioning and an overview of basic projects.
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
1. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds unleashing the awesomeness
of sometimes hideous, often ill-fitting, occasionally outdated
clothes Angelina Zaytsev [email protected] @angelinanz
http://pinterest.com/angelinadres s/
2. Why refashion? Be creative and express yourself Save money
Be a style maven Practice sewing with little cost The
do-it-yourself (DIY) mentality Connection to tradition & the
past For ethical reasons Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina
Zaytsev
3. The ethics of refashioning The questionable practices of
fast fashion Fast fashion: clothes made quickly to reflect current
trends; cheap to make, inexpensive to purchase Plagiarism Cheap
labor & no labor rights = horrific accidents Refashioning
Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
4. The ethics of refashioning Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Reduce =
cut back, buy less, buy things meant to last longer Reuse = give
new life to old things, REPURPOSE! REFASHION! Recycle = donate
unwanted clothes appropriately Refashioning Thrift Store Finds |
Angelina Zaytsev
5. Who refashions? Your grandmother Craft bloggers Stylists
EVERYONE hey, its a recession, after all! Refashioning Thrift Store
Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
6. How to refashion? Tools, skills & know-how, inspiration
Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
7. Tools required Scissors Thread Something to mark the fabric
with OPTIONAL: Sewing machine Needles Measuring tape Refashioning
Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
8. Skills needed Basic sewing skills The Colette Sewing
Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic Techniques for the New
Seamstress, by Sarai Mitnick. | Blog: http://www.coletterie.com/
The Sewing Book: An Encyclopedic Resource of Step-by-Step
Techniques Hardcover, by Alison Smith The Sewing Bible: A Modern
Manual of Practical and Decorative Sewing Techniques, by Ruth
Singer. Basic math: adding and subtracting Measuring: dont forget
your seam allowance on all sides! Cutting: measure twice, cut once
Sewing a straight line Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina
Zaytsev
9. Inspiration Blogs: New Dress A Day
http://www.newdressaday.com/ I Still Love You, by Melissa Esplin
http://melissaesplin.com/ Cotton & Curls
http://www.cottonandcurls.com/ Refashionista
http://refashionista.net/ Refashion Statement
http://refashionstatement.blogspot.com/ So, ZoWhat do you know?
http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.co.uk/ Pinterest Craftster.org |
Angelina Refashioning Thrift Store Finds Zaytsev
10. Books Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T- Shirt, by
Megan Nicolay. Subversive Seamster: Transform Thrift Store Threads
Into Street Couture, by Melissa Alvarado. ReSew: Turn Thrift-Store
Finds into Fabulous Designs, by Jenny Wilding Cardon. Sew
Subversive: Down & Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista, by
Melissa Rannels, Melissa Alvarado, Hope Meng. The Sweater Chop
Shop: Sewing One-of-a-Kind Creations from Recycled Sweaters, by
Crispina ffrench. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina
Zaytsev
11. So youre ready to startnow what? Plan your design: What are
you going to do? What do you have to do to get there? Calculate:
What are your beginning and ending measurements? Where do you need
to stop and start sewing? Where do you cut? Measure, mark, pin and
baste: Measure how much you will be sewing or cutting. Mark it with
your tailors chalk. Pin the cloth together as appropriate so your
fabric isnt sliding around. Baste whenever youre uncertain what the
end result will look like. Sew and cut. Refashioning Thrift Store
Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
12. Basic Projects Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina
Zaytsev
13. The Button Down Shirt Refashion Take one button down shirt,
oversized Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
14. The T-Shirt Refashion Take one (or more) basic t-shirt(s)
Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
15. Resizing clothes down, 1 1. Remove excess fabric: Two ways
to estimate how much to remove from a too-big item: Measure against
an item of clothing that is the desired size. Patternmaking for a
Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign
Your Favorite Fashions, by Steffani Lincecum. While wearing the
item, estimate and mark where you want to remove Refashioning
Thrift Store Finds | Angelina excess. Zaytsev
16. Resizing clothes down, 2 Get the proper fit. Darts are your
best friends for proper fitting. 2. The Complete Photo Guide to
Perfect Fitting, by Sarah Veblen. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds |
Angelina Zaytsev
17. My Projects Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina
Zaytsev
18. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
19. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
20. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
21. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev
22. Refashioning Thrift Store Finds | Angelina Zaytsev