As much as upcycling fashion helps to minimize textile waste and saved materials go to landfills, making new clothes through upcycling is a tedious and labor-intensive kind of work. The time I spent on planning the designs in my head based on the materials I had on hand, including the constant battle of making sure that fabrics would work together according to plans are all truly time-consuming, and sometimes frustrations come in.
However, it is all part of the process. I always choose to trust the process (and my guts), adding with lots of patience and constant research to come up with a unique piece that I could proudly wear.
It’s been a long time since I bought brand-new clothes from the shop, and would you believe that I never feel I missed something?
I have so much fun with my upcycling lifestyle, and although I don’t know my end game yet (or if I got one), it doesn’t matter because I finally found a passion that makes me happy and alive, and where I can freely express myself.
So, for today’s upcycling blog, I would like to share with you how I turned this secondhand jumper (formerly owned by my daughter Ms. C), into an eccentric dress. Watching so many Japanese street-style vlogs on YouTube has brought so much inspiration recently, and I was thrilled to integrate those learned ideas and designs into my upcycling journey.
If I wasn’t mistaken, this Kmart brand jumper was bought 3 years ago by her. However, as she blossomed into a young adult, this jumper wouldn’t fit her anymore. I kept this for months until I finally managed to sit down and work on it using the materials I collated over months.
Here are some of the materials I’ve collated.
I’ve got those fabric remnants, and some balls of wool from my previous craftworks. Grandma also gifted me a bag of maroon wool that she bought from the op shop, which surprisingly has a similar color palette to the jumper. I reckon these materials will be suitable. I started working on the design, and indeed I made a lot of mess. After two weeks of patiently sewing and occasionally poking my fingers with needles, the dress is ready!
You can also check my Tiktok video here:
@blair.villanueva That time I upcycled my daughter's old jumper into a dress! Added some of my remnant textiles, a little bit of crocheting, and more ruffles. #imademyclothes#refashion#refashionista#upcycledfashion#sustainablefashion#fashion#tiktokfashion#tiktokaustralia#tiktokph#sewing#warragul#australianfashion♬ Summer Fashion - FASSounds
BTW, this pair of boots was also upcycled by me using the rhinestone beads that I got from Spotlight.
What do you think of this dress?
Do you like my cat? Her name is Sadie!
Instead Itapon pwede pa ito gawin na paraan to become a beautiful pieces at pagdating sa ganito,talagang napahanga ako sa Inyo Ms.Blair
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