one rose colored hanes t-shirt that I cut into two 4" strips and one 2" strip.
the four inch strips became the hem ruffle, the two inch strips I used for the sleeves and tie.
an old pink paisley shirt that I have had for about seven years but still loved.
It was showing it's age a bit.
so I cut it up the middle and cut about 4 inches from the sleeves.
pinned it all together and started stitching. (note to self, when sewing by hand use safety pins.....)
somewhere during the sewing process I ditched the second tie and decided to add not quite matching trim up the front. One side is a simple thin strip sewn on, the other is a wider strip folded over the edge.
The last step was a vat of violet rit dye. It sat for longer than I intended because my youngest chose that day for the first time in months to fall asleep on my lap.
A ghost of the paisley still comes through.
Now all it needs is a day under 80degrees so I can wear it.
Great cardigan! And, oh, how I miss the days of kids falling asleep in your lap! So sweet!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Thanks for the idea. I might just give this a go. I love jersey cardies!
ReplyDeleteowh i really want to make a cardigan out of old sweater. my those old sweaters of mine are really thick. and not in a very good shape. so i've learned that felting can make it better. do you know how to do it?
ReplyDeletep/s: i resides in a country with warm climate. but cardies are great when i go shopping in malls. so i dont really know about felting and stuff.
I usually just wash sweaters in the washing machine to felt them. depending on the sweater you made need more than one cycle - washing in hot and rinsing in cold helps too. then I throw it in the dryer and hope. whatever comes out to small to wear ends up as mittens and bags. most sweaters lose one to two sizes, other than that it's just trial and error.
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