Do you feel tired of your old clothes, broken and completely out of fashion? And the first thing that comes to your mind is: I must get rid of this! Isn’t it?, Well do not despair, because today we’ll show you some fun and creative ways to customize your entire old and forgotten wardrobe, in order to reuse it, and become it so “in” as you always dreamed.
To achieve this goal, you should only put your imagination to fly. First, place all your old clothes where you can see, focus your look on those defects that you want to hide or disguise of each garment, get a scissor, and let’s start the “show” !, let’s see some ideas.
If your favorite shirt has many gaps in the back, and sew it is not a good option, begin by bending the garment in half; followed this and by the portion of the back, cut a few small strips on decreasing way (one smaller than the other), then stretch a little bit each one of the stripes and pass one above the other.
On the other hand, that shirt that has always been very wide or long, it can easily be converted in a sexy “Croptop”. For this, the first you will do is try it and stretch your hands with the purpose to see where reaches, mark the proper length, and proceed to cut with a great coordination and care. If you like, you can bend the sleeves and sew with needle and thread, so that these do not return to unfold.
If your desire is to create a beautiful garment from an old blouse, follow these steps: measure approximately 5 cm below the sleeve of this, then you can add a piece of cloth with the design and texture you like between the two sides of the blouse. If you want the dress fits snug to the body, opt to place a piece of elastic in the waist; or if you like could cut off the sleeves, this will give a touch more “chic” to your dress.
Finally, let us not forget those old “leggings” that you no longer use; the same can be renewed and even converted into a “top” with sleeves, following these simple steps: In first place should bend the “leggings” by the half, is measured with a meter approximately 15 cm and 8 cm on each side of the peak of the pants; subsequent to this, you will proceed to mark the measurements, then take a scissor and cut between the two measurements making a slight curved shape. Finally, you will notice that when you flip it, will have your long-awaited “top” finished.
As you can see, these simple ideas can be applied with any garment, you can also play creating crafts with them. “The most important thing is to have fun and be creative! Let’s foment the recycling! Be innovative, and you’ll see that you will be delighted with each one of your designs!
ALFA