Altering clothes refashioning

I owe a huge hug of gratitude to Kathleen at Grosgrain Fabulous. She posted 30 days of sweater embellishments on her blog. In those tutorials she took the most ho-hum sweaters from Goodwill and turned

Check out these ideas how to upcycle a button down shirt. Dress on a budget with these creative thrift store mens shirt makeover ideas. #refashion #mensshirtupcycle

Tailor and hem those slightly oversized jeans with a few easy steps.

I love that collared shirts are in style. They are versatile, comfortable, and can easily dress up a casual outfit. Unfortunately, however, I don't have many. And most that I do have are too short for today's style. So I decided to hit the local thrift store in search of men's shirts (so they'd be nice and long) to alter to my needs. Here is the man-shirt pre-altering. I bought this on half-off at Goodwill for $3. Pretty big and shape-less, huh? But it has good arm length and fun, unusual…

Did someone mention a challenge which involves refashioning clothes? I can't resist taking part in the local social enterprise New-u's request to refashion men's shirts into something suitable for the catwalk. New-U are hosting a

This is no basic thrift flip; learn how to transform a button-up into an off-the-shoulder top. This is the best thrift flip guide teaching you how to thrift flip clothes. #refashion #mensshirt #thrift

Angelia, Upcycled clothing, Designer and Teacher on Instagram: "This took me about 30 seconds to sew, it took longer to iron.😆 The linen was thrifted, and there was no waste. #upcycledclothing#secondhandclothes #linenclothing#refashioned #sustainableliving#slowfashioncommunity"

Use your sewing skills to upgrade your wardrobe. Find clothing that’s already in your closet or visit a thrift shop to find clothing suitable for upcycling.

Refashion your too-small sweater to cardigan using this simple sewing tutorial. Cut it down the middle and make your sweater into a cardigan that fits!

I've never been much for sweatshirts. The collars always seem too tight and the cuffs are too....cuffy? But lately I've been finding some really comfortable sweatshirts that look a little more flattering, such as this Lands End tunic: Although $30 isn't a lot for a sweatshirt, a craft challenge was calling my name. Could I take a dorky thrift store sweatshirt and make it cool? I can't tell you, but what I came up with is a lot more wearable; and it only took about 15 minutes. Hello Esprit…