Yeah, they didn't fit so well in the waist...so I started playing around to see what my options could be for a refashion as I don't necessarily need another pair of leggings. The button detail is why I grabbed them in the first place, so I thought, "How about fingerless gloves...or somehow making the legs into sleeves?"
Which led me to try them on as a shrug...then cut out the crotch to see if I'd like it as a cropped sweater...
Not so much (though, I have seen this done and it was super cool!). I decided that I liked the button detail as the top of some boot socks :). So I measured how long I wanted them to be, sewed a sock shape, and cut away the remainder of the leggings...to be used in some future project, perhaps.
And then I got to trying them out as thigh-highs with a dress and oxford heels...or as boot socks over some skinny jeans with riding boots.
And I can even just wear them as I lounge around the house in my p.j. shorts! :) But I'll wear them most often as boot socks. This was crazy easy and quick...just the kind of project I needed today as all of the other sewing I'm doing is mending and alterations. Both of which are necessary, but also really cool because I'm taking things in after both my husband and I have lost some excess weight...and I'm pretty sure the clothes were a bit too big in the first place ;).
One last before and after shot!
Peace,
Andrea
Love this refashion +++ This look rocks and is so simple and practical. I wear leg warmers all winter as I really feel the cold. I make them from the sleeves of felted wool jumpers. It makes me feel like I am a cast extra in the movie Flashdance. I love wearing them with my ballet style slippers. I turn on the music and dance around the house.
ReplyDeleteFrom Karen at Facebook group Bowerbirds Journal
They really are so warm, Karen, and I too really feel the cold (moreso than my husband and son). Totally feeling you on Flashdance! ;)
DeleteI demonstrated upcycling at a fair recently and a woman wanted to buy my felted woollen leggings made from jumpers. They were not for sale as they are my own personal couple of pairs. They save me from chilly Melbourne winters.
DeleteI have a leggings who had an accident with bleach ... I think I will steal this idea and save them. :)
ReplyDeleteSteal away! I'd love to see how they turn out :) Or, you could just go with the bleach "accident" and turn it into a tie-dye opportunity ;) Either way, those leggings are not a lost cause!
DeleteGreat, Andrea! I'm going to try this idea today!
ReplyDeleteLove, Irma from Italy
Aw, thank you Irma! I hope you share your outcome with me :) Thank you for taking time to comment...so appreciated!
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