Two posts in one week! It must be May! I'm going to start this week's round up with a refashion, partly to save those of you who follow me on Instagram from total boredom and partly because I love it.
I started with this jumper; a men's Asos lambswool jumper. It had a couple of moth (or something) holes and was too big.
I started by pinning to bring the arm holes up to what might approximate my shoulders and pinning in the sides. I also put in bust darts which for future reference is a mistake in a fabric like this.
I wanted a copped jumper so removed the ribbing, took a chunk off the length and then reattached the ribbing. I found that serging the ribbing back on resulted in a very wavy join so I then topstitched the seam. It's not really visible as the fabric absorbs the stitches but makes the whole jumper sit more pleasingly.
The next step was to darn and embellish. I knew I wanted a bit of excitement on my jumper. One of my friends has a great jumper with similar gems on the front and I shamelessly ripped it off. The gems were from simply sequins and at £10.95 for a bag, they added considerably to the cost of my refashion. However I still have loads left for other projects.
You can just about see the darning in the above photo. I feel like it's seriously overshadowed by the bling and this was exactly what I wanted.
You're not getting to see this jumper on as obviously the second I finished adjusting a lambswool sweater, the weather upped its game and I didn't fancy wearing it in the 20+ degree weather we've been experiencing. I'm totally not complaining, even if I do have to wait a while to wear my new jumper.
You're not getting to see this jumper on as obviously the second I finished adjusting a lambswool sweater, the weather upped its game and I didn't fancy wearing it in the 20+ degree weather we've been experiencing. I'm totally not complaining, even if I do have to wait a while to wear my new jumper.
So on to the daily round up:
Day 1: lady skater dress. I've not made one of these for a while and I think it may be time for another!
Day 2: feather plantain t-shirt (unblogged)
Day 3: Ultimate trousers and thrifted top
Day 4: refashioned jumper skirt, Angelica top
Day 5: Sleeveless maxi lady skater (unblogged) This is the point at which I started to fail at the photos. Seriously it took 5 days! I'm sure this will pop up again this month though as wearing it made me remember how much I love maxi dresses.
Day 6: My Jade skirt and a Dolores top, complete with photo bombers who are apparently better at posing for photos than I am.
Day 7: Carolyn pyjamas
I was super hungover this day so did not fancy getting a photo but I enjoyed having my lovely pyjamas to feel sorry for myself in!
Day 7: Carolyn pyjamas
I was super hungover this day so did not fancy getting a photo but I enjoyed having my lovely pyjamas to feel sorry for myself in!
Right, thats my week-see you all again next week. I'm loving seeing everyones round ups.
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