The second life of your favorite clothes

There are things in every person’s wardrobe that you don’t feel like throwing away and don’t want to wear anymore: some of them are out of fashion, others don’t look as good as before, but still others are simply tired. You can, of course, give them in good hands, or you can just remake such clothes and make new, exclusive out of old, almost unnecessary things. There are a lot of ways and ideas for updating clothes, you will not need so much money for this, but the result will be impressive. All you need is patience, imagination and some skills. So, let's talk about what the second life of your favorite clothes can be.

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T-shirt decor

To decorate your old clothes you don’t need to be able to sew well. How to update your old stuff?

If you have a plain T-shirt or T-shirt in your wardrobe that you would like to embellish somehow, this can be done very simply. You will need multi-colored markers and alcohol:

1. Insert cardboard inside your T-shirt or T-shirt so that the pattern does not cross to the other side.
2. Apply the pattern you want using markers.
3. Now drip alcohol on the drawing. This can be done with a syringe. Enough of a few drops. You will see how beautiful stains appear.
4. Iron the thing. Thus, your pattern will be fixed on the fabric.

Important! To better fix the picture, dilute vinegar and salt in warm water, rinse your updated T-shirt in this water.

Of course, over time, the pattern fades from washing, but by then you will come up with something new.

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T-shirt with applique

In any women’s wardrobe, there is certainly an unremarkable T-shirt, from which you can make a real exclusive with simple tricks. You will need only half a meter of transparent chiffon and a wide satin ribbon in tone.

Give a second life to your favorite clothes:

1. Smooth the t-shirt thoroughly and lay it on the table.
2. Draw a vertical line in the middle in the back. This can be done in chalk.
3. Make a cut along this line, cut a triangle at the bottom.
4. A triangle is cut out of chiffon as follows: the sides of the triangle are made equal to the cut on the T-shirt, the base is rounded.
5. Tie a bow from the ribbon and sew on the back to your T-shirt.

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Remaking sweaters

Sweaters stretch over time, but decorating clothes will help solve this problem:

• You can sew a zipper to the sweater, separating both its parts, then the zipper closes. In such a simple way, the sweater is reduced.

Important! Just do not overdo it with the reduction, calculate the distance.

• You can also decorate a sweater with a thin scarf with tassels, the main thing is to choose a color scheme. Cut the scarf and sew one piece to the back so that the tassels from the scarf are on the bottom. Decorate the sleeves and neckline with the rest of the scarf.

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Update skirt

There are times when the skirt partially fades. If this is your favorite thing, then it is very a pity to throw it away, but there is a way to ennoble it. To do this, you will need liquid bleach - the harder the better. But do not overdo it, otherwise you can completely ruin your skirt.

Important! Do not forget about gloves for hands.

Update clothes:

1. Unfold the skirt and wet it.
2. Soak a brush in the bleach and treat faded areas. The fabric in these places turns completely pale. Try to make these scuffs symmetrical.
3. When you get the result you need, dry the skirt.

Important! You got an abstract drawing. It can be enhanced with tissue markers. Contour the lines of dark and light colors.

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We change things

What can be sewn from old clothes? You can sew a short stylish dress from an old stretched T-shirt:

1. Lay out your old long T-shirt and cut off its sleeves.
2. Cut it in a straight line directly under the neckline.
3. From the sleeves, cut two equal rectangles that you need to sew together and sew to the base.
4. Sew an elastic band at the junction of parts directly under the chest.

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Update coat

How to update outerwear? Let's try to embellish the coat a little:

• Put marks in those places where you want to stick additional decor. Usually decorated pockets, collar, shoulders.
• Cut strips of leather or suede. Glue them with glue in the right places.
• Zippers on the sleeves will look very stylish. To do this, glue the zipper on the top of the sleeve. Glue or skin over the top.
• The coat can also be decorated with lace, it is also very fashionable now.

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Updating shoes

It turns out that you can update not only clothes, but also shoes. Here, let’s say you have your favorite ballet shoes, but they got caught. You can put glitter on these scratched places. Follow these tips when working:

• Before proceeding with the decor, the shoes must be thoroughly cleaned.
• The place of work must be laid out with a film or cellophane.
• Put glue on those places where there are a lot of scuffs. This can be done with a wide brush.
• Pour thicker glitter of the desired color on top.
• When dry, repeat the process.
• Repeat this until you get the desired result.

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The proposed ideas are the simplest, relevant and fashionable today. But you can use other variations, because now you should have understood that a second life in clothes and shoes can be given with absolutely any improvised means and materials. Have a good experiment!