Hooray! You found a fab piece of fashion treasure while thrifting!
Booooo! It’s ripped and the fit is less than stellar!
Yay! I have a crazy quick and easy fix that will transform that damaged preloved garment into a wardrobe fave!
Discover how to mend & refashion torn clothing in a flash with my simple tutorial!
I scored that adorable 80’s playsuit for free from my local thrift shop when I pointed out the various rips, tears and damaged areas to the staff!
Once I got it home I found a total of 5 rips and very worn out, super droopy cold shoulder sleeves.
As none of the holes were along the seams and all of them were missing bits of fabric I decided to raid my stash for patches to cover them instead of attempting to pull the fabric together and stitch the rips closed.
First, I carefully ironed all of the patches over the holes.
Make sure to cover the patches with a bit of cotton fabric to protect the design from the heat of the iron.
Once all of the patches were attached with the iron I went ahead and stitched them on for extra strength and to prevent them from coming unstuck during the wash cycle.
Those cold shoulder sleeves had definitely seen better days so I pinned the edges together.
The sleeves fit perfectly under the shoulder strap seams!
Then, I simply stitched them together to create groovy new short sleeves!
Fantastically easy improvements that transformed this playsuit from trash to wardrobe treasure!
The next time you’re looking for new to you clothing keep an eye out for damaged garments too!
Take that summer look into fall by adding a long sleeved tee, a pair of cozy tights + a fab vintage blazer:
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My Sewing Basics guide will give you the foundation needed to begin transforming your closet, upcycling your own unique ecofashion + making your own versions of the projects on my Confessions of a Refashionista blog and channel too!
CoaR’s Sewing Basics contains easy to follow tutorials & full colour step by step photos for everyone from first-time upcyclers to experienced Refashioners!
The Sewing Basics include:
DIY Sewing Kit Contents – Getting Started – 8 Stitching Techniques – Button Basics
How to Gather & Ruffle Fabric – 8 Quick Mends & Fixes – 8 Refashioning Projects
+ 10 Preloved Shopping Tips too!
(check out all of my groovy CoaR tutorial collections right here)
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