Items from PROJECT MINIMA: Year 4, 1st Qtr. (6-1-14 / 8-31-14)
From Summer 2014
(some not yet posted)
Retro Alienwear posted 9-2-14
(some not yet posted)
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| tablecloth jacket/ kimono |
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| front lapel stitching |
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| inside lapel hides tablecloth's previous mending |
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| back view |
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| oversized tablecloth dress |
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| blue print bloomers |
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| pleats and tucks |
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| button on or off pocket |
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| rehab of big green dress |
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| insert added alongside buttons |
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| applique apply on back to cover marks |
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| insert added at sides |
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| applique to cover tear |
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| Greek island top |
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| hand sewn with gold thread |
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| back view |
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| with collar and sleeve |
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| pattern used for top |
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| tablecloth dress #7 from the series |
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| neckline and bodice detail |
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| back view |
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| back with sleeve view |
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| pattern used for all 7 tablecloth dresses in the series |
Retro Alienwear posted 9-2-14
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| retro alienwear of my own design |
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| detail |
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| failed miserably and went from there |
From 8-30-14 (A) Way To Go
From 8-25-14 Coming and Going
From 8-18-14 Yes, Yes, Another Tablecloth Dress
From 8-11-14 A Little Tuck and Drape
From 7-29-14 New Blue
From 7-14-14 I'm Not In Order Here
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| high-low dress |
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| shoulder yoke with bias tape neckline |
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| elastic gather on sleeve side |
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| ruffled hemline |
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| back view |
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| back yoke |
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| pattern used (mix of styles) |
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| tablecloth kimono top given to S |
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| back view with added sleeve tucks and back dip |
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| pattern used and elaborated upon |
From 8-25-14 Coming and Going
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| Tablecloth Apron Dress |
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| neckline close up of self-made bias tape |
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| pleated pockets that seem to disappear |
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| back view |
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| of cross over section |
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| and bias tape going all around (8 yards of the stuff!!) |
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| this OOP 5201 simplicity pattern was used |
From 8-18-14 Yes, Yes, Another Tablecloth Dress
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| Front view |
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| bodice |
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| buttoned pockets |
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| hemline in front |
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| back view |
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| back bodice |
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| back skirt |
From 8-11-14 A Little Tuck and Drape
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| re-rehabbing old stuff with pleats and tucks |
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| several pleats and tucks to soft old baggy jeans |
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| pleated tucks on either side of center front shirt hemline |
From 7-29-14 New Blue
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| tablecloth dress - front view |
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| skirt portion with button |
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| two navy appliques covering holes |
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| front sleeve and navy seam binding around neck and sleeve |
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| back view |
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| applique cover hole on back |
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| cluster of small appliques on bottom hemline |
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| started off with this pattern and then went off on my own... |
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| sneak preview of what's next - part 1 |
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| and part 2 |
From 7-14-14 I'm Not In Order Here
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| vintage white linen tablecloth - font view |
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| neckline with 1/4 in. bias binding |
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| split bell sleeves with bow |
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| inlay in front |
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| side seam pockets |
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| scalloped hemline |
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| back view |
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| back top |
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| back shoulder and sleeve |
From 7-6-14 Behind the Times with Tablecloth Dress #5
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| Tablecloth Dress #5 |
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| front smocking |
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| pockets |
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| front hemline |
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| back view |
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| detail |
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| sleeve |
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| back hemline |
From 6-26-14 Renewed and Reconsidered
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| hand-sewn franken-dress |
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| bodice |
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| side view, top |
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| bottom, front |
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| back view |
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| back bodice |
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| hand top-stitching |
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| back hemline |
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| inside view |
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| pink linen shirt / tablecloth rehab |
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| hand painted white distressed shoe |
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| recovered bow-tie in progress |
From 6-22-14 Tablecloth Dress #4 - Endangered Species
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| front view |
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| bodice with smocking |
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| zebra onto sleeve |
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| close up of elephant pocket |
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| back view |
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| animal shoulder blades and vessel waistband |
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| rhino on the left back shoulder |
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| and leopard on the right back shoulder |
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| vessel borders |
From 6-15-14 Housedresses Are Us
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| Tablecloth Dress #3 |
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| neckline and smocking |
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| and biiiggg pockets |
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| back view |
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| skirt |
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| detail of skirt and lots o' appliques |
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| back neckline with collar |
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| more appliques on sleeves... |
Items from PROJECT MINIMA: Year 3, 1st Qtr. (6-1-13 / 8-31-13)
From 8-28-13 Bounce Back Ability
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| front of Bounce Back-Ability dress |
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| and back view |
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| close up of back, top |
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| close up of front, top |
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| embroidered name... |
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| or ability. |
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| front view, bottom half |
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| back view, bottom half |
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| close up of sleeve cap |
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| close up of back neckline |
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| my label |
Items from PROJECT MINIMA: Year 2, 1st Qtr. (6-1-12 / 8-31-12)
From 8-30-12 Linen and Things
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| my old pillow case as tunic top |
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| back view |
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| and throw on lace necklace/ scarf thingy |
since then I've edged the ruffle lace thing with some crocheted lace trim & satin ribbon
From 8-29-12 T-Shirt Tunic Mod
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| So here it is, my t-shirt tunic made from 2 old tees |
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| the sides are from 1 shirt cut in half |
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| Here's what it looks like spread out on the floor |
The main shirt is just cut open at the sides and the sleeves are removed. The other 1/2 of shirt is folded in half and sewn along the top to continue a shoulder seam. (Its neckline and sleeves had already been removed.) Pin and sew each raw edge of the folded 1/2 shirt to the raw edges of the main shirt to form a sleeve. The folded side will face outwards and you will cut a slit 1/3 of the way down it so you can fit your arm through like a kimono sleeve. I left the bottom of the sleeve unstitched. It is already hemmed since it's the bottom of the original shirt. So is the main shirt. Then I added pockets to the bottom of the main shirt from the sleeves I had removed.
From 8-9-12 L'Orange Du Jour
item #1
item #1
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| Originally made-from-scratch tunic, rehabbed to fit with side inserts |
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| back view - see post of 6-29-11 C'est Fini re the first rehab... |
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| tunic now after re-setting sleeves to eliminate puffy-ness |
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| cuff redo with fold and button on one side |
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| while keeping sleeve vent on other side |
item #2
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| BEFORE: very old thrifted maxi dress that no longer fits |
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| NOW: a button down skirt with tie at waistband |
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| with added patch pockets |
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| pockets came from the cap sleeves of dress |
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| gauze underskirt made from thrifted maxi dress lining |
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| by adding binding as waistband and threading through elastic |
From 8-4-12 On Site at Graceland
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| Before: they looked sorta like a cross between these 2 sandles |
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| After: painted with acrylics in turquoise and bright blue with orange insoles |
From 7-23-12 Making a Shift
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| refashioned to fit made-from-scratch shift |
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| view of side, sleeve & hem inserts... |
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| plus big patch pockets all from my fabric stash! |
and see me wearing it at Let's Shift Again
From 7-15-12 Time Is On My Side
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| It was made like 'B' above before my remodeling... |
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| made-from-scratch Asian-esque tunic top refashioned to fit |
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| with fabric stash side & sleeve inserts |
and posted with others at Recycled Fashion Finds and Refashion Co-op
From 6-29-12 Tangerine with a Spot of Leopard
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| old tangerine capris refashioned to fit with fabric scrap leopard jersey at sides |
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| facing removed and reused to heighten waistline, inserting piping at seamline |
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| vintage label added to outside of back waist line |
From 6-13-12 A LITTLE DAB OF NEON
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| patch pockets added to linen shirt along with neon paint on buttons & on canvas tennis shoes |
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| close up of painted neon buttons |
From 6-4-12 LET'S SKIRT AROUND IT, SHALL WE?
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| rehabbed silk & linen wrap-around skirt to fit |
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| & decorative buttons sewing center front shut |
and see it put together on my Clothes Collage page under "Classical Figures Screen"
From 6-3-12 THE LOOK OF LINEN
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| rehabbed linen wrap-around skirt to fit |
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| with new button tassels added down the side |
and see what I put it together with on my Clothes Collage page under "Linen Looks"
Items from PROJECT MINIMA: Year ONE, 1st Qtr. (6-1-11 / 8-31-11)
From 8-30-11 Full Transparency Here
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| Transparent sheer dress rehab |
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| detail of insert and lace additions |
and see how it changes on my clothes collage page
From 8-26-11 You Know You Got It, If It Makes You Feel Good
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| Nightie Rescued from the Trash |
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| detail of lace added over tuck lines, and assorted doo-dads |
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| detail of stretch lace sleeve |
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| detail of back shoulder with lace butterfly covering spot |
From 8-21-11 I Love Calla Lilies, Rally Ah Do
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| The calla lily dress built from scraps |
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| front view of diagonal piecing |
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| back view of more diagonal piecing and skirt to top |
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| sleeves from scrap of scarf |
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| old slip seam-ripped |
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| and detail of slip to wear under calla lily dress |
From 8-18-11 Because 2 Sheers Can Make It Right
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| rehab of dark navy sheath into sundress |
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| detail of side inserts |
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| detail of side slits |
See my Clothes Collage page for my layering look, "A Shot of Navy"
From 8-11-11 Mending My Wares
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| My fav old p.j. top after refurbishment-pocket covering mended hole |
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| extension strips added with black side trim & black triangles embroidered over tiny holes |
From 8-10-11 Viva Madonna
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| pillow case skirt with cat |
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| detail of pocket and satin patches |
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| another pocket and more satin ribbon |
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| pillow case trim and lace rosette |
As in 8-8-11 Bits and Pieces
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| Rehabbed cami with decorative ribbon to cover spotting |
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| and detail of side insert addition |
Finished 8-7-11 Come Sail Away With Me
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| 1 white cotton blouse remade from 2 |
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| back view |
and started 6-5-11 in More and More
From 8-5-11 Look Out For Big Tanks
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| Taupe Tank Top Rehab (but you can't see the side extensions) |
As spoken about 8-3-11 in Oxford Gone Wild
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| an oxford shirt with the bottom half cut off, among other things... |
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| detail of front with frayed silk additions, black braided trim, and... |
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| a lovely spiral hand-sewn on to cover holes from removing the pocket |
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| back view with a brocade meeting some lace curtain remnant |
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| detail of back with lace embellishment covering area that just didn't quite meet |
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| And last, but not least some nifty black braid to encircle the collar area. |
From 7-29-11 Well Fancy That
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| The front of that redone top with random tucks and folds sewn in |
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| Detail of the twirly rose I twisted and sewed in place |
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| Back (or Front) of top with swoops and puckers sewn in |
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| Detail of a sewn-in swoop |
As discussed on 7-28-11 Did I Lose My Head?
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| Gray cotton skirt that I completly reconstructed |
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| Detail of criss-cross ribbons that wrap around waist/hip and tie |
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| View of the gauze underskirt with unique (aha moment) stitching |
See me put it together on the Clothes Collage page, "Frida Kahlo Style"
From 7-20-11 Go With the Flow
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| altered nightgown |
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| additional doo-dads added to offset asymmetry |
From 7-19-11 Victoria / Victorian
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| Cotton and lace brassiere remade from old Victoria's Secret teddy |
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| P.J. bloomers fashioned from one-piece Victorian undergarment |
From 7-16-11 Mini Shift Cut Short
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| Mini shift with matching boxer shorts (before) |
And from 7-22-11 Another One Bites the Dust
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| Top made from Mini Shift (after) with side insertions added from shortening hem of dress |
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| Another Top from another Mini Shift (after) albeit different print |
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| Triangular addition from boxers added at side seams |
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| Sleeve addition from trimmed off dress hem |
As talked about in 7-14-11 Reversed Engineering
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| The Asian-esque Dark Gray Cotton refurbished Outfit |
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| Detail of added silk frayed pieces |
Check out me wearing 'em at On Site at Graceland
As mentioned in 7-8-11 De Construction Zone
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| Linen suit with all seams re-constructed and satin ribbon inserts |
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| close-up on hidden button placket and satin ribbon extension |
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| side extensions of satin ribbon on jacket (and pants not shown) |
and see how I'm wearing it on my Clothes Collage page, "Pink Pants"
All this stuff is discussed in 7-1-11 Pet Peeves Reckoned With
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| shirt (before) |
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| same shirt, dif color (after shortened and hemmed) |
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| (after - detail of hem) |
and old capri jeans remodel
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| (before with zip back pockets) |
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| (after removing zip pocket) |
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| cutting off old pant leg for new pockets |
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| with new pocket added on |
From 6-29-11 C'est Fini!
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| tunic (before) |
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| (after) with silky tie-dyed insert on sides and sleeves |
From 6-17-11 Jazzed, But My Rhythm's Whacked
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| all darts removed and neckline altered |
First mentioned 6-11 The Zen of Seam Ripping & 6-13 Just Hemming and Hawing,
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| lace added and side extensions |
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| re-fastened and ties removed |
and finally in 6-21-11
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| made from scratch! |
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| for hubby's birthday |
First mentioned 6-8-11 Art of the Kimono, followed by 6-11 The Zen of Seam Ripping
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| re-fastened, ties removed, and re-sleeved |
From 6-1-11 This is It! Top
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| let-out everywhere |
And mentioned again in 6-3-11 Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some
