Stylish Remakes: Upcycle Your Old T's, Sweats and Flannels into Trendy Street Fashion Pieces
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804849862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Founded by Bunka Fashion Institute graduate Mari Hamano in 2009, Violette Room is a Japanese fashion company that takes inspiration from all parts of the world to make everyday clothing in relaxed silhouettes and comfortable fabrics, with details inspiring a sense of nostalgia.
And it's so easy! With just a little time cutting and sewing, you can create fun and funky new pieces from old flannel shirts, tees, sweats, bandanas and more. Anyone can do it, and anyone can wear it. Just open this book and grab some old classic duds from your drawers. And it's completely up to you to create your own personal fashion style! Salvage old duds and morph them into something completely new with this easy-to-follow upcycle sewing book:Add a fun and fancy bow or collar to your favorite tee or sweatshirtMake a dress or bag from a handful of old bandana scarvesCombine a skirt and top to create a unique new dress or tunicCraft a fashionable new skirt or dress from a pair of old flannel shirtsTie ruffles and bows to feminize a man's shirtEmbellish your favorite tees, sweats, and other odd bits-and-pieces to create one-of-a kind creationsYou can do all this
Some good ideas Happy Cookin' Mama Truthfully, most of these items I wouldn't wear but they inspired me to come up with my own similar projects, and that's what sewing books are for, after all. If I wanted to wear exactly the same thing as everyone else, I would have never learned to sew in the first place. Two projects in particular -- making a women's flannel jacket from a men's dress shirt and making a women's short sleeved shirt from a men's dress shirt -- are ones I really like. While I won't make them exactly the same as the book (I can't exactly pull off "Tokyo street fashion" at my age!), she gives the basic redesign that I CAN use. So, while most of the book is a bit
With the help of the Japanese clothing design company Violette Room, you can now take old and outdated pieces from your wardrob . … I think this would be a fantastic gift for a te"The book is chockfull of ideas for upcycling old t-shirts, athletic wear (think college sweatshirts) and flannel shirts. BUT if you haven't tried to refashion or upcycle a garment before, this book will give you som"If you're looking for a way to update your clothing, Stylish Remakes from Tuttle Publishing will become your new Bible. Stylish Remakes take