Diy alteration of clothes

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Most girls can go through their wardrobe for hours. Often, from the depths of the closet, things are fished out that are a year, two, and some even more. And then the global question arises of what to do with a long-forgotten thing? It's a pity to throw it away, it's already unfashionable to wear. In this case, fantasy and skill come to the rescue. Stylish do-it-yourself clothing alterations help save money and also become noticeable in the crowd.

It's good when a thing has retained its original appearance. It is worse if there is a greasy stain or a gaping hole on your favorite T-shirt or shorts. In such cases, do not panic ahead of time: you can save everything, well, or almost everything.

But first you need to draw up a small algorithm of actions and consider options for altering clothes and its decor.

Assessing the scale of the tragedy

Option one: a dear blouse was found at the very bottom of the closet. To return to life, it is enough to arrange washing, ironing. After these procedures, answer yourself the question whether you need to remake old clothes into stylish ones with your own hands or are you readywear it like this? If the last option is selected, then the task is completed - and the blouse is ready for a walk. If you decide to completely transform a thing, choose a decoration method.

Option two: washing did not help to remove stains on the fabric. It's especially frustrating if the thing managed to be used a couple of times. But there are no hopeless situations - clothes decor will help. Which one depends on the size of the problem areas.

Third option: holes in clothes appear not only in children, adults are also not immune from this. Have you ever had such situations: you bought a new branded item, just put it on and - here it is, a nail that simply destroyed the new thing? In this case, a few ideas for remaking clothes into more stylish ones will help. Just a little time and effort - and you are again irresistible.

Even if you only have buttons or a flap from your pocket, even they can be used.

Magical ways to remake clothes with your own hands

Unfortunately, there is no magic wand that will turn an old thing into a new one. Magic and magic you will create yourself. Most likely, you will need to visit a specialized store for accessories and sewing supplies.

The main ways of decorating and reincarnation are as follows:

• drawings on clothes;
• rhinestone decoration;
• sewing sequins;
• embroidery;
• decorative patches;
• thermal stickers;
• cutting stylized holes;
• combining two or more wardrobe items into one new one;
• changing the lengthclothing items.

Before choosing a suitable option, it is better to familiarize yourself with the existing ones. Perhaps some finished work will give you the right idea and help you realize the idea of altering clothes with your own hands.

The brush is your main weapon

As an artist creates his paintings with oil paints on canvas, so can you create a work of art on clothes.

The main difference is the type of paints. Oil ones are not suitable, special acrylic ones are needed to keep well on the fabric. It is best to draw on clothes that do not stretch (for example, jeans, thick cotton). If you arrange artistic experiments on stretchy textiles, then you may encounter the problem of a cracked pattern. Acrylic paint, when dry, turns into a thin film. Therefore, deformations are highly undesirable for her.

So, paints and brushes of the right size are bought, a glass of water is at hand, clothes (suppose it will be jeans) are washed, ironed and the workplace is prepared. Drawing to draw in your head, printed or drawn on a sheet.

But before you grab the brushes, it's best to use a chalk or pencil to mark the fabric, contrasting in color with the fabric. In order not to spoil the thing, it is better to apply, even schematically, an image with chalk: firstly, it will be possible to correctly and beautifully arrange the composition, and secondly, to check that there is enough space for everything (otherwise the most beautiful section of the pattern will not fit on leg width), thirdly, you will have time to fix something andredraw.

Since the pencil is easily washed off, the next step is to draw the contours of the drawing. And now you can safely engage in your artistic entertainment.

A feature of acrylic paints for textiles is that they stain the threads with their pigment. Therefore, it is best to try to make as few layers as possible in the drawing. Then the drawing will live much longer.

Acrylic lacquer is used as a final fixing of the image. On sale you can find two types: matte and glossy finish. An interesting result is obtained by combining them: highlight some details of the picture with a shiny surface (gloss), and create others with a matte surface.

After the painting process is complete, your entire piece of art on the fabric is fixed with a regular iron. And, most importantly, carefully read the instructions in order to correctly observe the intervals between all stages of work, set the desired temperature when ironing.

Changing clothes from old to stylish is a fun and not very difficult process. In order for the designer thing to last longer in this case, it is important to wash it at an acceptable temperature, do not crumple too much (it is fraught with a cracked pattern).

In addition to paints, there are many other art materials: felt-tip pens and pencils on fabric (perfect for small and clear drawings), pastels (after fixing with an iron, the brightness disappears and athe impression of a translucent pattern), contours, crayons, and many others. So there is an opportunity to unleash your full artistic potential.

This way of decorating clothes is great if you want to update the design or hide inappropriate stains that do not come out.

Girls are like stars

It's no secret that women like to decorate absolutely everything with shiny rhinestones: phone cases, nails, hairpins, use in makeup, decorating clothes.

A little more about the last option. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to buy the thing you like with a stylish pattern. Either too expensive, or the right size is out of stock.

In this case, do not panic. Let's recycle old clothes. So get your magic hands out of your pockets and head to the tool store.

For a wonderful transformation we need:

• Sketch of the future drawing.
• Rhinestones of the right size, shape and color. The required amount must be calculated in advance by yourself.
• Glue gun.
• Glue sticks. It is better not to save on this material. The easiest way is to go to a hardware store and pick up quality rods of a suitable diameter there.
• Fabric pencil.
• Tweezers.
• Small scissors.

Having collected all the necessary materials and tools on the desktop, having prepared clothes, you can sit down and start creating.

The first step is to transfer the sketch to the clothes. To do this, use chalkor pencil. If you doubt your eye, then you can mark places for rhinestones. Firstly, if desired, it will be possible to change the frequency with which you will glue, and secondly, the latter will be placed nicely and evenly.

The next step is to make the dream come true. For convenience, you can use tweezers. Apply a drop of glue to the fabric, grab the strass with tweezers and quickly and accurately apply and press to the desired place in the composition.

The picture is ready, you are enjoying the result of the alteration of clothes, the new thing looks amazing! The last and final touch is removing excess glue with scissors. Of course, if nothing went beyond the previously outlined boundaries, then you can safely skip this step.

This way of decorating is suitable for those cases when you need to refresh clothes with new details. Given the size and shape of the rhinestones and the composition of the pattern, small defects in the fabric can be successfully covered.

One, two, three and done

The ability to create holes in clothes in the most unexpected places is not only inherent in young children, but also often found in adults (who said that you can’t climb fences after thirty?). And if the thing is very dear to you, it becomes very insulting.

The easiest and most versatile way to hide traces on a damaged item is to sew up a hole and hide the traces under a decorative sticker or patch.

You can use a store-bought appliqué or make your own from a piece of suitable fabric.

In the first case from youall you need to do is apply the thermal sticker to the desired place and carefully fix it with an iron.

Sometimes you can find applications without applied glue. In this case, as with a homemade patch, you use the strength of your skillful hands and sew the decoration in the right place with neat, even stitches.

The good news is that such alteration of clothes takes very little time and resources.

Dragon Scales?

Sequins are most often used for decoration. They give a festive look to a dress or jacket. They can close any area on the clothes, up to the complete transformation of the thing into a continuous scale of sequins.

When properly and harmoniously combined with everyday clothes, such decoration is suitable for daily wear.

Sequins are sewn onto the fabric one at a time with threads, gradually filling in the required pattern. Under this decor, you can hide any flaws in old clothes. Alteration, of course, takes a lot of time, requires painstaking and patience, but all your efforts will pay off with interest.

No hoop needed

The next option to update clothes will help hide stains, holes and other troubles of any scale.

Embroidery is an ancient art, it is more than one hundred years old. However, new techniques continue to emerge. If earlier the cross was in fashion, now the pictures are created with a satin stitch, various types of knots, floss threads or ribbons can be used. This needlework has many subspecies, mastersnever cease to amaze with something new, unusual.

Embroidered patterns on clothes look attractive, help to make the thing original. To facilitate your work in stores, a wide range of different types of canvas are presented, including water-soluble ones. This is perfect for altering clothes.

Tools and supplies you will need:

• Thing to remake.
• Threads for embroidery (silk, satin, wool) or ribbons. It's up to you.
• Embroidery needles. They need to be selected depending on the thickness and density of the material.
• Scissors to remove excess and thread tails.
• Suitable canvas, although you can go for "by eye".

You can choose any pattern or pattern you like. If there is no suitable scheme, then you can use one of the many programs to create one from a photograph or drawing.

Tear and wipe

Worn and torn jeans don't have to be old. In most cases, this is done intentionally in order to look stylish. The fashion for this design technique has not disappeared for many years, and the methods are only being improved. If your parents used bricks or machines, today they use almost any suitable tool.

Now you can easily find information about what scuffs or holes are obtained with the help of one or another object (just some kind of hole encyclopedia).

So for modificationthings there is no strictly designated list of tools. Go ahead and let your imagination and creativity help you!

After creating new holes on the fabric, they can be decorated with any materials at hand: all kinds of pins, hairpins, buttons of an unusual shape, original beads, rhinestones, and so on.

This way of altering clothes is suitable for hiding the holes already obtained at random against the general background.

Lighten fabric for summer

Remember the phrase from the notorious movie: "And the pants turn…"?

Grab scissors, an unnecessary or damaged thing in your hands and cut off everything superfluous. This is no joke, this is a great way to update your wardrobe. To fill your hand, you can first practice on what you don’t mind spoiling.

Pants will turn into shorts, a maxi-length skirt into a mini-skirt or midi, a shirt will turn into a sleeveless jacket.

The cut off pieces of clothing should not be thrown away, they can be used for the next option for modifying clothes with your own hands.

Altering clothes from old two

An old friend is better than two new ones. And in our case, this saying will sound like this: the old two are better in the new one. This advice is perfect for those who love to sew and cut. Take out the remnants of things from the previous alteration, take new ones and lay them out around you to assess the possibilities.

This method is somewhat reminiscent of the creation of Frankenstein.

Sleeves fromone shirt (or one from different ones), a collar from another, we cut out the back from jeans trousers … And so on with the same enthusiasm.

If you have caught the essence and clearly understand the main goal of such a project, then soon all your friends will clearly envy your stylish new clothes. And now it will be often!