I love thrift shopping. I love running my hand over the racks, stopping when I feel silk or cashmere. The thrill of finding something I’ve been looking for, or something I can instantly picture in my closet. These days I often wear my son on my back in a Toddler Tula carrier while I shop, and it’s fun to watch him mimic me touching the fabric.
I couldn’t pass up this long silk maxi skirt but decided it wasn’t particularly practical for my day-to-day wear, so I chopped it up and turned it into three shirts! There are a few pictures of each top, and then the steps I took to refashion each style below. I’d love to hear which is your favorite! Mine is the black t-shirt!
Now that I’m relatively confident in my (intermediate) sewing skills, thrifting is even more fun because I can look beyond things that are my size and style! I shared a bunch of tips for shopping with the intent of refashioning and upcycling in this post. If you already have a shirt, read my tips for actually sewing refashions here!
Pin this round up for later, here:
Links to each refashion tutorial:
See how to sew a vintage blouse refashion here.
See how to make a geometric t-shirt refashion here!
See the skirt to shirt refashion, here!
Ellen
Tuesday 28th of May 2019
Your ideas are so great! Thanks for sharing this with us! Try to copy someone . Ellen
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Sunday 11th of August 2019
Hey Ellen! You are so kind, thanks for reading :)
Cucicucicoo
Saturday 24th of May 2014
Great ideas! I particularly like the yoke top! I was surprised to see that you left the bottom of the original t-shirt underneath the silk. I was expecting to see that cut off. I love the look! :) Lisa
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 24th of May 2014
Thanks for stopping by Lisa, I know I've admired your blog's refashions before :) And yes... I had planned on cutting it off too but realized I liked being able to tuck it in. My pre-baby low rise jeans fit a little differently post-baby - this shirt helps bridge that gap without looking frumpy, ha!!
Ren
Wednesday 7th of May 2014
These are all fabulous-- that pink komono is my fav though. Thanks for linking up to Inspire Us Thursdays on The Inspired Wren.
Melissa
Friday 2nd of May 2014
I love the refashions, but that may be because I have had an obsession with animal print since the 80s. I love the black and leopard one. Great job!!
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 3rd of May 2014
Thanks Melissa! I also love leopard print - I have a few #leopardonleopard tags on Instagram where I realized I had more than one animal print on at one time, haha!
Daniela
Friday 2nd of May 2014
Great work! I love what you did with the pink top :)
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 3rd of May 2014
Thanks Daniela!