| Refashioning clothes is a huge trend at the moment. It | | | | of techniques that can be used to create patterns |
| is both an economical and eco friendly way to keep | | | | using bleach or dyes. |
| your wardrobe up to date and even better it is a great | | | | Shortening - you can shorten or remove sleeves, cut |
| way of creating unique and individual clothes that no | | | | off jeans and shorten a dress to become a top. |
| one else will have. Recycling is already big news with | | | | Depending on the look that you are trying to achieve, |
| recent years seeing a surge in the sales of second | | | | you can either leave the shortened edges raw or hem |
| hand and vintage clothes as well as the phenomena of | | | | or finish them. |
| clothes swapping. By refashioning second hand and | | | | Cutting - cutting is a great way to restyle t shirts. You |
| vintage clothes, fashionistas are taking it one step | | | | can cut out the neckline and cut slashes across the t |
| further and getting fresh, innovative and up to the | | | | shirt. |
| minute clothes. Refashioning clothes is also great fun. | | | | Embellishing - There are countless ways that you can |
| When you refashion your wardrobe, you just need to | | | | embellish a garment including beading, adding trims like |
| take any clothes that you no longer wear and change | | | | lace, appliqué, and embroidery. |
| them into something that you will wear. For each piece | | | | Fitting - a piece of clothing that does not fit properly |
| that you no longer wear, you need to think about why | | | | can be altered to make it fit perfectly. |
| you don't wear it and what would make you more | | | | Deconstructing and reconstructing - For those with |
| likely to wear it. For example, if you are just bored with | | | | more advanced sewing and dressmaking skills, a piece |
| an item of clothing, you could make it more interesting | | | | of clothing can be turned into something completely |
| by embellishing it, if you feel it is out of date, you could | | | | different by taking it apart and using the fabric or trims |
| change the style to something more current, if it no | | | | to create another piece of clothing. |
| longer fits you or is damaged in some way, you may | | | | There are so many ways that you can refashion |
| want to deconstruct it and then make it into something | | | | clothes to create a really original wardrobe. You will be |
| completely different. | | | | helping to reduce the ever growing problem of landfill |
| Dying or bleaching - You can change the colour of a | | | | and saving yourself money. Your outfits will definitely |
| garment by dying or bleaching it. There are a variety | | | | be right on trend. |