Repurposing / Pamela Michaels Fay, businessWrites

Repurposing

3rd February 2019

How to Make a Collar on a T-shirt

T-shirts are versatile enough to wear most seasons and are inexpensive to buy. Plus, they are always in style. However, sometimes t-shirts are not very stylish. In department stores, the fancier ones can cost a bundle. With basic sewing skills, you can jazz up a basic t-shirt by adding a collar and turning it into a work-appropriate button-front. You don’t even have to buy anything...

3rd February 2019

Easy Artsy T-shirt Designs

It’s fun and easy to make your own custom T-shirt designs. You don’t even need a sewing machine. However, you will need a few cotton-blend shirts, either with a graphic design or even in plain colors. For some of these ideas, you will want to use a shirt that fits, but for others, use an oversized shirt that is too big to wear in public. You will also need scissors, a razor blade or craft knife, a box of safety pins...

3rd February 2019

DIY Fashion Ideas

If you have perfectly good clothes hanging in your closet that you don’t like and never wear, you can remake these items with some simple DIY fashion ideas. You can also repurpose clothes from thrift shop garments. All you need are basic sewing skills and a bit of imagination. You can make these fashions even if you don’t have a sewing machine. Do it old school style...

3rd February 2019

Novelty Purses You Can Make

Purses are expensive to buy but easy to create using items that you already have. These homemade purses don’t require any fancy hardware, either. However, you can customize these ideas and add finishes such as handles purchased from a craft store. It’s your design – you can make your purse as fancy or as Bohemian as you...

3rd February 2019

Make a Ruffled Blouse

Blouses are challenging to sew even for the most experiences seamstresses. The material can be flimsy and difficult to work with if you don’t have a sewing machine with a serger. You may be tempted to buy all your blouses. But, when they are adorned with fancy ruffles and embellishments, they can be very expensive. It’s easy to create your own casual, but elegant, ruffled blouse starting with a...

3rd February 2019

How to Make a Sling Handbag

If you like accessories, particularly handbags, a sling bag is a must have. Sling bags make good totes for whatever you need to carry, from everyday essentials to beach wear. You can make a sling handbag with a couple of T-shirts. Be environmentally friendly and repurpose two shirts from your existing stash. There’s no need to purchase them new. They don’t even have to match. In fact, it’s best if...