In this quick and easy upcycled clothing video and sewing tutorial, I show you how I transformed a dress into a top with an elastic hem and added sleeves.
This is a quick and easy upcycling and sewing tutorial and is suitable for beginner sewers.
A friend kindly gave me this dress. It was a little too big for me but, because I’m quite short, the long voluminous style didn’t suit me.
But, I love the fabric and knew it would be perfect to upcycle into a pretty top.
The first step was to cut off the excess fabric from the bottom (I’ve saved this for another project) and create a new hem. I wanted to take advantage of the delicate fabric so, rather than do a straight hem, decided to add an elastic hem which gives it a flouncy hemline perfect for the fabric.
Next, I attached the sleeves I had salvaged from another upcycling project and top stitched these in place. You can see that super quick, 10 minute upcycling project on my channel.
And it’s done. All up this project probably took me under an hour. I can now wear the top on its own or couple it with the skirt I upcycled from the dress I took to sleeves from.
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you’d like to see more, give me a thumbs up. I’ve got loads of upcycling and sewing projects in progress so subscribe for more inspiration.
See you next time,
BEX.
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Second Life Upcycling is about altering and upcycling clothes to give them a second life, inspiring people to recycle, repurpose, refashion, reuse, and rethink. On this channel, you'll find easy, quick, and simple step-by-step clothes upcycling tips and easy sewing tutorials. I have been thrifting, second-hand shopping, and sewing for 30+ years. I started thrifting in the 1980s. My passion is following an ethical style when it comes to my clothing choices and living an environmentally friendly life. I rarely buy new clothes (or anything new for that matter), instead shopping second hand at shops, Goodwill, Vinnies, Salvos and flea markets.