Recycling old fabric is a fantastic cheap way to get your hands on some funky and unusual fabrics. I have always loved the thrifty mentality of mending or re-using something you already have. Some of my favourite bloggers do the same, check out this
cool printed tea-towel cushion, and this
cute smurfy linen/fabric.
One of my favourite ways of re-cycling is to get an ugly old man's t-shirt (I'm describing the t-shirt, not the former owners, who are probably quite nice) with a cool print. This idea came from a t-shirt I bought the panda for a costume party. He never wore it, but I loved the 80's emu print and couldn't throw it away. After a few months of looking at it, I re-shaped it into a ladies t-shirt, and I loved the result!
The pattern I use is one I made myself, it has a deep v front and back, and you just lay out the pattern piece and cut - the existing sleeve seam forms a cute cap sleeve effect.
I now keep my eyes out for cool (or just odd) prints on t-shirts, like this "Ballan Skate Park" t-shirt I got from my favourite $1 bin.
hey that looks great! I've just been online searching for instructions on how to make undies out of old t'shirts. Stay tuned...that might not be a picture blog tho. Hope you are having a great weekend.
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ReplyDeleteI found this YouTube tutorial on kiddies pants from tops - I have made fifty ten of them for my 13 mth old son. We've got some interesting ones so far and more to come!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fAyx-_byh0
I've also got some long sleeved tops and make him leggings out of them! I LOVE recycling clothes!
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I totally agree that men should definitely get rid of these shirts! Recycling shirts arethe best way to get rid of them.
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