Today I should have been teaching my intro to clothes alteration course at MAC Birmingham, but this has unfortunately had to be canceled due to the current situation with Covid-19. So instead, I will share with over social media tips and ideas to alter and upcycle your clothes throughout the day.
Take a look below at all the post that i'll share today :)
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Clothes alteration: The reason why. With such high amounts of clothing ending in landfill, its important to try and conserve the clothes we have in our wardrobes. Stay tuned for more upcycling and alteration ideas. Images and wide words from Fashion Revolution and Orsola de Castro.
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Clothes alteration: Idea 1 - Altering. This can be something as simple as adding embroidery or applique patches to clothing to decorate them. There are lots of embroidery stitches that can be used to upcycle a garment and make it more personal and interesting. Take a look at some of the potential stitch ideas to add to your own clothes
Clothes Alteration: Idea 2 - Darning. When fabric becomes torn or worn through, try darning the holes instead. This make do and mend book, originally published in 1943, has great instructions for how to hand sew repairs to make pieces last longer. Take a look at some of these mending examples for inspiration.
Clothes Alteration: Idea 3 - Changing your garments to fit a different size. You may have some garments that were given to you that you may not want to throw away. If its too small, add a contrast fabric panel into the side seams to make it bigger. If its too big, pinch out the excess from the sides to make it smaller
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Clothes alteration: idea 4 - Using fabric remnants for binding or make accessories or gift bags. So once you have altered your clothes - what to do with the leftover fabric? It can be recycled as bias binding for seams or re-purposed as wrapping or drawstring gift bags that can be reused again.
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Clothes Alteration: Idea 5 - re-purposing garments as something new. I have clothes in my wardrobe that i don't seem to wear anymore. One way to get them back into favour is to turn them into something you will wear! Shirts into vests - trousers into skirts - sleeves to no sleeves. The possibilities are endless! Take a look to see some possible options.
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Clothes Alteration: Final Note of the Day - Throwback to previous alteration classes at MAC Birmingham. Need some more inspiration? Let me finish off today's alteration journey with some of the upcycled and customised creations from previous workshops. You can also get more ideas on my customisation pinterest board.
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