Unlike normal nylon zipper, you can’t cut and sew through metal zipper to shorten the length. Metal zipper has to be shortened by removing the excessive metal teeth so that you can cut the extra length before sewing to your project. With the correct length, you don’t have to worry…
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So, you have seen the vest and the skirt refashioned from an outgrown denim dress in my recent 2 tutorials. Today, the third tutorial in the series is about sewing a reversible double-ring belt. The denim material of this belt was originally the bottom hem salvaged from the dress. Not…
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This is the skirt I recycled from an outgrown denim dress I mentioned in the earlier post. This the second part of the recycle project after I made the top to a vest. There are another 2 tutorials, a reversible belt and a denim rosette brooch, all made from a…
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This is the first tutorial to start off with the outgrown denim dress recycling series – turning the top of the denim dress into a vest with ruffled edge; one of the recycle tutorials among the 4-piece of garments + accessories sewing projects. There were a few options in my…
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This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to recycle / refashion an outgrown jeans dress into 4-piece kid’s clothing + accessories. Each tutorial will illustrate how I convert the salvaged materials from the denim dress and turn them into a totally new design of…
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Spent a few hours working late at night in my sewing room to come out with a few appliques designs on onesies (or onsies?) for my 7 month-old godson, just in time for him to pack and take home after a long holiday with his mom here. These garden bug…
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