Intermediate
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1 hour 7 min
01:15
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03:52
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27:44
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13:03
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21:29
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Upcycling fanatic, sewist, and toddler mom Faith Hale loves the transformation of secondhand materials into cute and tiny clothes for kids. Dressing your kids in clothes you’ve made is especially rewarding but dressing them in recycled clothes potentially destined for a landfill is even more so. Using well-fitting clothes as a template, Faith encourages you to forego making a pattern and demonstrates how to boldly approach your materials with courage and curiosity. In this class, begin by making leggings out of a long-sleeved shirt or sweater, using the existing hems as a shortcut to skip the hemming portion altogether. Next, make the coziest beanie out of a square of knit fabric taken from a shirt or sweater. Finally, make a vest out of a placemat, pillow sham, or other piece of quilted material, binding with bias tape. Once you get the hang of her techniques, a world of upcycling exploration awaits.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Adult-sized, lightweight shirt or sweater you're happy to repurpose - Faith suggests merino, cashmere, or cotton
- Scissors, or rotary cutter and cutting mat
- Straight pins or clips
- Ruler
- Sewing machine with zig-zag stitch capabilities
- Ball-point needle
- Neutral polyester thread
- For leggings: A pair of your child's leggings to trace, Long sleeve knit shirt at least adult size small, 1" elastic, safety pin, permanent marker, 1/2” twill tape for optional faux tie
- For hat: 15" - 18" square of lightweight, stretchy knit fabric, hand-sewing needle, matching thread
- For vest: A snugly-fitted kid's jacket for tracing, wuilted fabric, such as placemats or pillow shams, 1/2” wide double fold bias tape
Downloads:
- Use existing clothes as a pattern
- Sew toddler pants
- Add a mock drawstring
- Sew with knits
- Make bias tape
- Attach bias tape to edging
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Kimberly Vicchitto
great class! I really enjoyed watching the process of transformation and picked up so many great tips. thank you!
September 13, 2024