How and what to alter old things

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

For many women, it happens that closets are literally bursting with clothes, but there is nothing to wear. In a more advantageous position are those of them who are familiar with the needle and thread. And for those who have a covered sewing machine gathering dust, it’s a sin to complain in general. They know perfectly well that completely new clothes can appear in the closet, for this you need to alter old things. But, as usually happens, sometimes there is not enough time, sometimes enthusiasm, sometimes ideas. A selection of things and accessories that you can turn boring clothes into will help you solve the last problem. So what can you do with old stuff?

Small update

Nothing cardinal - recolor the thing, for example, or add appliqué, frills, satin ribbon bows. Sequin patterns will look interesting on old skirts, and holes and scuffs can be made on jeans. If you are wondering how to alter linen trousers, then try decorating them with cotton lace along the side seams.

New clothes

It can be done in two ways - to slightly correct or alter old things completely. ATIn the first version, midi and mini skirts are obtained from long skirts and dresses. And the trousers turn into shorts, not with such a slight movement of the hand, of course, as in one well-known comedy, but also very simple - put on, mark a new length line and cut off. Hem the edge. If it's jeans, then you can leave it and fray it even more. The second way is more difficult - before altering old things, they must be torn, washed, ironed and only then cut out according to patterns and sewn.

Female "things"

Headbands, bandanas, bows, hair clips, belts, bracelets - this is not a complete liver of what old things can be altered into. And you can also make bags, wallets, cosmetic bags, aprons and slippers. The main thing is to find a good pattern, but this is just not difficult, because now you can even find instructions on how to make an atomic bomb on the net.

Home accessories

There are many ideas on how to transform a house using just old stuff. Children may have new toys that used to be a tweed jacket, and a cat may have a new house from her husband's former flannelette shirt. You can hang a hand-sewn panel on the wall in the hallway, on which you will attach memos for loved ones. A shabby book will last longer if it is pasted over with cuts of cotton fabric, or you can even make a removable cover.

If you are going to alter jeans, and you have accumulated more than one pair, then take a closer look at the patchwork bedspread. Cut into even squares, sew them into strips, and then assemble them into one canvas - there is nothing complicated in this, but such a coverlet will last for a very long time. You can decorate the frame of a picture or a mirror with a fabric from an unnecessary blouse. It is very easy to paste over cardboard of the right size, which is then glued to the frame or even to the surface itself, for example, mirrors. An old lamp can also be updated with a cloth - sew a new lampshade for it.

Kitchen curtains are easily decorated with satin skirt appliqués. If there is a need for new curtains, then, as an option, the old ones are cut into strips, and contrasting stripes from other obsolete curtains are inserted between them.