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Refashion Revision: Embroidered Dress Upcycle

July 17, 2019~ Refashion Revision, SEWING

 

 

 

BEFORE

Learn how to refashion this outdated embroidered dress into a cute dress in this upcycle tutorial


 

I bought this dress brand new but it was from a clearance section and they only had one left and it wasn’t in my size. I absolutely love embroidered clothes because as a seamstress, I appreciate the extra details and the TLC that goes into the clothing since I know how long that must have taken to embroider. So I snatched it without a second thought and then completely forgot about it. But last week as I was organizing my sewing room, I came upon this dress and got so excited! Refashioning outdated or ill-fitting clothes into new feels just like when you buy a new clothing item you love, but even better! Because you have that sense of accomplishment and pride into your finished art piece.

 

Watch the video tutorial below or keep scrolling to see a picture tutorial.

 

 

 

 

Tutorial:


Fold the end over and sew all the way down the strip. Then use a safety pin to flip it inside out, hem the ends and you are done!

 

 

BEFORE/AFTER

 

I only had one hour to complete this refashion in order to take photos of the transformation before the sun went down. like this shoot that happened in front of my garage, taken by no other photographer than my 10 year old daughter that I bribed and paid $3 to. What can I say, I am all about that fancy life!

 

AFTER

Dress upcycle refashion Dress upcycle refashion

 

Estimated time: 45 mins.-1 hour

Budget: $10

Skill level: Confident beginner

 

 

To check out other sewing tutorials click here. And make sure to check out my YouTube channel to be the first to be notified of my refashion posts and follow me on Instagram for behind the scenes and daily deal finds!
 
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How to Make Easy Felt Feather Wing Costume

October 30, 2018~ DIY CRAFT, SEWING

 

Easy Felt Feather Wing Costume Tutorial

Learn how to make this beautiful feather wing costume in this easy, DIY tutorial.

 

This DIY was created on behalf of JOANN, all thoughts, ideas and writing are my own.

 

 

 

Kids are going to love these feather wings, made from felt fabric from JOANN! These wings don’t have elastic bands but instead has arm holes your little ones can easily slip in and out of, helping them to feel more independent and it also feels like a big blanket wrapped around them!

 

Supplies:

2 yards of base felt

1/4 yard of 4 other colors

scissors

thread

2 pkg. bias tape

 

 

Instructions:

 1. Lay out the 2 yard fabric, folded in half and draw out half a circle.

2. Cut the fabric.

*you can fold it in half to make sure both sides are the same.

3. Mark the arm holes. The two holes close to the center will be where their arms go in, then the holes to the edge will be the opening for their hands.

 

4. Cut through the tip of the half circle so it becomes two pieces.

5. Cut open the arm holes.

6. Sketch out a feather on a cardboard paper(I used the paper from the bias tape packaging).


7. Trace the feather cut-out on the felt fabric. I used a white crayon to draw out the feathers.

8. Cut the feather design.

9. Leaving 2-3 inches of space on top, cut out a strip long enough to go across the half circle.


10. Sew the feather strip onto the bottom of the half circle.

11. Repeat until all the half circle is covered with feather strips.

12. The very top feather strip will cover the top like this.

*This is how the back will look. Doesn’t look perfect but it’ll be covered so don’t stress!

13. Cover it with the other half circle.

14. Sew the edges across the bottom of the half circle.

15. Sew the bias tape across the bottom of the half circle.

16. Sew the bias tape on the top of the half circle.

17. Sew the bias tape around the arm holes. OR you can zigzag around the hole if you find the bias tape too difficult.

 

And you are done!

I didn’t have time to put the piping on the armholes in time for the photo shoot but you get the idea.

My kid loves it because it’s so easy to slip in and out of and he can hug himself in the wings like a cozy blanket!

 

 

Estimated time: 2.5 hours

Budget: $15

Skill level: A confident beginner

 

What do you think of these wings? Do you like the arm holes for the wings or do you prefer the elastic bands for the arms? Leave a comment below telling me your thoughts!

And if you post a project on your Instagram that’s inspired by my tutorials, tag me at @sarahtyau in both the captions and the photo to be featured on my Instagram stories!

 

 

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Easy felt feather wings DIY

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Refashion Revision: Men’s Shirt to Dress Transformation

October 5, 2018~ Refashion Revision, SEWING

 

 

Make sure to follow along on Instagram at @sarahtyau to get sneak peeks and behind the scenes!

This tutorial will be up on my YouTube channel soon, make sure you’re subscribed to be notified!

 

 

Men’s Shirt to Dress Transformation

 

Men's shirt refashion DIY
Make this fall style flannel dress from a large men’s shirt in this DIY transformation.

 

This DIY was created on behalf of JOANN, all thoughts, ideas and writing are my own.

 

I’ve had this flannel men’s shirt in my to-sew stash for awhile now. I had initially planned on using this, along with two other flannel men’s shirts and combine it to make a dress for me, but my daughter really liked this fabric and how soft it felt, and asked me if I could make something for her. She’s now almost too tall for me to make a dress for her out of a men’s shirt so I was a little nervous it would be too short for her but the length turned out to be perfect! I probably only have about a year left to be able to make dresses for her from a men’s shirt so I should do a lot more of men’s shirt refashions, don’t you think?

If you want to make one just like this but can’t find a men’s shirt in this fabric, JOANN has this exact flannel fabric in white buffalo check and other great selections of flannel fabrics in a variety of patterns.

 

 

So let’s get this tutorial started! Watch the video or scroll down for written instructions.

 

Supplies

Men’s shirt or 1 yard of flannel fabric

sewing machine

scissors

thread

seam ripper

7 buttons

hand needle 

 

 

BEFORE

 

 

Instructions

Transform men's shirt 1. Lay out the shirt on a flat surface. Smooth out any wrinkles or folds and make sure the front and the back are aligned.

 

Transform men's shirt 2. Cut the bodice and the skirt of the dress. Using a seam ripper, take the pocket off.

 

Transform men's shirt 3. Cut a smaller size sleeves out of the original sleeves.

 

Transform men's shirt 4. It will look like this.

 

Transform men's shirt 5. Now that we have the bodice, skirt and the sleeves, we are ready to sew!

 

Transform men's shirt 6. Using stitch length 5, sew all the way around the tip of the skirt.

 

Transform men's shirt 7. Gather the skirt by pulling one side of the thread.

8. Sew the skirt and the sleeves back onto the bodice and hem the edge of the sleeves and the neckline.

Then you are finished!

 

 

BEFORE/AFTER

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

 

Estimated time: 1.5 hours

Budget: $5

Skill level: A confident beginner

 

If you post a project on your Instagram that’s inspired by my tutorials,

tag me at @sarahtyau in the captions and the photo on Instagram to be featured on my Instagram stories!

 

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

Men's shirt refashion DIY

 

 

 

Pin me, share me, I like to get around!Men's shirt refashion DIY

 

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CLOTHING HACK MEN’S SHIRT TO DRESS | REFASHION DIY

January 19, 2018~ SEWING, YOUTUBE VIDEOS

 

 

Welcome to Refashion Revision where I take outdated clothes and turn it into new. In this episode, I show how to turn a XL men’s shirt into a girls’ dress with a cute sleeve detail.

 

 

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER

 

Do you wish the sleeves were shorter? Comment below!

 

Follow me on @sarahtyau on Instagram to see behind the scenes and sneak peeks.

Watch my other Refashion Revision episodes

We are starting a mother-daughter sewing series! Watch “6 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Sew”

Come thrift shopping with me and help me choose my next refashion!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MY NEW TRAILER

September 26, 2017~ SEWING, YOUTUBE VIDEOS

 

 

 

This is my new trailer I made for my YouTube channel! What do you think?

I have not had much motivation to sew lately, partly due to mourning and partly due to just being busy with the kids starting school and all their extra curricular activities.

I hope to get back in sewing sooner than later!

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Hello! My name is Sarah and I am so happy to have you here! Here you'll find DIY sewing, DIY home building & decor, honest and vulnerable posts of motherhood and snippets of my family. We are building our dream house and will update you regularly on our whole process from start to finish and I am also starting a mother-daughter sewing series. So I hope you stay awhile!

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