remodelled Adidas t-shirt

July 31, 2017 / Susanoo / Leave a comment

Remodelling and altering old t-shirts is always better option than buy a new one. Material is easy to find cause second hand stores are piled up with t-shirts, some of which has never even been used. I found my golden Adidas t-shirt years ago and never quite liked the boxy shape so it just waited for the perfect idea how to remodel it. And when I found a piece of black stretchy velour (from second hand store)…I knew what to do.

Idea was to cut off the sleeves and replace them with raglan ones from velour fabric. First I needed to figure out the cutline and the best way to do this is with the help of my mannequin torso. I draw the lines on the shirt and then just cut away the sleeves.

Using the old sleeve as a pattern I cut the new one from the velour and added lenght to the sleeve.

And the outcome is perfect and totally wearable.

Three T-shirts

January 9, 2017January 26, 2017 / Susanoo

diy crochet bag made out of old t-shirts, bamboo hook, Fiskars scissors

diy crochet bag with fringes and old buttons

There is a number of ways you can repurpose a basic jersey tee—everything from braided accessories to full-blown woven rugs. It is all about making yarn out of your old, worn and torn T-shirts…and it is super easy just check out these instructions. For my bag I used three old T-shirts and the color stripes I crocheted horizontally…I did not decide the pattern or shape of the bag beforehand, I just went with the flow. When the bag was ready I came up with the idea to add long shoulder strap so that it would be easy also to carry the bag across my chest. Tassels I made out of black cotton yarn and by adding two different buttons I wanted to underline bags rugged hippie look…and buttons are of course vintage!

handbag from table coaster

October 31, 2016October 19, 2026 / Susanoo

avant

diy clutch with studs and ruffles out of IKEA placemat

This clutch is actually a placemat called SNOBBIG from IKEA. Structure was quite stiff so it was easy to handle. First I sewed the lining and decorative ruffles and the belt while the placemat was still flat then I joined the sides together. For the lining I used one old t-shirt from which the ruffles are also done. Studs are actually plastic ones and each of them hand sewn.The lock is an old belt.