The Art Of Refashioning

The Art Of Refashioning

Love sewing and clothing? Care about the environment? Upcycling clothing has never been so exciting. Get inspired to create clothing in a new, eco way with fashion upcycler Mariana Kirova.

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October 27, 2022 33 mins

Find all links and projects mentioned in this episode on the website:

https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/design-hacks/mix-and-match-colours-for-clothing/

 

Knowing how to mix and match colours for clothing (including upcycling) is critical design skill. It is one of the essentials that fashion designers apply to create aesthetically pleasing garments.

Therefore, it is a 'brake or make project' kind of thing for anyone who wants to re...

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Follow these 7 key areas to set the right sewing machine settings for T-shirts upcycle projects. Learn about the fabric, the tension, the stitches, and other insightful fine-tuning secrets.

Find all links and projects from this episode on the website:

https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/sewing-machine-settings-for-tshirts/

Don’t you love a good T-shirt fabric? It stretches slightly and hugs the body, and it’s SO comfor...

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Discover how to recycle clothes just with basic machine skills (or more advanced - your choice!). Use the unique upcycling methods from this episode on the podcast to invent your own simple ways to refashion clothes you LOVE!

Check all links, projects and downloads from this episode at this link: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/simple-ways-to-refashion-clothes/

 

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Rejuvenate your old T-shirts! Make them flatter your body in a new way while showing your sewing creativity to the world. Some inspiring examples how plus some good books on knits and T-s.

Find all links, projects and video of this episode on the website:

https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-recycle-old-t-shirts-into-new/

 

Soft, comfortable and most probably cotton – old T-shirts are the hidden treasure in your ...

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Find all links, projects and now also a video of this episode on the website:

https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/ways-to-refashion-clothes-with-one-new-from-two-old-technique/

It's exciting to dive deeper into the ways to refashion clothes with the 'One New From Two Old' technique. It's one of my favourite!

Although often too simple at a glance, this upcycling technique is a clever method to make old clothes work for ...

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All links mentioned in this episode are on the website: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-assess-quality-of-a-garment/

The idea of the Quality Miniseries, as so many other insightful pieces of valuable content were created, actually came from you, my audience and workshop students. It was the question ‘How to assess quality of a garment’ that inspired this episode.

The last Part 3 of the Quality Miniseries is now also...

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All links and projects mentioned in this episode are at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-make-quality-refashions

 

If you strive to make quality DIY clothes here you’ll find the secrets behind making quality refashions. This Quality Miniseries on the podcast explains how to get your DIY projects to the next level.

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/prevent-clothing-projects-from-looking-tacky/

There are different ways to prevent DIY clothing projects from looking tacky. This 3-Part Quality Miniseries on the podcast explains how to get those refashions to the next level.

If you care ab...

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All links, projects and downloadable files mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-refashion-clothes/

Are you tired from looking for the perfect idea and not finding something that would really work for you? Well, it is time to start right. From what you already have at hand and want to rework.

The 3...

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All links mentioned in this episode are posted at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/design-hacks/clothes-upcycling-for-beginners/

Alterations Like A Pro Course: https://ecofashionsewingschool.com/p/alterations-like-a-pro 

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In this  episode of the Art Of Refashioning podcast we talk about all that. In particular: .

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/upcycled-clothing-ideas/

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Are you still looking for different DIY upcycled clothing ideas every single time when you want to recycled old clothes into something new? I remember the long hours, the lack of finding something that I really like, an...

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-start-upcycling-clothes/

Where and how to start upcycling clothes is a question I’ve been asked the most since I started talking on presentations and holding hands-on-workshops several years ago, as well as it is one of the most important for my online audience on th...

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All links mentioned in this episode you'll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/procrastination-when-sewing/

This episode lterations Like A Pro Course: https://ecofashionsewingschool.com/p/alterations-like-a-pro 

This episode reveals how procrastination when sewing looks like when refashioning old clothing into new. Although procrastina...

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All links mentioned in this episode are at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/design-hacks/myths-about-creativity/, including full description of the episode.

In this episode we talk about creativity. In particular:

  • We unravel the top three myths about creativity and end up the misconception that you’re not creative (which so many of us struggle with).
  • Find...
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Very often, the biggest hurdle for people who want to rework existing clothing is “What to make?”, “How to come up with refashioning ideas?”

So, in this episode you’ll learn what are my top 3 (and free) resources that helps me developing refashioning idea for a project. In particular you’ll discover:

  • My top three free resources where to gather insp...
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If you love sewing and clothing, and care about the environment, well... then you'll like to hang out with Mariana from the get-go!

Only 15 to 20% of what you donate in your local charity shop (or op-shop, as we call them Down Under) is purchased back, the rest is downgraded, shipped or goes to landfill. In this very first episode we start with concepts and terminology, and ye...

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