Category Archive: DIY
The Refashioners 2015 – Sally
The raw materials for my refashion were chosen and sent to me by Elisalex from By Hand London. As you can see, naughty Elisalex (never one to play…
The Refashioners 2015 – Heather Lou
Up until about 5 years ago, most of the sewing I did as an adult involved tweaking and reworking clothing I found at thrift stores. I was…
The Refashioners 2015 – Ingrid
I won’t bore you with any more ranting of how brilliant this initiative is. I did enough of that here. But it is amazing. Just sayin. When…
The Refashioners 2015 – Andrea
A quilt, huh? I guess you could say that I interpreted the word “refashion†a little bit differently than what Portia intended for this…
The Refashioners 2015 – Wendy
I love men’s traditional formal dress shirts with the bib fronts, I think that bib section provides the perfect blank canvas for a bit of…
The Refashioners 2015 – Tasha
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Thanks so much to Portia for organizing another amazing round of the Refashioners,…
The Refashioners 2015 – Sarah
Hello, sweet sewists! This is Sarah from Grey’s Fabric and Notions, a li’l fabric shop located in beautiful Boston, MA. I was…
The Refashioners 2015 – Zoe
It’s super exciting to be part of the Refashioners challenge again, and I feel really proud to be included in the handful of sewers who have…
The Refashioners 2015 – Jenna
When Portia asked me to join in with this year’s Refashioners I was seriously overwhelmed! I mean, the lineup is phenomenal! Once I…
The Refashioners 2015 – Marie
Although refashioning is not a natural instinct or skill of mine, there was no way I could pass up Portia’s exciting invitation to take…
The Refashioners 2015 – Elisalex
The way I see it, a refashion can be approached in one of two ways (generally speaking) – 1. Let the existing garment provide the foundation…
The Refashioners 2015 – Oonaballoona
When Portia asked me if I wanted to refashion a man’s shirt, my response was HEEEWWWWWL NO. I can barely bring myself to make a man’s…