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Wardrobe Refashion: men's shirt to pencil skirt
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So… after seeing theclosetseamstress’s post of her pencil skirt upcycled from a men’s shirt, I decided to give it a go. My fiance kindly donated an old shirt that he no longer wore (see last photo) and off I went, thanks to theclosetseamstress’s wonderful tutorial on her blog. The only difference was that I used interfacing in the waistband for improved durability and shape. It was the easiest and quickest skirt I’ve ever made, taking only 3 nights of after-work sewing.
Material Notes
Donated men's shirt (Cotton : black polka-dots on grey), Iron-on interfacing for waistband
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- theclosetseamstress
http://megannielsen.com/
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Apr 2, 2010, 06.36 AMby punkiedory
cute!
if you are interested in entering this into an upcycled fashion show for earth day, let me know! :)
1 Reply
Apr 9, 2010, 02.28 AMby cynthia.
Hi punkiedory
Sorry about my late reply – internet playing up.
What is earth day? It that the same as earth hour? I think i missed the boat on that one (although, i did turn out the lights!)
And thanks for your encouraging comments.
Jan 2, 2010, 03.04 PMby molly molly
looks super cute on you! I want to try it now
Nov 8, 2009, 01.35 PMby Banana.
hi! hey I’ve just joined. The skirt looks great on you :)
Oct 31, 2009, 10.30 PMby Kristi.
haha, nice one kaz! i just noticed the thongs as well! very nice skirt, looks fab!
Oct 30, 2009, 11.19 AMby kazoir
nice thongs sis! Really goes with the outfit
xx
Oct 24, 2009, 02.26 PMby GinaSophia
This is a wonderful idea! I have been mulling through mens shirt refashions for a while, and hording my husbands discarded button ups, but this is the first I really love. I will be trying this out this weekend, thanks!