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(V-)necking.
After I tracked down the shirt to remodel for July’s Craft Challenge, which was hiding in the “remodel or eliminate” bag in the closet (clever), I had to decide what to do with it. It was just about...
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FF: Repurposing clothing
This month we’re exploring ideas for worn out or damaged clothing. Of course you can simply use them as fabric, as in the t-shirt quilt or this flannel infinity scarf made from PJ pants. A little more...
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Alterations reminiscences
For two summers, full time before my senior year of college and half time after, I worked at an alterations shop. I learned a lot in general about clothing and construction and fitting, but there were...
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S(h)aving sweaters
A black sweater hung abandoned in my closet for a long, long time (two years? more?) because it was covered in white or off-white pills. It was such a mess that I didn’t want to look at it, much less...
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Darned denim
Today was Day 14 of a 15×15 challenge: downsize and organize in the sewing room 15 minutes per day for 15 days. It was born of realizing the morning of the 17th that, counting that day, there were...
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Let’s 80s this up!
I retrieved a red stretch-velvet dress from my parents’ garage sale pile. Such promise! But look at that grody symmetry and those heinous sagging shoulders. This dress needed some help. A...
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Easy Belt-Looping
My sister wanted me to retrofit some pants with belt loops, which meant constructing the belt loops from scratch. Always efficiency-minded (hahaHAHAHAHAHA), I tried to determine how to create them in...
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To Mend Or Not To Mend
In the last few years I’ve become much more aware of my consumption habits. Until recently this was coupled with a distinct shortage of pocket money, and the combo led me to focus on buying less in...
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Jeans mending advice
I’ve mended a lot of jeans over the years – my hubby tends to tear a knee out midway through the jeans’ lifespan, and my jeans simply wear thin before I feel like they’re done with this world. Here’s...
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Remake your T-shirts
My blogging partner has chosen the theme for July’s craft challenge on our local fibercraft blog: Tee Shirt Rehab. As you’ll recall, last time it was a motif; this time it’s a material. I still have a...
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