Download or read book ReCraft written by Buttonbag and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's thrifty times it is seems right to re-use fabrics and buttons and customize old clothes rather than buying brand new ones. The Buttonbag book is packed with instruction and ideas on how to re-use, re-cycle and re-create fantastic things, thereby transforming old into new. There are about 40 step-by-step projects for a range of items including items for the home, clothes and accessories for all ages plus patterns, templates and basic techniques. Illustrated with photographs and hand-painted illustrations, the emphasis is on simple, easy-to-make items with a twist.

Download or read book ReFashioned written by Sass Brown and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The area of recycling and upcycling is a rich and growing source of innovative design in the fashion and accessories industries. In a fast-fashion world of throw-away clothing, it is the ultimate expression of the slow-fashion movement, with each piece individually conceived and crafted from scratch, using different materials each time. ReFashioned features 46 international designers who work with recycled materials and discarded garments, reinvigorating them with new life and value. The result is beautiful and desirable clothing and accessories that also make an important statement to the fashion world about its wasteful and exploitative practices.

Download or read book Wear Repair Repurpose A Maker s Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes written by Lily Fulop and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In with the old, out with the new—reclaiming your closet and reducing fashion waste starts here. Repair your favorite socks with style, add flair with personalized patches, and turn ripped jeans into an embroidered masterpiece. For beginner and experienced makers, Lily Fulop's guide to mending and upcycling is your colorful companion to ditching fast fashion and extending the lifecycle of all your favorite clothes. Fulop's vibrant step-by-step illustrations make mending easier than every, demystifying techniques and displaying unique ways to show off your personality. And when your mending possibilities run out, she has simple yet striking solutions to repurpose fabric, including braided rugs, crocheted pillows, and more. Say hello to sustainable inspiration.

Download or read book Junky Styling written by Annika Sanders and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fashion label Junky Styling grew out the authors' passion for transforming secondhand clothing into innovative fashion statements that showcase the wearer's individual style and flair. In this book, Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager record the origins of the company, from the clothes being worn by the authors in London clubs in the nineties to a small retail shop to a successful fashion label. This beautifully illustrated book also shows readers how they can perform "wardrobe surgery" by deconstructing, recutting, and completely transforming their discarded clothes and fabrics into inspired designs. Whether you are a fashion student, home sewer, entrepreneur, environmentalist, or serious fashionista, Junky Styling is both a practical resource and a thought-provoking inspiration that will guide you through a completely new way of looking at the relationship between clothes, resources, and style.

Download or read book Sew Chinelo written by Chinelo Bally and published by Collins & Brown. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minimise waste and maximise creativity with 14 stylish freehand dressmaking projects from Chinelo Bally. Making your own clothes is a sustainable, ethical and fun craft that is brought alive by bestselling author and designer Chinelo Bally. Using the freehand cutting method for which she has become so well known, Chinelo shows how to upcycle and make stunning new items from old garments as well as making clothes using interesting new fabrics, without the need for sewing patterns. The book features eleven projects for stylish women’s clothes and three projects for children’s clothes. Learn to turn a man’s shirt into a fashionable dress and old pair of jeans into a sassy tutu skirt. Other projects include a one-shoulder jumpsuit and Chinelo’s signature collared top. Throughout the book, Chinelo encourages the reader to make clothes to suit their own style and achieve results that are beautifully distinctive – and a far cry from throwaway fast-fashion. Projects include: • Women’s Clothes: 2nd Date Night Dress, Angled-overlay Pencil Skirt, Asymmetric Peplum Top, One-shoulder Jumpsuit, Shirt to Button-back Dress, Jeans to Sassy Tutu Skirt, Pencil Dress Refit, Signature Collared Top, Versatile Maxi Dress, Showstopping Maxi and Strapless Wrap Dress. • Children’s Clothes: Child’s Peekaboo-back Dress, Shirt to Child’s Dress, Jeans to Child’s Dress Packed with tips, techniques and inspiration, Sew Chinelo reveals the secrets to producing sustainable and wearable clothes with style, feminine glamour and a professional finish that fit perfectly every time.

Download or read book Upcycling Old Clothes written by Charlotte Byrd and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upcycling Old Clothes: 30 Ways To Create New Wardrobe From Old Stuff How many clothes do you own, versus how many you actually wear? The chances are high that you have many clothes, tucked back into the far recesses of your drawers and closets that you are not really ready to throw away, but you do not ever wear either. Well, now you can make those clothes like brand new again! Upcycling your old clothes, or even buying clothes at second hand stores, then re-creating them into today's hottest fashions, is surprisingly quick and easy to do! The "DIY Upcycling Crafts: 25 Surprising Ideas on How to Take Old Clothes to Unique Modern Fashion Outfits" guide will walk you step by step through how to do it. You Will Learn: What every clothing upcycler should have in his or her sewing kit. How to take old clothes such as t-shirts, housecoats, jeans and more, and make them brand new again. How to make pants, dresses, skirts, tops and accessories from old clothing. How to make money by creating gorgeous upcycled clothing. More... When you learn the possibilities of taking old clothing and creating them into runway worthy fashions, you will never want to pay full price for new clothing ever again! Instead, you can create a trendy look that is unique, and the envy of all your friends. Download your E book "Upcycling Old Clothes: 30 Ways To Create New Wardrobe From Old Stuff" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!

Download or read book Upcycle Your Wardrobe written by Mia Führer and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reuse, recycle, and repurpose the clothing you love, creating new, one-of-a-kind garments. Every one of the twenty-one inspiring projects in this book can be sewn quickly, even by beginners. The descriptive photo instructions make it easy to follow the process step by step. Sew a length of chiffon onto a top to create a unique dress. Change a beloved sweater by giving it a great new neckline. Revamp an old linen shirt into a trendy halter top. That favourite pair of jeans thats got holes worn in its knees? Transform it into a denim skirt. Give a T-shirt a dramatic lace yoke, turn out-of-style pants into ever-stylish chinos, and much more.

Download or read book Stylish Remakes written by Violette Room and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apply the latest upcycle fashion ingenuity to upcycle your tired old clothes and thrift store finds into trendy new threads! Stylish Remakes shows you how to give new attitude to the stuff you have had in your closet for years. And it's so easy! With just a little time cutting and sewing, you can create fun and funky new pieces from old flannel shirts, tees, sweats, bandanas and more. It's inexpensive (often practically free!) and fun to do. And it's completely up to you to create your own personal fashion style! Salvage old duds and morph them into something completely new with this easy-to-follow upcycle sewing book: Add a fun and fancy bow or collar to your favorite tee or sweatshirt Make a dress or bag from a handful of old bandana scarves Combine a skirt and top to create a unique new dress or tunic Craft a fashionable new skirt or dress from a pair of old flannel shirts Tie ruffles and bows to feminize a man's shirt Embellish your favorite tees, sweats, and other odd bits-and-pieces to create one-of-a-kind creations You can do all this with no previous sewing experience and a minimum of time and fuss. Anyone can do it, and anyone can wear it. Just open this book and grab some old classic duds from your drawers. Then create your own personal fashion style!

Download or read book Upcycling Old Clothes written by Amy Larson and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With how expensive clothes are getting it can be difficult (or even just annoying) to buy new clothes all the time. Especially if your family includes children because they seem to grow out of everything so quickly. Fortunately, there's a way that you can counteract this. All you need to do is upcycle the clothes that your family currently has. It's not as complicated as you might think because it's not going to require you to make things entirely from scratch (at least you don't have to, but it is an option). Instead, you're using things you already have and reviving them a little.Now maybe you've never heard of upcycling before, but we're going to introduce you to it throughout the course of this book. We're going to help you understand what it means to upcycle your clothes and what it means to make sure that you are really making your clothes look their best (all over again). We'll even go through some really neat ways to improve your clothing quickly and easily (very little artistic talent necessary). All you're going to need is some old clothes and some accessories like buttons, pieces of lace and maybe even scraps of fabric. All those things are going to make your old clothes look like something brand new.Inside You Will Learn: * What is Upcycling?* Why Should I Upcycle?* How to Upcycle Your Favorite Clothes* Upcycling Your Children's Clothes* And Much More You will definitely want to find out even more about how this great idea is going to revolutionize your life. It's going to make 'back to school shopping' a lot more fun and it's definitely going to make your closet look like it cost a million bucks (without costing you anything extra).

Download or read book Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles written by Pintu Pandit and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alarming level of greenhouse gases in the environment, fast depleting natural resources and the increasing level of industrial effluents, have made every single manufacturing activity come under the scrutiny of sustainability. When all kinds of waste such as clothes, furniture, carpets, televisions, shoes, paper, food wastes etc. end up in the landfill, only a few of them are naturally decomposed and thus a large majority remains as non-biodegradable. It is for this reason, efforts are concentrated to reduce the burden on earth by this waste, and as far as used textile products are concerned, there are now attempts to recycle or up-cycle. This book addresses the role of sustainability by using textile waste in fashion and textiles with respect to manufacturing, materials, as well as the economic and business challenges and opportunities it poses. This wide-ranging book comprises 19 chapters on the various topics including: · Solutions for sustainable fashion and textile industry · Agro and bio waste in the fashion industry · Innovating fashion brands by using textile waste · Waste in handloom textiles · Business paradigm shifting: 21st century fashion from recycling and upcycling · Utilization of natural waste for sustainable textile coloration · Circular economy in fashion and textile from waste · Future pathways of waste utilization for fashion · Sustainable encapsulation of natural dyes from Plant waste for textiles · Agro-waste applications for bio-remediation of textile effluent

Download or read book Textiles and Clothing Sustainability written by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses in detail the concepts of recycling and upcycling and their implications for the textiles and fashion sector. In addition to the theoretical concepts, the book also presents various options for recycling and upcycling in textiles and fashion. Although recycling is a much-developed and widely used concept, upcycling is also gaining popularity in the sector.

Download or read book Upcycle Cast off Clothing written by Heidi E. Thompson and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sweatshirt too small? Jeans too ripped? Upcycle them! Sock cat toys or cozy dog beds, one-of-a-kind denim scrunchies, snuggley flannel throw pillows, and more! Save cast-off clothes from the landfill and use eco-creativity to make more than 10 easy, cool creations!"--

Download or read book The Upcycled T Shirt written by Jenelle Montilone and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consume less and create more—by turning old T-shirts into new treasures. Kid-friendly projects included! Did you know the average American throws away more than sixty-eight pounds of clothing each year? Join the revolution to reduce your carbon footprint—one T-shirt at a time! Widely known for her recycling efforts, environmental crafter Jenelle Montilone will show you how to upcycle tees into fun and fanciful quilts, accessories, toys, and gifts for the whole family. With nearly 30 easy-to-make ideas, you’ll consume less and create more!

Download or read book The Conscious Closet written by Elizabeth L. Cline and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, “the Michael Pollan of fashion,”* comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love. Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion’s hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it. Whether your goal is to build an effortless capsule wardrobe, keep up with trends without harming the environment, buy better quality, seek out ethical brands, or all of the above, The Conscious Closet is packed with the vital tools you need. Elizabeth delves into fresh research on fashion’s impacts and shows how we can leverage our everyday fashion choices to change the world through style. Inspired by her own revelatory journey getting off the fast-fashion treadmill, Elizabeth shares exactly how to build a more ethical wardrobe, starting with a mindful closet clean-out and donating, swapping, or selling the clothes you don't love to make way for the closet of your dreams. The Conscious Closet is not just a style guide. It is a call to action to transform one of the most polluting industries on earth—fashion—into a force for good. Readers will learn where our clothes are made and how they’re made, before connecting to a global and impassioned community of stylish fashion revolutionaries. In The Conscious Closet, Elizabeth shows us how we can start to truly love and understand our clothes again—without sacrificing the environment, our morals, or our style in the process. *Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast

Download or read book Upcycling Crafts written by Cortney Anne and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-20 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upcycling Crafts - Take Old Clothes To New Fashion. 30 Upcycling Ideas To Renew Your Old Wardrobe If you have ever wanted to modify or create your own clothes and accessories this book is just the guide that you need. Take the lessons learned from some up-cycling pros and put our years of experience to the test as we show you how you can make the most of your own home spun designing experience. Come along with us as we guide you through the best designs and projects for the amateur and veteran up-cyclist alike. From t-shirts that can be turned into designer staples to common household accessories we run the gamut of what can be up-cycled and what can not. We also stress throughout the chapters which materials would be good for what projects and how you can maximize your time and energy during the process. Please, follow along with us as we make some good use of all those old clothes! Download your E book "Upcycling Crafts - Take Old Clothes To New Fashion. 30 Upcycling Ideas To Renew Your Old Wardrobe" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button! Tags: Upcycling, DIY Projects, DIY household hacks, DIY projects for your home and everyday life, DIY wood pallet projects, DIY palette projects, DIY upcycle, pallete furniture, DIY free, Simple Organizing, Hacks and organizing, Decluttering and organizing, Home organization, Decluttering, Minimize cluttering, House Hacks, Easy House Hacks, Simple Organizing Hacks, Stay Organized, DIY Hacks, DIY Free

Download or read book 50 Nifty Thrifty Upcycled Fashions written by Cynthia Anderson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a fun, stylish new wardrobe from tired old pieces and found treasures! Cynthia shows you step-by-step how to take what you have on hand and turn it into unique, eco-friendly fashion.

Download or read book Dainty Dress Diaries written by Catherine Carton and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Catherine Carton's popular blog and vlog channels, Dainty Dress Diaries contains a variety of afternoon craft projects, recycling and upcycling ideas, gardening tips and sewing inspiration.