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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Recycle, repurposed wearable art.

This tunic was a fun project.  It involved a lot of sitting and looking, standing and looking, pinning and looking, planning and looking.  It also involved the following:

Tablecloth
Drapery Samples
Shower Curtain
Scrap Ribbon
Scrap Lace
Scrap Button
Thread

(Note the repeatative use of "Scrap")


I love this top and I get so many wonderful comments when I wear it.  The base of the top was made from a fitted tablecloth with crocheted trim.  There were pleats that leanded themselves well to being incorporated into the design.

Crocheted Tablecloth




The project involved a lot of online photo research as I am not the seamstress my mother is, and I didn't have a pattern.  I found that a Mexican Peasant Blouse style is flexible and easy to sew.


The lace for the bodice was made by criss-crossing and top stitching lace drapery fabric samples my mother gave me.  Lace flowers are actually quite easy to make.  They are trimmed with a few pieces of ribbon scraps.


I covered the tunic part of the top with roughly finished scraps cut from a lace shower curtain. 
Split for comfort

Back View
I'm always buying linens that catch my eye based on the features and finishes.  I love how those pieces came together and I love wearing this comfortable top.

Oh, it's all machine washable, although I like to hand wash it to keep the lace looking pretty.



2 comments:

  1. Wow! It's beautiful! I can't believe it mostly came from scraps!

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  2. You did such a great job on your very cute top!!
    Mary Alice

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