r/UpcycledFashion

Took an old hoodie that I didn’t wear anymore and modified it.

At first it was just the pocket and sleeves, but I used a satin-like mystery fabric that didn’t work, so I swapped it out for this white cotton.

The hood was bubbling and warped from age so I completely removed it and made bias binding for the neckline but removing the hood showed that there was warping in the neckline too. I had to remove 3 inches total by opening the shoulder seam and sewing in the extra.

All seams on the sleeve are hand sewn french seams, including the armscye. The pocket was sewn with a folded hem and backstitch. The bias binding is slip stitch.

Overall I’m happy with the colour scheme and contrast of this piece, and I’m glad I went with the bias binding to tie in more white in the design. I learned a lot about fabric choice and connecting a knit and woven with this project, which will be useful for my future designs and alterations.

Reach out on Instagram with any questions @creatives_by_be

I thrifted these curtains for $7! I only used one so this skirt was a total of 3.50. Very simple project and it only took a couple hours!

heyy, i wanted to show u my first upcycled piece, which i sewed ^^
(its not finished yet)

Here’s a few upcycled pieces me and my partner made. @creatives_by_be on Instagram

My fiancé has an extremely artistic and talented friend who’s a fashion designer that specializes in up-cycling and dyeing, so she helped bring my enchanted forest floor vision to life with my dress! It’s a vintage, handmade cotton eyelet dress with a crochet collar and sleeve cuffs from the 60’s or 70’s that I found at a shop in Asheville! Our friend altered it to my size, replaced the zipper, dip dyed it and sewed little bits of magic like moss, charms with our initials, faux ferns and sequins onto the hem. We had a private ceremony in the Blue Ridge mountains and I’m in love with how everything turned out!

This was a quilt top I got at a thrift store. Made a dress and matching bloomers for a Sierra Ferrell concert

I have these old wrist warmers and would like to cut a thumb hole in them so I can use them as cool gloves. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to do this with this fabric, or is it not even possible with a fabric like this? I'm worried that if I just cut into it, everything will fray.

100% secondhand materials

I’m developing a small reconstructed clothing project. Looking for actual criticism rather than encouragement ,which pieces work, which don’t, and what specifically makes them look considered vs amateur?