It always makes me chuckle when I’m called a “skinny b*tch” by online trolls as one of the reasons I taught myself how to sew on an inherited machine and began refashioning was because absolutely …
How to Upsize a Playsuit
Clothing sizes drive me insane and can pretty much be disregarded nowadays. I rarely, if ever, look at size labels – if something looks like it might fit I try it on or just snap …
How to stretch a shrunken sweater
I managed to thrift an honest to goodness made in Ireland aran sweater in my actual Irish clan’s aran pattern for only $1! Unfortunately it had been shrunk just enough to make it uncomfortably short …
How to Upsize a Dress
I discovered a marvelous wool blend dress at the flea market and crossed my fingers that the slim-looking bodice would be wide enough to accommodate my generous chest. No such luck! Thankfully, after more than few …
An easy no sew dress upsize
Why is there so much bloody elastic in this dress?? Elastic under the bust, elastic on the sleeves and even elastic around the hemline! Much better, I can once again breathe and the circulation has …
A Quick Refashioned Jumpsuit Upsize
I love love love jumpsuits but after my rather epic DIY jumpsuit fail last year I stuck to my thrifting karma to add to my collection. Until this thrifty online score arrived: I’m not exactly …
How to upsize a blouse
Got a blouse that’s just too tight in the chestal region? Follow my quick video tutorial to loosen it up & add some funky style! Check out all of my upsizing tutorials here! + for …
The Cozy Colour Blocked Upsized Dress Refashion
I recently inherited a fabulous pile of closet cast-offs: Hearing “Do you want this?” is just one of the many perks of refashioning! I dove right in, snagged these beauties & immediately had a bolt …
Leggings too short? Here’s my DIY fix!
Remember my fabulous thrifted Norwegian style leggings? Unfortunately after a second washing, calamity struck and they shrank nearly 20cm in length! Any idea how I oh-so-quickly lengthened those too short leggings? Here’s my DIY fix:
The Laced-Up No Sew T-shirt Refashion Upsize
Make a too-small t-shirt fit perfectly with a pair of scissors and my quick no-sew DIY tutorial video fix: The Laced-Up No Sew T-shirt Refashion Upsize: Grab all of my tutorials for gals here and for more sustainable …