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Does anyone on here do it? I'm looking to have a go this summer to save some £ and hopefully come up with a few pieces which look cool and unique. Also I'm pretty petite 5ft 4 and size 6 so have problems finding stuff on the high street which I like and don't drown me, so some tips on basic tailoring would also be great. The style of clothes I normally go for I would describe as casual with a rock edge I like things to be as fitted as possible. Basically I have lots of pairs of jeans I don't really wear as they're plain and boring and a bit loose in places so I'm looking for some ideas to make them a bit more eye catching and original. I've thought about cutting some of them and seeing what I can come up with but I don't want them to look dodgy and 90s.
I'm pretty good with sewing, painting and crafty stuff so sure it's something I could get into, just not sure exactly where to start when it comes to clothes. Guess what I'm after is links to useful websites, ideas for materials/equipment to use and other people's experience of what has and hasn't worked for them.
Cheers :d
I'm pretty good with sewing, painting and crafty stuff so sure it's something I could get into, just not sure exactly where to start when it comes to clothes. Guess what I'm after is links to useful websites, ideas for materials/equipment to use and other people's experience of what has and hasn't worked for them.
Cheers :d
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Oxfam DIY's also pretty cool (MC Hammer pants made out of a T-shirt anyone?!)
And OhMyStars is amazing!
There's a clothes board, but there's also a specific re-constructed section on the clothes board which has got all manner of treasures on it!
I used to do a lot of reconstructing, but these days I mostly make stuff from scratch. When I get round to making anything at all, of course
If you put spray paint on a top and it went in the wash would the spray paint wash off?
Nope! I accidently sprayed my top at college, and its never come off since! The colour may fade a tad, but if you know how to make a stencil then its such a good to jazz up any clothing!