Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Bonus Halloween

Admittedly, this week's bonus refash is a bit of a cop-out. You see, the Cinderella costume was quite time-consuming last week, and then I had family visiting this past weekend. And since I needed to get busy on the final Refashion Runway challenge, I could only spare five minutes for a little somethin' somethin' to tide you guys over. Luckily, five minutes was all I needed for this one.

I grabbed this child's handmade dress from the thrift store weeks ago when the challenges were first announced. The skirt overlay reminded me of cobwebs, and though I had no specific plans, I thought it could be an interesting Halloween project.

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When it came down to it, I still had no grand ideas, so I decided maybe simpler was better. I grabbed my scissors and removed the overlay.

Cobweb Wrap

Then I turned it inside and found the seam where the original seamstress joined the mesh into a tube. I cut up both sides of the seam, removing the binding she had used.

Cobweb Wrap

And that was it! What once was skirt is now wrappy, scarfy thing.

Cobweb Wrap
Cobweb Wrap
Cobweb Wrap
Cobweb Wrap Refashion - Before & After

3 comments:

  1. Simple is good! And you wear it so well ... any time I put on a scarf or shawl, I look like Granny Clampett :)

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    1. Thanks, Jenny! I feel like that sometimes too, and yet you seem to like it. So maybe you do wear it well and don't even realize it!

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    2. Hah! Maybe I need to think about that ... maybe part of it is attitude. I need more attitude :)

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