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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Learn how to refashion this outdated embroidered dress into a cute dress in this upcycle tutorial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 Refashioning outdated or ill-fitting clothes into new feels just like when you buy a new clothing item you love, but even better!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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  1. Bear lover says

    July 31, 2019 at 10:11 am

    Love all your tutorials! Keep them coming!

  2. Judy says

    August 15, 2019 at 9:14 am

    Hi Sarah –

    Great Job! I love this outfit and the clog heels you are wearing! Where did you get the clog heels you are wearing in the last 3 photos?

  3. Sarah says

    August 24, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Hi Judy, thank you! I got the clogs from Target a few years ago.

  4. Amanda says

    December 19, 2019 at 11:28 pm

    Ahh I love it! One of my goals has been to get back into sewing more often so I am so excited to come across your blog! Also I’ve never been good at coming up with my own things or altering, I usually just stick to patterns, so I’m excited to learn from you 🙂

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