Fashion upcycling The DIY guide to sewing, mending, and sustainably reinventing your wardrobe
Book - 2023
Save your wallet and the planet by repurposing older clothes and secondhand finds into fashionable new looks! In Fashion Upcycling, popular TikTok designer and Project Runway Junior contestant Ysabel Hilado shares her secrets for reinventing old clothing into dazzling new outfits. With several do-it-yourself, beginner-friendly projects and genius tips and tricks, you'll learn to express yourself and reinvent your closet in all-new ways. From dyeing faded clothes to easy ways to repurpose denim, there's a project for everyone.
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- Published
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San Rafael, California :
Rocky Nook Inc
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xxxv, 218 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9798888140338
- Introduction
- How to Get the Most Out of This Book
- Why Upcycle Clothes?
- Supply Checklist and Tool Must-Haves
- Sewing Basics to Know
- Practice Sewing Samples
- The Upcycling Projects
- 1. Patchwork Top
- 2. Painting Denim Pants
- 3. Jersey T-shirt to Tank Top
- 4. Patchwork Pants
- 5. Scrap Fabric to Woven-Panel Jacket
- 6. Creating a Lace-Up Garment
- 7. Pant Legs to Pleated Skirt
- 8. Fabric Scraps to Knot Bag
- 9. Adjustable Drawstring Button-Up
- 10. Skinny Jeans to Wide-Leg Pants
- 11. Blazer to Two-Piece Set
- 12. Knit Sweater Sweatshirt Duo
- 13. Neckties to Skirt
- 14. Pillowcase to Tote Bag
- 15. No-Sew Fabric Weaving
- 16. Dyeing a Garment
- 17. Sweater to Vest
- 18. Pants to Skirt
- 19. Fabric Scraps to Patchwork Scarf
- 20. Knit Sweater to Shrug and Tube Top
- 21. Blanket to Triangle, Bag
- 22. Fabric Scraps to Ruffled Gloves
- 23. Fabric Scraps to Boot Covers
- 24. Pants to Waist Bag
- Upcycling Tips and Tricks
- Quick and Simple Ways to Embellish
- How to Create a One-of-a-Kind Design
- How to Make Cleaner Projects
- Resources
- Acknowledgements