fun with a dreadful XXXL shirt
I usually leave thrift stores disappointed and wondering “why the hell did I just buy this ironic shirt that says ‘greeks do it better’?” So, I decided to give in to the masses of hideous frocks and oversized, gaudy, patterened shirts that are so plentiful. My first project involves this awful shirt with a weird drawstring feature that I can’t really understand:
Obviously, I hate the shirt, but I was strangley attracted to the pattern- it kind of reminds me of the carpet in a casino. So after a little work, here’s what I came up with:
The dress in action:
I didn’t use a pattern or tutorial for this, but I came across some really great tutorials on whatthecraft.com for some interesting reconstruction projects that are worth checking out. Many more dreadful-to-dainty projects coming soon.
Casino carpet looks great on you.
Comment by Andy — August 4, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
WOW. I am dumbstruck. That is the most incredibly transformation I’ve ever seen. And the pattern DOES remind me of a casino carpet!
Comment by Jen — August 10, 2006 @ 9:31 am
You made me fall in love with both stenciling and reconstructions. Shame on you.
*surfed here via Crafster, and gonna link you*
Comment by Xeen — September 1, 2006 @ 1:16 am
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Pingback by glitterfish.com » Curious Jayne mentioned on Craftzine — September 2, 2006 @ 10:17 pm
Nice job. That is quite a transformation!
Comment by Cindy — September 4, 2006 @ 11:12 am