Tag Archives: refashioning

Old 80s leather jacket to twenty twelve bag

Posted on January 8, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

I’ve never made a leather bag before but, when I saw this jacket at the Salvation Army for four bucks, I knew I had to give it a try. I looked at this project as an experiment. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Refashion, Refashioning, Thrifting, Uncategorized, upcycling | Tagged leather bags, recycling, Refashion, refashioning, Sewing, Thrifting, upcycling | 17 Comments

Meet Shey, my first Refashion Icon of the Month

Posted on January 7, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Talk about talented and creative! Meet Shey, from Modesty is Pretty This stylish kindergarten teacher from Texas really knows how to rock the refashion world. Visit her blog to see some amazing transformations and read on to be inspired. 1. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Refashion, Refashioning, Thrifting, Uncategorized, upcycling | Tagged Refashion, refashioning, Sewing, Thrifting, upcycling | 5 Comments

First giveaway ends on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

I’ll be picking a winner on Wednesday, January 4 at 5 pm Pacific time. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is sign up as a follower of this post and leave a comment. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Refashioning, Thrifting | Tagged giveaways, recycling, refashioning, toddler jackets, upcycling | 5 Comments

Will the real mitten tutorial, please stand up!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

In one of my earlier posts, I linked you to a tutorial on making mittens. Although a great tutorial, it wasn’t the one I actually used. (Oops, my bad). After finishing this pair of mittens to go along the hat … Continue reading →

Posted in Refashioning, Thrifting | Tagged hats, mittens, refashioning, Thrifting, upcycling | 2 Comments

Kindle cover tutorial

Posted on December 31, 2011 by The Renegade Seamstress

If you’re one of the lucky millions of people who opened a Kindle Fire on Christmas morning, then this post is for you! I used an old thrifted dress and some fabric my daughter chose from JoAnn Fabrics. Cut a … Continue reading →

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Sweater to hat tutorial

Posted on December 29, 2011 by The Renegade Seamstress

Start with a thrift store sweater. This one was 50 cents on Wednesday at my friendly neighborhood thrift store. It’s mostly acrylic and a little bit of wool. Kind of itchy and way too small for me. Cut up … Continue reading →

Posted in Refashioning | Tagged hat, refashioning, sweater hat, upcycling | 44 Comments

An upcycled gift from Mari

Posted on December 28, 2011 by The Renegade Seamstress

There’s nothing better than a good assistant/friend!!!!! Mari amazes and inspires me on a daily basis. She is the ultimate upcycler and has been ever since I’ve known her. Her creativity shouts outloud from the clothes she wears, to her … Continue reading →

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Shopping my closet and a few refashions

Posted on December 27, 2011 by The Renegade Seamstress

I’m in love with the idea of not buying any new clothes and just shopping my closet and refashioning. Out of necessity, we’ve had to cut back on our spending (I’m a teacher and my husband is a contractor) and … Continue reading →

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From sweater to hat and mittens

Posted on December 27, 2011 by The Renegade Seamstress

I started with this thrift store sweater. I first cut off the sleeves. Then cut up the sides. Then using this mitten tutorial http://fivegreenacres.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/sweater-mitten-tutorial/ (and a hat tutorial that I’m still looking for to create a link for you) I made this … Continue reading →