{"id":63042,"date":"2021-02-15T18:21:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T07:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=63042"},"modified":"2021-02-17T01:18:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T14:18:40","slug":"book-review-stylish-remakes-25-upcycled-clothing-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/book-review-stylish-remakes-25-upcycled-clothing-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Stylish Remakes – 25 Upcycled Clothing Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upcycling old clothes and refashioning unwanted garments is something I’ve been doing for years. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than turning an ill-fitting item of clothing into something cute and wearable. <\/p>\n

You can check out some of my past upcycled clothing refashion projects here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I’m always searching for clever and easy ways to refashion common wardrobe staples, so when I was offered to review Stylish Remakes<\/a>, I jumped at the chance to check it out.<\/p>\n

Translated into English from the original Japanese version, this book has a cool vintage street style aesthetic, with the minimalist styling that we\u2019ve all come to love about Japanese craft books.<\/p>\n

I’ve actually had this book sitting in my craft room for several years with the intention of writing a review.<\/p>\n

After a recent tidy up (which unearthed lots of treasures, including this book), I decided it was time to share it with you.<\/p>\n

Because getting to the book store to flip through this delightful title is not really an option these days, I thought I\u2019d treat you to a flip-through video.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the video featured at the top of this post, if you haven’t already.<\/p>\n

Stylish Remakes – Clothing Refashion Book Review<\/h2>\n

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Focusing its attention around 6 common garment styles that most of us have are sure to have, T-shirts, Flannel Shirts, Striped tops, Sweat Shirts, Trench Coats and Bandana Scarves. This book contains some really cute refashioning ideas.<\/p>\n

There are 25 projects in total ranging from, simple applique motifs onto a t-shirt, to a very clever way to patchwork 8 bandanas together to make a summer dress.<\/p>\n

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My favourite sections are the flannel shirt refashion ideas, which take fairly masculine men’s shirts and turn them into dresses, cute tops and a skirt.<\/p>\n

Of course you could use the same techniques on men’s business shirts too.<\/p>\n

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Some of the styles featured tend to trend a bit ‘young’. But even if the outfits featured aren’t quite your ‘look’, there are a lot of great techniques included that have been used to cut and re-sew garments in interesting ways.<\/p>\n

I really liked how they changed the shapes of sleeves on sweatshirts and baggy T-shirts to make the styling more feminine and fashion forward.<\/p>\n

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Adding collars and appliqueing motifs from silky vintage scarves was another theme that popped up in several of the upcycled clothing projects.<\/p>\n

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The back half of the book contains fairly detailed illustrated instructions for how to cut and reassemble garments.<\/p>\n

Both metric and imperial measurements are included, although you’d only use them as a guide, as the exact measurement would depend on the original base garment and your personal body measurements.<\/p>\n

Tips on sewing with stretch fabrics are also included, as well as suggestions for how to choose the most suitable base garment for each project.<\/p>\n

I like that they’ve featured easily thriftable items to refashion, and used both men’s and women’s garments to upcycle, making these sewing projects very budget friendly.<\/p>\n

Or even free if you have a few unwanted items in your family’s wardrobe already!<\/p>\n

Stylish Remakes \u2013 Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n

A well illustrated book full of great upcycled clothing ideas.<\/p>\n

It’s perfectly suited to new sewists to help build up sewing skills, as well as experienced sewists who need some inspiration or would love a quick and easy project to make.<\/p>\n

I’d recommend it as an introduction to clothing and t-shirt refashion ideas, especially as it’s a great jumping off point to look at your existing unwanted or thrifted garments in brand new ways.<\/p>\n

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I’ve made Emma a cute refashioned t-shirt inspired by the first project in the book ‘Embellished Bow T-Shirt’ from one of my old long sleeve tops that was in a donate pile.<\/p>\n

She how I refashioned an old top into this cute t-shirt with bow applique<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are looking to reduce your reliance on fast fashion, add some interesting new outfits to your wardrobe or just have fun sewing on a budget, Stylish Remakes<\/strong> is for you.<\/p>\n

WHERE TO BUY<\/h3>\n

Buy from Book Depository with free international shipping<\/a>
\nBuy from Amazon (US)<\/a><\/p>\n