Shirt Recreation

Whilst living abroad I of course purchased some clothes in the local shops. One of my all time favourites is the green top shown below.
It is made out of 100% viscose and features very nice braiding details.

Sadly it has suffered quite a bit over time and should now not be worn outside my home (courtesy of a few small holes that can no longer be concealed). So I decided to try and recreate it.
Given my missing experience in sewing clothes it was quite an adventure…
I traced the outline of the original shirt onto paper and cut my fabric accordingly (I used cheap jersey rib fabric for this first try – the nice viscose one had to wait for the second try). I also braided three quite long strips of fabric, as the braid on the shirt is one continuous piece. I added a bit of lighter fabric for some contrast.

So, here is the finished product! And it fits! I had to tweak the armholes quite a bit though…

Below you can see the front and back of the finished shirt. =)

Men’s Shirt Refashion

Hi again. =)

I’ve been quite busy recently, with uni starting again for the winter semester and my master thesis taking shape. So, long time no see…

One of the crafty things I finished recently was a men’s shirt refashion. I took a XL sized shirt from the thrift store (half price sale) and remodeled it to a nice blouse for myself.

As this was my first time sewing some clothes for myself (even if I was only refashioning something) I was quite apprehensive. But I think it worked out quite well.

I used one of my favourite blouses as a model and used it as the basic shape. I also made a belt from the shirt’s sleeves.

What do you think?

I already bought a few more shirts to play around with…