Limbs and head flopped out to sleep. Looking d-e-d.Filed under: How to do it, Love it, Refashioned it, Sewed it, Thrifted it | Tags: Salvy, t-shirt, applique, how to, Roxborough, sister, Led Zeppelin
Courtesy of my sister in Philadelphia, who transformed a classic Led Zeppelin shirt that had seen better days into two shirts. Zeppelin thrifted by me for $.99 at my favorite Salvy in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. New backing shirts purchased by her on the Kohl’s clearance rack.
Check out the how-to here.
Filed under: How to do it, Sewed it | Tags: applique, how to, surgery, t-shirt, wardrobe refashion
My sister and I really like this technique where you chop out the part of an old t-shirt that’s cute — the logo, a photo, whatever the design — and sew it under another shirt. Then you can recycle the logo part if the old shirt is disgusting, too small, partly bleached, etc.
1. Cut the design off the old shirt, leaving about 1/2 inch around the part you want to show. If the material’s flimsy or really threadbare, feel free to reinforce it with a little fusible interfacing.
2. Decide where you want the logo to go onto the new shirt. Turn the new shirt inside out, and pin the right side of the logo in place on the wrong side of the new shirt.
3. With the new shirt inside out, sew the logo on, about 1/4 inch from the edge all the way around. I like to use thread that stands out from the new shirt but maybe compliments the logo.
4. Flip the t-shirt right side out. Carefully with sharp scissors, pierce the fabric covering the logo and trim 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch away from the stitching inside the seam. Be so careful not to poke through the logo.
Sweet!
Now check out the new shirts my sister made using this technique.
Filed under: Grew it, Love it, Made it, Refashioned it, Sewed it | Tags: applique, green, shirt, sprouts, t-shirt, wardrobe refashion
It went up into double digits this week in Chicago, up from a weekend average of 7 F. Yikes – a hibernating sort of cold. Georgie-girl was just coming out of a winter fast, tearing up a little sausage, but she’s back in now. And still, this lovely surprise popped up on the kitchen sill. An old terrarium – a Christmas gift years ago from my brother and his wife – made for an apt salad starter, catching enough sun in about four days to sprout some winter mesclun.
Speaking of green, I’m working on this top from a favorite old shirt printed with a fake-o girl band. The original white top grubbed up quickly, and the excised design had been sitting on my desk for many moons. I asked my crafty friends at Wardrobe Refashion what to do with the sleeves – whether to hem them as it, or stick the t-shirt’s sleeves back on in a puffier form.
The refashioners always know what’s best. I await their advice.
