Customised Feather Stitch Bolero
I borrowed a Jayne Emerson book from the school library called 'New from Old: How to Transform and Customise Your Clothes' and I have been inspired to give my clothes a revamp.
One of her clever ideas she talked about was feather stitching her plain black cotton jacket. I thought the handsewn stitches made it look even more pretty and elegant.
A light bulb went off in my head - I have a boring plain black cotton bolero!
I've never worked with feather stitch before as I thought it was hard and complicated. Jayne Emerson assured me it wasn't at all and I can confidently say now that it is indeed one of the easiest decorative stitches to work with. I am extremely pleased with the result. My boring bolero has a new lease of life now and just in time for autumn too.
I've got a few more ideas from the book so stay tuned for more transformations!
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4 comments:
I love it!!!!!!!!!! It's beautiful!
Well done. It's amazing isn't it how one can refashion clothes and turn them into fashionable clothes.
Can wait to see other changes you've made.
Have a great week ahead!
As for me I get ideas from here,
http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/
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Thanks for the compliment and the link! :)
This is pretty! I love jazzing up existing clothes too! ^_^
That is nice..
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