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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)
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You Will Need
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Step 1Grab 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)
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Step 2slice off the collar as close to the seam as possible
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Step 3onto Cristina’s fabulously clever idea: flip the shirt upside down & centre the collar on the bottom hem
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Step 4stitch together
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Step 5hem the raw edge of the former neckline (now the bottom of the shirt)
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Step 6and my fave sassy sleeve addition: Chop off the sock feet, pop the length over the chopped sleeves right sides facing & raw edges lined up
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Step 7stitch together
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Step 8& slip into your quirky new wrap top!
*wear wrapped & buttoned around your bod’
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Step 9*or with just the collar buttoned up
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Step 10*or as an easy breezy cardi!
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