Saturday, February 14, 2009
Did You Guess Sleeve?
Yep! That neck ruff collar used to be the sleeve off of a blouse--see:
Crazy, huh?! Don't you love how something can be reborn as something completely different!?
The fabric was so fluid and with the sleeve already being a double layer, I figured it would have enough body to hold up as a ruff. It was a one-of-a-kind, but really it's going to be more like one-of-a-pair since I have another sleeve yet to be transformed!
This blouse also had a very beautiful lace collar that I just dismembered from the fabric and adjusted the circumference to fit the neck as a choker (that sold on Ebay in less than a day!):
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
More Clever Restycling
- Alison Willoughby is my HERO! http://www.alisonwilloughby.com/portfolio.html
- Joe Boxer designer Nick Graham teams up with Goodwill shops: http://www.shopwilliamgood.com/Home.aspx
- http://www.tedresearch.net/
- http://www.5ways.info/docs/intro/intro.htm
1 comment:
yes I do love how something can be reborn into something different! These pieces are so FAB :)
Post a Comment