Yes! I get so lazy and used to using my machine and getting that instant gratification that I tend to shy away from handsewing. But with a little patience, lol!, I can get a much nicer effect with handsewing.
Amazing. To think that not that long ago, many knew how to do these things, but the knowledge seemed lost due to cheap fast fashion... Thanks to you, I am learning to prolong the life of my garments! Thrifting, altering and mending for the win!!!!
Nicely done! You know, another nice thing about upcycling versus sewing from scratch is that it can be very hard to find good, solid sweater knits (why are home knits usually so thin or made from awful choices for warmth?) Also, sizing knits can be tricky so I think sometimes it really can be better to find something that fits well in colors you like and then change it up (cashmere sweaters are the worst for the awkward chokey necklines, but so soft and really, most of us can't afford cashmere brand new anyhow).
You are so right!!! Yes, finding a normal thick sweater knit in the fabric shop can be a challenge and also.... you know those beautiful knit cuffs and necklines - you can't get them by sewing, so it is nice when it is all done already and all you have to do is just to fix a couple of things. You're s right! Love it! Merry Christmas dear Esther, thank you for being here and for sharing your ideas! Wishing you and your family the very best this Holiday Season!
The use of an interfacing to keep the knits from unravelling is really smart. Thanks for sharing!!! ❤ My sister decluttered her wardrobe and gave me a chunky sweater in a nice color but the shape was really bad. But it was made from single knit peaces and not cut out from knit fabric, so I unravelled the whole thing and now I am knitting a scarf to give back to my sister. The color suits her way batter than me and I already have enough scarves.
Hello. I really love your upcycles. I have a few things myself that I can use for something new🤔 I have a sleeveless jacket with a zipper that I am not sure what to do with but I will definitely think of something 😉😊thank you for all the inspiration I really love your videos
It's so much fun watching your incredibly ideas and enthusiasm! Thanks a lot for giving us so much inspiration and useful tricks. Stay warm and I wish you a cozy Christmas time! :)
Vivenna, dear, thank you so much! I truly enjoyed reading your ideas, and seeing your sewing makes - it was great and inspiring, I love your neat work and interesting projects! may this next year bring you a dash of even more sewing magic and hopefully a mountain more of sewing time :)
Hello Alisa 😊 was this ever a fun video. Your projects look great. I think it was Patrick Grant from the Great British Sewing Bee that said there is enough clothing on the planet right now to cloth every single person on the planet for the next six generations. That is staggering and to be honest it has been the motivation behind the up-cycles I’ve been doing lately as well. I’m so glad you are giving us tools for up cycling Awesome 🌟🌟
Thank you so much, dear Christine! Isn't that right? We have more clothing than we would ever need and the same can go about fabric. I am currently dealing with my fabric stash and it is almost at the very minimal stage and I am so happy! Yes....I feel the same way about upcycling and reworking my early makes! Thank you for being here, warm hugs and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
@@ThoughtfulCreativity I have watched your fabric stash video so many times lol. One of my favourites actually. I am working on mine as well. Merry Christmas to you Jared and Artemis 🥰
Thank you Alicia for showing all these great upcycle ideas! I especially enjoyed the dress that you turned into a sweater vest with the zipper, that turned out "sew" adorable! LOL
Not sure where she was advertising JOIN? Regardless, as much fun as her channel is, she spends a lot of time to make her videos. I'm happy if she has a way to make income, because money doesn't just appear out of thin air to magically enable UA-camrs to make videos for free. They gotta eat, too! ;)
Hola bonita hermoso progecto, me encanta el ultimo, yo tengo el mismo problema, me diste una idea genial... grazie, gracias. Un fuerte abrazo. Yo estoy en Italia, soy boliviana. ❤️😘😘😘
This morning I saw this on my TV & I was " Oooooo what's Alisa got for us today "....gurl do you really stay up till 2am..?? You gotta be tired. I'm a in- home designer but I'm always pushing myself to do things. Just so I can get stuff done. I truly love you motivation & courage. Love this channel. Thanks for all the help..!!
Good morning! You did an AMAZING job! I have a few sweaters, that I've been holding on to for years..lol...Looks like they are about to get a makeover 😁 Thank you for the detailed tutorial ( as always..lol) and thank you for the tips. Hope you and your family, have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! 😊
I noticed that when you were cutting the polka dot material for the set for your daughter that you seemed to center it in the material available, leaving two small scraps, when it seemed like there was plenty of room to move it down and have one larger scrap. Was that an optical illusion? Or maybe you just didn’t care about saving these scraps? Or another reason?
The patterns were just on top of the fabric, half of the front and half of the back, the set featured full front and full back without seams, so it wasn't cut as you are referencing, it was just a clip of me putting patterns on top of the fabric :)
In the case of cutting the shorts - they are not pushed all the way down due to the fabric being stretched out from the wear of the sweater, otherwise I would get a lettuce hem :)
Great transformations. I will be trying the sleeve runching one out for sure. On a couple of sleeves and for one side of a dress. I think I will use the runching technique for gathering in one side of a mesh knit dress with thin elastic that is a tad too long for me. I pulled up one side with my hand and I like the way it looks. So inspired.
LOL! so true, his comments made me rofl. Alisa, I know this is totally diversion from the topic, but just curious to know what you do to keep yourself so fit and gorgeous looking?
In my case the elastic is twice as short as the area (length) that you're gathering. You can also take a piece of scrap fabric and practice which will help you determine these proportions.
I love your video tutorials. This one is SEW Awesome !!! Really love all of the upcycles. Keep up the great work as it brings sew many people joy & positivity.
❤❤❤❤❤ I watched this video about a year ago and forgot about it. Meanwhile for Christmas a dear friend gave me a sweater that is too big everywhere, but I love the color and the fact she chose it for me. I will be employing several of your techniques to make it fit me better. Really excited about ruching the sleeves!❤❤ Thanks for all your videos. I don’t watch TV; I watch UA-cam videos for lots of sewing and cooking ideas, music and movies. You are a delight to watch, even if I don’t plan to use your idea, at least not right then.❤❤❤❤❤
I really appreciate these upcycle videos and all the tips and ideas you share along the way. They all look wonderful! I especially love the party-in-th-back sweater just as it is, but if you ever wanted to invite more fabric to the party I think replacing the buttons on the sleeves with matching fabric covered ones would also look nice.
Oh yes yes, or the purple sparkly ones I made from resin - could be so fun! Yay and welcome to the Members corner of this channel, I hope you will find a ton of useful things here :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Oh, so timely, I just watched your video yesterday where you made those fun, sparkly resin buttons. I think the purple ones would look awesome! Nice thing about buttons is you can dress them up or down for different looks. :)
Thank you so much Alisa, I really really enjoyed watching you creating those jumper’s into beautiful and gorgeous pieces. I really really love ❤️ each and every one of them. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Love it all but specially the last one I have something similar but with sleeve. I wear as an oversized cardigan, but now it time to refashion it 👍…. What happened to your wall? Are remodeling your sewing room?
Thanks for another informative, useful video. Wish you had stated what zigzag settings (lenth & width)you used, so I would have a starting place. I loved the ruched sleeves and now I know ratio of fabric length to elastic, been searching for that. Cute cute keyhole idea.
You're such an inspiration! I've been following for over a year (and LOVE all you do!). And I finally bought a pattern for pajama pants and I'm working on it =/ Not easy, but I keep hearing you: "If I can do it, sew can you!" wish me luck!!!
Great information/tutorial. My very favorite is the zip sweater vest. I really like the set you did for your daughter. Incorporating the scarf your mom gave you was brilliant. When you are done with the sweater (with scarf) the scarf part could be used in a quilt, to make clothes for a stuffed bear or American Girl type doll for your daughter, endless possibilities. G.od has truly blessed you with a wonderful skill and vision!
Bonjour Alisa, vos recyclages et customisations sont magnifiques et tellement réussies. Je les adore toutes et vais essayer de m’en inspirer. Vos vidéos sont toujours pleines de bienveillance et votre sourire réjouissant. Amitiés de France 💕
Pavla, happy holidays and may this next year bring to you all the very best it has to offer! Thank you for being here, best wishes to You and Your family!
You just use the instructions of the interfacing that you are using (usually found in the package or on the bolt) apply it with heat and also keep in mind if your sweater fibers can take the heat necessary to fuse the interfacing and that's it :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Thank you for the tip. I’ll find an old sweater to try this on. Merry Christmas and may God Bless and grow your business/channel.
@@sternits be sure and use a cover fabric, (pressing cloth) so iron doesn't touch the sweater. Some interfacing will have you use a damp pressing cloth over the interfacing when you apply it. This wasn't meant to imply you didn't know this info already but meant as help or reminder, happy new year.
![[DIY] Don't throw away your old sweater 2 / Just watch it. You'll never regret it.](/img/n.gif)
Stay warm and safe, Dear Sewing Friends!
MORE WEARABLE UPCYCLES - ua-cam.com/video/B1LV8XPwcRg/v-deo.html
How do you fit so much great and useful information into a 15-minute video?? Love this so much. Thank you!
Thank you Alisa for reminding the power of hand sewing (-:
Yes! I get so lazy and used to using my machine and getting that instant gratification that I tend to shy away from handsewing. But with a little patience, lol!, I can get a much nicer effect with handsewing.
@@Jen-CelticWarrior very true (-:
Hot tip: a hand backstitch is stretchy enough for knits! Just don’t make the stitches too big. I primarily sew knits by hand.
@@molnotmole3428 oh thanks for sharing
Amazing. To think that not that long ago, many knew how to do these things, but the knowledge seemed lost due to cheap fast fashion... Thanks to you, I am learning to prolong the life of my garments! Thrifting, altering and mending for the win!!!!
Right?! Step-by-step we can bring it back, especially when little fixes are so easy and require little to no spending!
Too many people think they can't do it. You are changing that ❤️
Alisa, you amaze me with every project and video you do. Thank you 💕💕
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 and Happy New Year 🥳🥳🥳.
Thank YOU so much for watching and being here and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Nicely done! You know, another nice thing about upcycling versus sewing from scratch is that it can be very hard to find good, solid sweater knits (why are home knits usually so thin or made from awful choices for warmth?) Also, sizing knits can be tricky so I think sometimes it really can be better to find something that fits well in colors you like and then change it up (cashmere sweaters are the worst for the awkward chokey necklines, but so soft and really, most of us can't afford cashmere brand new anyhow).
You are so right!!! Yes, finding a normal thick sweater knit in the fabric shop can be a challenge and also.... you know those beautiful knit cuffs and necklines - you can't get them by sewing, so it is nice when it is all done already and all you have to do is just to fix a couple of things. You're s right! Love it! Merry Christmas dear Esther, thank you for being here and for sharing your ideas! Wishing you and your family the very best this Holiday Season!
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Same to you, sweet one! Same to you!
You could take the extra cowl fabric and make patch pockets on the front of the vest.
Well, you definitely need those sweaters today! I'll be watching soon. I love what you do and how simple you make it look
Right? I hope everyone is staying warm and safe!
The use of an interfacing to keep the knits from unravelling is really smart.
Thanks for sharing!!! ❤
My sister decluttered her wardrobe and gave me a chunky sweater in a nice color but the shape was really bad. But it was made from single knit peaces and not cut out from knit fabric, so I unravelled the whole thing and now I am knitting a scarf to give back to my sister. The color suits her way batter than me and I already have enough scarves.
Your skill, knowledge and creativity blow my mind! Keep giving us such wonderful videos. Thanks
Thank you so much for all the inspiration!❤️
Lol, your husband is hysterical, Mine would have said something similar about the Nine West piece.
Right? :) he is a keeper :)
Hello.
I really love your upcycles. I have a few things myself that I can use for something new🤔 I have a sleeveless jacket with a zipper that I am not sure what to do with but I will definitely think of something 😉😊thank you for all the inspiration I really love your videos
Marelize, hello there, thank you so so much! OOoh, sleeveless jacket with a zipper could have some interesting possibilities hidden in it! :)
It's so much fun watching your incredibly ideas and enthusiasm! Thanks a lot for giving us so much inspiration and useful tricks.
Stay warm and I wish you a cozy Christmas time! :)
Vivenna, dear, thank you so much! I truly enjoyed reading your ideas, and seeing your sewing makes - it was great and inspiring, I love your neat work and interesting projects! may this next year bring you a dash of even more sewing magic and hopefully a mountain more of sewing time :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity you're too kind, thank you so much Alisa! May you never loose your kind creative spark ✨💕
Hello Alisa 😊 was this ever a fun video. Your projects look great. I think it was Patrick Grant from the Great British Sewing Bee that said there is enough clothing on the planet right now to cloth every single person on the planet for the next six generations. That is staggering and to be honest it has been the motivation behind the up-cycles I’ve been doing lately as well. I’m so glad you are giving us tools for up cycling Awesome 🌟🌟
Thank you so much, dear Christine! Isn't that right? We have more clothing than we would ever need and the same can go about fabric. I am currently dealing with my fabric stash and it is almost at the very minimal stage and I am so happy! Yes....I feel the same way about upcycling and reworking my early makes! Thank you for being here, warm hugs and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
@@ThoughtfulCreativity I have watched your fabric stash video so many times lol. One of my favourites actually. I am working on mine as well. Merry Christmas to you Jared and Artemis 🥰
I'm so glad I found your channel. I've learned SO MUCH from you.
Thank you Alicia for showing all these great upcycle ideas! I especially enjoyed the dress that you turned into a sweater vest with the zipper, that turned out "sew" adorable! LOL
I am sorry to see that this fun place for sewers to enjoy time with you has now turned into a paying situation. JOIN is not for me.
Not sure where she was advertising JOIN? Regardless, as much fun as her channel is, she spends a lot of time to make her videos. I'm happy if she has a way to make income, because money doesn't just appear out of thin air to magically enable UA-camrs to make videos for free. They gotta eat, too! ;)
Great ideas thank you
The sweater with the tie in back! Oh so pretty!
Hola bonita hermoso progecto, me encanta el ultimo, yo tengo el mismo problema, me diste una idea genial... grazie, gracias. Un fuerte abrazo. Yo estoy en Italia, soy boliviana. ❤️😘😘😘
You are so talented. I love watching your videos.
This morning I saw this on my TV & I was " Oooooo what's Alisa got for us today "....gurl do you really stay up till 2am..?? You gotta be tired. I'm a in- home designer but I'm always pushing myself to do things. Just so I can get stuff done. I truly love you motivation & courage. Love this channel.
Thanks for all the help..!!
Good morning! You did an AMAZING job! I have a few sweaters, that I've been holding on to for years..lol...Looks like they are about to get a makeover 😁 Thank you for the detailed tutorial ( as always..lol) and thank you for the tips. Hope you and your family, have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! 😊
Amazing job. Happy New Year 😍👍👍👍
They are very nice 🎉
You have a such joyful vibe aside of the amazing skills. I’m really enjoying your videos!
These are great, especially the zipped top. Really clever. Thank you. 👍
I noticed that when you were cutting the polka dot material for the set for your daughter that you seemed to center it in the material available, leaving two small scraps, when it seemed like there was plenty of room to move it down and have one larger scrap.
Was that an optical illusion? Or maybe you just didn’t care about saving these scraps? Or another reason?
The patterns were just on top of the fabric, half of the front and half of the back, the set featured full front and full back without seams, so it wasn't cut as you are referencing, it was just a clip of me putting patterns on top of the fabric :)
In the case of cutting the shorts - they are not pushed all the way down due to the fabric being stretched out from the wear of the sweater, otherwise I would get a lettuce hem :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Gotcha. Thank you very much for the explanations. :)
Excellent outcomes… again… and again. You’re amazing
You are so clever and creative. Thanks Alissa
Thanks for those tips my dear. Couldn't find the video for the denim jacket from the 2 skirts. Can you share it please?
Great transformations. I will be trying the sleeve runching one out for sure. On a couple of sleeves and for one side of a dress. I think I will use the runching technique for gathering in one side of a mesh knit dress with thin elastic that is a tad too long for me. I pulled up one side with my hand and I like the way it looks. So inspired.
Fantastic job on everything!
The last one was my favorite and very flattering on you.
Thank you, Laurie! Happy Holidays!
You did an amazing job, love all your ideas. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much, Sue! 😊
I love your channel and I loveeee this video 😍 thank you for all the great ideas ❤️❤️
Thank you so much and I am glad you enjoy it! Happy Holidays and Happy Sewing :)
Hi Alisa sorry I was not present I was very busy with shopping cooking and all. By the way how are you
Beautiful video. Love your ideas.
Thank you so much!
Cute sweater upcycled and child’s shorts and top.
You never cease to amaze me! Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!❤
Love it all. Your husband called that piece out perfectly! LOL
Thank you, I just found your channel, lots of good tips 😊
You are so creative. And that is why I subscribed.
Wow!super . You are a talented person.😅❤ thanks.
Hi from Canberra Australia 🎉😊 love your insights, wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🥳
Thank you, Angela! Merry Christmas to You and Yours and wishing you all the very best!
LOL! so true, his comments made me rofl. Alisa, I know this is totally diversion from the topic, but just curious to know what you do to keep yourself so fit and gorgeous looking?
He makes me laugh all the time :)
I like to go to second hand stores to use clothing for fabric
How did you decide your elastic length.. that’s the part I’m having trouble figuring out
In my case the elastic is twice as short as the area (length) that you're gathering. You can also take a piece of scrap fabric and practice which will help you determine these proportions.
why not open the side seam of the sweater to sew n the elasric might have been much easier
I love upcycling ! For me, it is more creative than sewing a new item !
You are very accomplished!
All of them are beautiful!
Me encanta lo que haces!!!!! Eres de mis favoritas!!! Feliz Navidad!!! Un abrazo desde Mexico, Rebeca Shelley
Great video as usual. I just love your inner beauty. It shines thru. Happy Holidays!!!!!
Deb, thank you for your kind words! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and yours! Wishing you all the very best!
I love your video tutorials. This one is SEW Awesome !!! Really love all of the upcycles. Keep up the great work as it brings sew many people joy & positivity.
❤❤❤❤❤ I watched this video about a year ago and forgot about it. Meanwhile for Christmas a dear friend gave me a sweater that is too big everywhere, but I love the color and the fact she chose it for me. I will be employing several of your techniques to make it fit me better. Really excited about ruching the sleeves!❤❤ Thanks for all your videos. I don’t watch TV; I watch UA-cam videos for lots of sewing and cooking ideas, music and movies. You are a delight to watch, even if I don’t plan to use your idea, at least not right then.❤❤❤❤❤
❤ what you did. Great job 15:34
Those turned out soooooo cute!!
Thank you Marlene and happy holidays!
I really appreciate these upcycle videos and all the tips and ideas you share along the way. They all look wonderful! I especially love the party-in-th-back sweater just as it is, but if you ever wanted to invite more fabric to the party I think replacing the buttons on the sleeves with matching fabric covered ones would also look nice.
Oh yes yes, or the purple sparkly ones I made from resin - could be so fun! Yay and welcome to the Members corner of this channel, I hope you will find a ton of useful things here :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Oh, so timely, I just watched your video yesterday where you made those fun, sparkly resin buttons. I think the purple ones would look awesome! Nice thing about buttons is you can dress them up or down for different looks. :)
Thank you so much Alisa, I really really enjoyed watching you creating those jumper’s into beautiful and gorgeous pieces. I really really love ❤️ each and every one of them. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
These are such cute & stylish upcycles..!! Luvvv em. Happy Holidays..🙂🙂
You are amazing👍 thank you for awesome video happy holidays🎄🎄🎄
Love it all but specially the last one I have something similar but with sleeve. I wear as an oversized cardigan, but now it time to refashion it 👍…. What happened to your wall? Are remodeling your sewing room?
Thanks for another informative, useful video. Wish you had stated what zigzag settings (lenth & width)you used, so I would have a starting place. I loved the ruched sleeves and now I know ratio of fabric length to elastic, been searching for that. Cute cute keyhole idea.
You're such an inspiration! I've been following for over a year (and LOVE all you do!). And I finally bought a pattern for pajama pants and I'm working on it =/ Not easy, but I keep hearing you: "If I can do it, sew can you!" wish me luck!!!
Thank you for the techniques you shared and how simple you made them! Definitely trying the ruching! Really elevates the look of the sleeves.
I always love your upcycle projects. You have great ideas for rejuvenating garments. Please, don't ever stop upcycling.
Great information/tutorial. My very favorite is the zip sweater vest. I really like the set you did for your daughter. Incorporating the scarf your mom gave you was brilliant. When you are done with the sweater (with scarf) the scarf part could be used in a quilt, to make clothes for a stuffed bear or American Girl type doll for your daughter, endless possibilities.
G.od has truly blessed you with a wonderful skill and vision!
Wow! That last one is the least showy, but I like it the best (all are great ideas)!
Thank you! 😊
Nice! I like all of them. 🙂👍
Loved all your upcycles! Great ideas Alyssa!! Your videos are always clear and concise! Thanks for sharing!
😂 Shower curtain!!!!!
I love your videos and the sound of your sweet voice💜
Bonjour Alisa, vos recyclages et customisations sont magnifiques et tellement réussies. Je les adore toutes et vais essayer de m’en inspirer. Vos vidéos sont toujours pleines de bienveillance et votre sourire réjouissant. Amitiés de France 💕
These were great ideas, I really like the first sweater with the elasticated sleeves, what a great idea. Thank you and Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🤶🛷🎁
Pavla, happy holidays and may this next year bring to you all the very best it has to offer! Thank you for being here, best wishes to You and Your family!
@@ThoughtfulCreativity thank you Alisa, I wish you and your family all the best 🙂 thank you for being such a wonderful teacher 👍☺️
Absolutely love these upcycles. Definitely more wearable!
👏👏👏🍀💚
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Super nice!
I just love your upcycle videos; I get so many good ideas!
So these are awesome ! Imagine if you added lavender buttons to the silver one . That would be super sweet too!
That sleeve trick I never heard of! Love it. Thank you.
Love all your videos, but is one of my favorites! ❤
The sparkly upcycle is rad! So clever!
You are awesome Alisa. Happy Holidays
You’re amazing and so inspiring!
Great ideas and great results!
A winner for all 3.
I’d love to see more detail on steps to use that interfacing for cutting a sweater. Thanks for this video.
You just use the instructions of the interfacing that you are using (usually found in the package or on the bolt) apply it with heat and also keep in mind if your sweater fibers can take the heat necessary to fuse the interfacing and that's it :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity Thank you for the tip. I’ll find an old sweater to try this on. Merry Christmas and may God Bless and grow your business/channel.
@@sternits be sure and use a cover fabric, (pressing cloth) so iron doesn't touch the sweater. Some interfacing will have you use a damp pressing cloth over the interfacing when you apply it. This wasn't meant to imply you didn't know this info already but meant as help or reminder, happy new year.
@@jojosewist8921 I’m a total novice on using interfacing. So this is much needed information. Thanks so much.
The first sweater had an opening on a seam, not a hole. A hole takes much more work to mend.
I enjoyed your enthusiasm and skill. Voice tip: pitch down 1/2 an octave.