New material woohoo

[tinkerbell23]

Mum & dad having a clearout....about 10 of dads shirts!

Woohoo means more material for me :0)

Seen how to make shirts into little tops.....thought about ebaying the shirts as theyre good makes....but i think im going to have fun & cut them up!!

Snip snip! Xx

[tinkerbell23]

Ps any ideas would be appreciated xx

[heathfield]

Funnily enough, I looked up mens shirts on eBay only an hour ago. There were over 143,000 listed!... Cut them up. ;-)

[tenrec]

They might be good for patchwork. OR
Cut off collars and cuffs and make into nightshirts maybe.

[tenrec]

Another idea, bunting!

[Psybbo]

Cut off the collars, make them into grandad shirts or nightshirts

[tenrec]

Hey Sibton, great minds .... ;-)

[Psybbo]

oops, didn't see you tenrec :-)

[tenrec]

No worries, Sibton. Another idea would be lavendar bags. It's the right time of year (I think) for lavendar.

[tinkerbell23]

Thank you! I have loooooads of patches.

I adore bunting, but no place for them....id like to rework the shirts possibly something i can wear...if i mess it up it didnt cost me anything hehe xx

[tinkerbell23]

Loove lavender xx

[erin-x]

Do you have a mannequin? Messing about with fabrics in various ways on a mannequin was my favourite way to design. I miss doing fashion!! :|

[tinkerbell23]

I dont, but mabye i could get one from the one & only ebay!

TOTAL novice erin. Just footering about tbh xx

[erin-x]

You should definitely get one then! Get one of the pretty one's that you can just have on show when you're not using it. I've got a black satin one, very nice! I just used to borrow one from college for my proper fashion work :-)

[tenrec]

I've got a boring beige one, but it usually has something lovely on. My OH tends to hang football shirts on it sometimes too!

[Eve.]

Maybe cut them shorter and make a tie bit at the bottom(would help narrow the width as well, especially if a low slung tie as is in at the moment), make them sleveless and you could add something more girly to the sleeves like a lace trim and maybe change the buttons.

You could also girly up the collar, take the collar off and trim it with something.

[erin-x]

I have one of my garments from college on mine, along with my homemade Mad Hatter hat! It's a funky combination! Lol!

[Eve.]

Depending on the types of shirt, maybe make into a waistcoat and line.

[Rose Maybud]

If you wanted to do something for charity then perhaps something along the lines of

http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/

dresses from pillowcases, but I'm sure shirts will work ok

and to use up little pieces then many of the charities accept washable S.T.s which are scarce in many parts of Africa

[tinkerbell23]

Ive just seen a few online...i may have to splurge?!!!

Ooh ...yay.

Aww thanks guys...once ive practiced i would do charity! They wouldnt want anything id made right now LOL!?

Sewing kind of courses are on my to do list @ college.

Seen a knittng one cos im still pants but its £120! i might accompany my gran for lunch and tea at the chapel hall this week...a group gathers there who knew me as a child and they all knit/crochet....mabye for a cuppa tea and a cake they will help me!? Save me £120!!! lol failing that ive found a group i can now drive to....but im such a beginner lol xxx

[tinkerbell23]

Rose, i have bookedmarked that site. What a wonderfull thing to do...and when i can actually do something decent, nothing would give me such pleasure than to sew for these wee kids xxx