Beaded Shirt Collar

Beaded Shirt Collar

Upcycle a shirt by sewing beads to the collar OK, I’m a bit late on this bandwagon. There are already a gazillion gorgeous DIY shirt collars out there. If you type DIY collars into your search bar, plenty images come up. But, I like embellished collars and...
Cut Out T-Shirt

Cut Out T-Shirt

How to make a cut out T Shirt you can wear with a bra Finished cut out top My daughter makes these amazing tops with all sorts of embellishments and cut outs. See her stuff – here. I’ve also seen other cut outs such as – this one – on the...
Panelled T-Shirt

Panelled T-Shirt

Instructions to sew a panel to a T shirt Panelled T-Shirt I wear a lot of T-Shirts. If you go to the Greenie Galleries at the top of this page you will find plenty T-Shirt makeovers. Tees are just so comfortable and easy to launder. What’s not to like? This...
Contrast Colour Pockets

Contrast Colour Pockets

Sew contrast colour fabric pockets to a top Contrast colour pockets I have to be honest, I don’t particularly lust after designer labels. It’s not that I wouldn’t have them. Who doesn’t love everything that Isabel Marant makes? But...
More Ways to Make Peplums

More Ways to Make Peplums

See how to make a peplum top Peplum tank top I never thought I would like peplums. They look lovely on other people but since I am pear shaped and not particularly tall I avoid anything fussy and colourful around my hip area. When I added a peplum to an old tank top a...
More Ideas for Collar Tips

More Ideas for Collar Tips

How to add tips to your shirt collars Olive chiffon shirt with collar tips Last week I got going customising shirt collars with collar tips that I bought on-line. (Read last week’s post – here.) This week is a continuation using a slightly different collar...