I really need to start remembering to take before pictures. So, imagine ~ if you will ~ a black t-shirt that is too tight around the hips and sleeves that are also too short. Imagine as well a red and black paid skirt with a slight A-line shape to it.
That's what I started with for this:
And here's a detail of the pattern of the skirt I used... complete with cat hair!
It's not perfect, of course, but I really like it! It looks a little like a mini-dress so works really well with leggings and pants that are a bit slim-fitting. :)
Management would like to apologize for previous pictures that were poorly taken. They regret that the artist/blogger has not yet gotten off her lazy butt to make a dress form dummy and is still using her phone camera instead of the good digital camera.
That's what I started with for this:
This was actually pretty easy.
UPDATE: Here's an actual tutorial.... drawn in the very high tech MSPaint. :)
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Here's a detail of the elastic band on the sleeve:
And here's a detail of the pattern of the skirt I used... complete with cat hair!
It's not perfect, of course, but I really like it! It looks a little like a mini-dress so works really well with leggings and pants that are a bit slim-fitting. :)
Management would like to apologize for previous pictures that were poorly taken. They regret that the artist/blogger has not yet gotten off her lazy butt to make a dress form dummy and is still using her phone camera instead of the good digital camera.
Fantastic way to make it work and be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty cool; a nice and non-cliched way to wear tartan.
ReplyDeleteExcellent dress. I love me a stretchy home made dress. The tutorial is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI found you via wardrobe remix, cool blog.
This is an awesome re-fashion. Love it (and the name of your blog!)
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