I had this one shirt lying
in my closet. I didn't know what do with it.
White-grayish,
loose-fitting, old. I even thought about throwing it away.
But then
the gorgeous Casey Wiegand inspired me to try my hand on a little
revamp. I just love how she pulls off those lovely vests and
cardigans over some cool tees.
First I cut off the
sleeves, then I cut the shirt down the middle and lastly I trimmed
the bottom of the shirt creating round corners.
Most of the shirt fell
victim to my scissors. At this point I nearly gave up because it
looked nothing like I wanted it to look. I thought I cut too much.
But I just had to give it a try and and just cut it some more. In the
end it shrunk down to less than half the size of its original form. I
hemmed the edges and because the fabric is really elastic the hem
became curly. Even though it wasn't on purpose I really love how it
adds an romantic look.
Next step was to dip dye
(ombre dye) the shirt.
All you need is a bucket
full of (boiling) water (the more water the lighter the color), dye
color (I used batik dyeing color which you can probably get at every
craft store), 3 table spoons of salt, 3 table spoons of vinegar, a
pair of rubber gloves and a long rod. The end of your fabric you
don't want to dye needs to be rolled up on the rod and fixed with two
clothespin on each side. Mix the ingredients and put on the rubber
gloves. Careful - the mixture may be extremely hot so don't burn
yourself (you can add a little bit of cold water). Dip the end you
want to dye into the water. Raise and dip again to create that ombre
look. Proceed to do that for a while until you're satisfied with the
way it looks. Once you're done, rinse the fabric under hot water
until the water runs clear. Let it dry.
And because I got some of
that colored water left and didn't want to waste any I threw some
lace doilies and crochet doilies in there.
Just let them soak in
there for a few minutes and
then rinse off under hot water.
After the shirt was
completely dry I tried it on. The straps seemed too long so I just
cut them and sewed them together a little bit closer.
And because I wanted to
pair my new vest with something more casual and cool I choose to wear
my vintage super man shirt with it.
Oh, and I know some of
those pictures are blurry but in my defense I shot those photos using
self-timer --- so yeah, just look at it as a creative intended touch.
Linking up here:
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New Nostalgia
Mad in Crafts
Linking up here:
Creative Itch
New Nostalgia
Mad in Crafts
Great idea. xo
ReplyDeleteThat looks really cute :)
ReplyDeletewell done maybe I'll do that myself one day :D
xoxo Minnie
http://colourofthewinds.blogspot.co.at/
thank you. :)
ReplyDeletethat turned out so cute!i love it!
ReplyDeletethank you :) and even though I originally envisioned the color to be much darker I think I like it better this way
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