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a cleverly funky shirt refashion
Have you discovered the incredible creations of Cristina from In the mood for Couture?

I was so smitten with her chemise très écologique that I just had to make one for myself…(with an added tweak or two of course)

Posted by Confessions of a Refashionista from Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Published See Confessions of a Refashionista's 70 projects »
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  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 1
    Step 1

    Grab a large manly dress shirt from your stash (as I had already chopped the arms for a previous project I snagged some knee socks to extend them)

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 2
    Step 2

    slice off the collar as close to the seam as possible

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 3
    Step 3

    onto Cristina’s fabulously clever idea: flip the shirt upside down & centre the collar on the bottom hem

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 4
    Step 4

    stitch together

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 5
    Step 5

    hem the raw edge of the former neckline (now the bottom of the shirt)

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 6
    Step 6

    and my fave sassy sleeve addition: Chop off the sock feet, pop the length over the chopped sleeves right sides facing & raw edges lined up

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 7
    Step 7

    stitch together

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 8
    Step 8

    & slip into your quirky new wrap top!

    *wear wrapped & buttoned around your bod’

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 9
    Step 9

    *or with just the collar buttoned up

  • How to make a wrap top. In The Mood For (Refashioned) Couture - Step 10
    Step 10

    *or as an easy breezy cardi!

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