Originally uploaded by cignoh
i went shopping yesterday and was looking for spring/summery dresses, but didn't buy anything. instead, today i decided to make a tshirt dress out of an old braveland tshirt from my husband, some brown jersey material that i had for the skirt, and a strip of wool plaid from a skirt that i made before. the dress has a tie-neck collar that is kind of hard to see in the photo, and the skirt has extra fabric on the side for draping. i got the idea from a book called 't-shirt makeovers' by sistahs of harlem, carmia marshall and carmen webber (i love this book, btw) and followed the basic form but made some modifications---the instructions called for a mesh material for the belt, which i didn't have, so i substituted the wool plaid. also, the right hip was a little bumpy (also can't see in the photo, but on purpose) so i reshaped the lines around that part, and the arms/bust area didn't fit that well so i sewed a darts on either side. as a result, the shirt no longer says 'braveland' but 'd' 'upside down U' 'raveland'. i like it.
4 comments:
OH! I like very much. Using the plaid shirt was a nice substitute; I think I would like it more than a mesh. Great job on creating an outfit that in line with the design on the t-shirt (including the boots.) :) well done!
wow! well done, that looks great! I think the plaid looks better than mesh, too.
this is so stylin! is the dress somewhat stretchy so you can just pull it over your head? no need for zippers or other fasteners? i love zipper-free sewing projects. i also like the photo you posted with the boots and your rather tough expression. and the assymmetrical drape of the skirt. it looks so wearable as opposed to all my old sewing projects made from paper patterns. nice job!
thanks yall! yeah, there was no zipper, and it's stretchy enough to pull over your head... that's why i like to work w/ tshirt material, it seems so much easier and more forgiving sewing-wise than wovens. plus, you don't have to hem if you don't want, if you like the raw edge/rolled look (i do). and i like to reconstruct as opposed to sewing from patterns b/c it seems so much less intimidating. i should learn how to use my serger again b/c i think my results would be more professional-looking if i used that instead of my regular machine... but that scares/intimidates me too.
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