Clever ideas! The collar alterations made both shirts look more feminine (and cooler for hot summer wear) in my opinion. That first blue checked blouse fabric is so pretty! The darker blue one was a pretty fabric as well. Glad you were able to redo them. Much more interesting and useful now. 🙌
You've made that that first shirt look so fresh and new. Those little peekaboos on the sides are trending now and it makes the top look so summery and light. So cute!!! The way you added that collar back on to both of those shirts turned out great.
Thank you Karen for such wonderful alterations! I have a couple of shirts from . . .um the 80s .. that I really love the fabric. Now I think I can do some resizing and actually wear them again. Thank you again.
Get fixes! the gap at the bust line!!....when I began making my own clothes many years ago...the rule was the first button is located at the bust line..then work from there. then when I started buying clothes I found, even Ralph Lauren, blouses with a bloody gap at the bust line....VERY irresponsible of them! I have used safety pins, snaps, velcro! By then 99% of clothes were mass produced in China...Now, I'm back to sewing my own or repurposing thrift shop items.
I just picked up a lovely cardigan at the thrift store, that literally had double-sided tape between the buttons, all the way down. Great solution in a pinch, but imagine having to replace them every time you want to wash the thing???
@@pjp9383 I've used clear plastic snaps. I don't buy clothes anymore, I make everything. very rarely use buttons but I want to because I have a lot of great buttons....
I once unpicked the sides AND the sleeves to use the sleeves as the material to insert and make a sort of vest/shell out of a top. But halfway through my ADHD kicked in and I wandered off to crochet instead. Someday I'll get back to those sleeves. I'm not sure, now that it's all apart, how to figure out how wide a strip I need to insert? I probably measured and wrote down a guesstimate, but that's no doubt long gone ("why is there a 4 written on this scrap of paper? Must be trash!").
Yes, the wandering mind, that happens to me, too! I'd make the strips a little wider than you think you need after measuring. I like the secret messages we send to our future selves...4 indeed!
Those were both great saves, but I think I like the one with the cuff detail on the side seam the best. That's a unique and sort of quirky detail. I really like the way you used the collar on both shirts. I'll have to try that sometime. I'll just have to be careful not to make the neck too wide because i have a really small neck and large necklines swallow me. This was a really fun video.
I like the blue
Clever ideas! The collar alterations made both shirts look more feminine (and cooler for hot summer wear) in my opinion. That first blue checked blouse fabric is so pretty! The darker blue one was a pretty fabric as well. Glad you were able to redo them. Much more interesting and useful now. 🙌
I've never liked the bulky collar on shirts and now have a way to upgrade them. Thanks for stopping bye!
You've made that that first shirt look so fresh and new. Those little peekaboos on the sides are trending now and it makes the top look so summery and light. So cute!!! The way you added that collar back on to both of those shirts turned out great.
Thanks Pink! Those ideas were so random, i'm glad they worked out.
Great upcycling! You can patent your collar design, it was very smart!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you Karen for such wonderful alterations! I have a couple of shirts from . . .um the 80s .. that I really love the fabric. Now I think I can do some resizing and actually wear them again. Thank you again.
Wonderful! I'm glad it helped
Get fixes! the gap at the bust line!!....when I began making my own clothes many years ago...the rule was the first button is located at the bust line..then work from there. then when I started buying clothes I found, even Ralph Lauren, blouses with a bloody gap at the bust line....VERY irresponsible of them! I have used safety pins, snaps, velcro! By then 99% of clothes were mass produced in China...Now, I'm back to sewing my own or repurposing thrift shop items.
a simple button makes all the difference! Some companies don't seem to understand how our bodies work. I'm in favor of snaps. Thanks for stopping by!
I just picked up a lovely cardigan at the thrift store, that literally had double-sided tape between the buttons, all the way down. Great solution in a pinch, but imagine having to replace them every time you want to wash the thing???
@@pjp9383 I've used clear plastic snaps. I don't buy clothes anymore, I make everything. very rarely use buttons but I want to because I have a lot of great buttons....
Nicely done!
Thanks for the visit!
Great ideas, I really like them both. Especially love the collars. Thank you!❤
So glad you enjoyed!
You're so clever!
thanks!
I once unpicked the sides AND the sleeves to use the sleeves as the material to insert and make a sort of vest/shell out of a top. But halfway through my ADHD kicked in and I wandered off to crochet instead. Someday I'll get back to those sleeves. I'm not sure, now that it's all apart, how to figure out how wide a strip I need to insert? I probably measured and wrote down a guesstimate, but that's no doubt long gone ("why is there a 4 written on this scrap of paper? Must be trash!").
Yes, the wandering mind, that happens to me, too! I'd make the strips a little wider than you think you need after measuring. I like the secret messages we send to our future selves...4 indeed!
Those were both great saves, but I think I like the one with the cuff detail on the side seam the best. That's a unique and sort of quirky detail. I really like the way you used the collar on both shirts. I'll have to try that sometime. I'll just have to be careful not to make the neck too wide because i have a really small neck and large necklines swallow me. This was a really fun video.
Thanks Nadine! I have so many shirts from my mom that don't fit, I might try some more.