TUTTLE PUBLISHING
STYLISH REMAKES
Upcycle Your Old T's, Sweats and Flannels into
Street Fashion Pieces
Violette Room
Fun, simple enough for beginning sewers, and practically free to do,
upcycling is today’s hottest sewing trend. In
Stylish Remakes,
Violette
Room
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a Japanese clothing company renowned for their relaxed, everyday
styles
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shows how anyone can transform tired old clothes and thrift store
finds into stylish new threads. DIY aficionados will love giving new attitude to
ho
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hum wardrobes without having
to rely on patterns or prior sewing
experience. In addition
to go
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to upcycling basics like t
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shirts and sweats,
Stylish Remakes
applies the latest Japanese fashion ingenuity to renewing
old flannel shirts, cotton bandanas, and other items that often sit u
nworn and
forgotten.
Readers will learn to:
Add a fun and fancy bow or collar to a favorite tee or sweatshirt
Make a dress or bag from a handful of bandanas
Combine a skirt and top to create an adorable new dress or tunic
Craft a fashionable skirt or dre
ss from a pair of old flannel shirts
Feminize a man’s shirt with ruffles and bows
Embellish old favorites to create dazzling new creations
This one
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of
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a
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kind upcycling book makes it easy for anyone to have fun and
freshen up their look with just a little
time and even less money