recycling, refashion, Repurposed, Sewing

From unworn dress to top

February is Refebulous month and I’ve been having fun with my refashioning drawer. Years ago I bought a long sheath dress from a local designer which had a hole in the side. I enjoyed the hole for a while, wearing a jumper underneath, but then I decided I wanted to wear it in the summer […]

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recycling, Repurposed, Sewing

Fibremood Gabriela

When the new Fibremood patterns came out, I was, as usual, quite conflicted as to which one to try, but was kind of seduced by the concept of a body warmer. It’s quite cold in my sewing room in winter as I have a gas fire I’m too scared to turn on due to fabric […]

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recycling, refashion, Repurposed, Sewing

Stokx Rock and Eva Tee for Refebulous

I’d just been considering what to refashion for Refebulous, an annual sewing challenge held in February, which aims to inspire people to repair/refashion/reuse clothes, when I found this pair of jeans on the free rail of the community op shop in Manjimup. Unlike most jeans I see in op shops, these had a fair amount […]

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recycling, refashion, Repurposed

Recycled denim Felix jacket

In 2016 I made a recycled denim jacket as part of a refashioning challenge. My blog post at the time tells me that I used five pairs of jeans to make this jacket, as that weaving took a lot! If you want more details you can check out the post here. The jacket was really […]

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recycling, Repurposed, Sewing

Tablecloth Cora

I have had this embroidered linen tablecloth for a few years now. It came from the op-shop where it was deemed unsaleable due to the stains, but I was confident that I could get it clean. I pretty much got them all out by simmering in soda ash and laundry detergent. Naturally I forgot to […]

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recycling, Repurposed, Sewing

Detachable Collar

I’ve had a bit of a yen for a detachable collar and found one in the local COS store that really appealed, so set about replicating it. I wanted to use some small table napkins I have, obviously morning or afternoon tea versions. I have a large number of these, as I suspect they are […]

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dyeing, glamping, Repurposed, Sewing

Gyo top and City Gym Shorts

I have been on an unexpected extended stay at our holiday place and found myself with not enough activities. Luckily I had a lovely white sheet donated by my friend Suzanne, and copies of the Merchant and Mills Gyo top and the Purl Soho City Gym shorts, so I knew exactly what I needed to […]

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recycling, Repurposed, Sewing

Men’s sweater to Seamwork Astoria refashion

A while back a friend gave me a bag of her son’s cast off clothing, with the idea that I would put anything worn or unusable into an archery target bag and then send the rest to the op shop. I sorted things into two piles, but in the archery bag pile were some wool […]

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Repurposed, self-drafted, Sewing

Rapt in my wrap

Having been inspired by the wrap from Heaven Wrapped I set about making one for myself. This wrap is also from Heaven Wrapped and is the most luscious cotton/viscose/cashmere blend, which is both light and warm.   I made the holes round for this one and actually did it in my pattern making class at Workspace-FADS, as […]

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Repurposed, Sewing, Sewing retro, Stashbusting, Travel, vintage pledge

1972 swimsuit and the Blue Lagoon

  I took these new bathers to Iceland and wore them in a sauna at The Volcano Huts, Thorsmork. I have had this pattern in my stash for a little while, and it was part of my prize in the 2014 vintage pledge and was donated by the Selvedge Shop. It is Simplicity 5027. I made […]

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