So, clothes.
Especially, vintage clothes. And thrifted clothes. Well-made, well-crafted clothes. The perfect canvas for bits and pieces of beadwork, lace, flowers, fabric. The chance to make something new from something, essentially, thrown away.
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Be Plentiful - funky hi-lo sheer floral dress, 2016 |
The chance to have some fun. Oh, yeah! Fun!
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Be Graceful pink tee, 2016 |
So much fun to dig through my bins of goodies, pull out bits and pieces, and create a "clothes collage."
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Be Fearless - Frida tee, 2016 |
When I sampled printer fabric paper, I was even more excited. My collection of digital images is pretty extensive. Now, I have one more way that I can use them! It's so easy to create the images and, because the fabric is fray-proof, it's easy to sew image patches onto clothing. (I have yet to try to work with iron-on appliques, but will soon.)
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Be Boundless - denim jacket, work in progress |
Patches, oh patches. The embroidered sari patches I use in my felted belts work equally well in upcycling. And look really good mixed with other fabric and textiles and lace.
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Flower nuno scarf, 2016 |
As I looked around Etsy and Pinterest at other upcycling creations, I felt like I'd found a new niche. But.
I still wanted to connect the new adventure with women's history, with words, with my spirituality. And I wanted an approach that might set me apart from other upcyclers.
These are fabulous!!! What a wonderful idea, coupled with all the Be phrases. You are going to do well with these clothes :-D
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