Up next is Trine (and of course her lovely daughter Wilma)…

The outfit is inspired by the Spanish kid’s fashion brand ‘Motoreta’ ; with the top being made from a thrifted paneled blue skirt from her local thrift shop, and the shorts from a previously me made skirt …

The top is self drafted and the shorts are based on our lovely Toya’s ‘The Graphite Trousers’.

If you’d like to read and see more detail about this make, head over here!

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with this blogger element . For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Check out the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!

Up next is Kate.  Kate’s base garment is actually a previous “me made” two piece ensemble from the Japanese Pattern book Stylish Party Dresses by Yoshiko Tsukiori. The fabric was originally  second hand fabric, scored in her local charity shop  which makes this a double whammy for refashioning and thrifting!

Her inspiration was this dress was worn by Zoé Colotis, lead singer of the French electro swing band, Caravan Palace during a performance on Jools Holland’s New Year television special .

I think she’s done a brilliant job of recreating this look using an existing handmade garment! Those ruffles and that fit!

If you would like to read more about Kate’s inspiration and processes (and where she intends to wear this little beauty!) then you can find out more here 🙂 Loads of detail to devour over your morning coffee!

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with the blogger element . For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Check out the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!

Toya is back again for today’s installment of The Refashioners! This time with a kids edition!

This darling little dress…

And this dungaree and shirt combo…

As ever, outfits with individuality and a keen eye for details…

Toya’s processes involved deconstructing, reconstructing, tea dyeing and screen printing. You can read more about her inspiration, her processes and see more detail of these gorgeous garments (and beautiful young ladies) here.

You can read about her earlier “grown ups” refashion here.

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with this blogger element . For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Stand by for details of the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!

Next up for The Refashioners 2018 is Allie with this covetable and supremely wearable leather jacket!

Refashioned from a thrifted oversized leather jacket from the 90s and a floor-length ponte maxi dress. Just wait until you see the before pic of the dress.

The only supplies not repurposed for this project were thread and Wonder Tape.

Princess seams have proved time and again to be a refashioners friend due to the way the garment is broken down into much smaller pattern pieces. Perfect when you are playing fabric tetris with existing garments!

If you would like more details on this refashion, including the inspiration image and starting garments head over to Allie’s post here.

For the whole of September, we’ll keep bringing you a fabulous line up of talented stitchers who will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Check out the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!

So this is it! The Refashioners 2018 is launching tomorrow!!! For the entire MONTH of September (launches Mon 3rd Sept) this blog will again play host to an awesome line up of makers ready to take on The Refashioners challenge!! What’s more, you can take part too and be in with a chance of winning a FANTASTIC prize. Your part of this challenge runs from the start of September right through until the end of October! (deets on how to enter at the bottom of this post)

For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, (this is the 6th series) participants are challenged to refashion unloved garments for your delight and inspiration,  basically to highlight how cool, creative and ecologically and ethically sound refashioning old garments actually is. The kicker in the past has been, they don’t get to decide what that garment is. (insert evil laugh here) This year though, we’re tackling it in a slightly different way. (Wink wink) Full details of this year’s brief can be found here.

So not only do you get the fun of challenging yourself. Oh no. You also get the chance of winning a fantastic prize. I am so excited to  announce this years AMAZING bundle of prizes worth in excess of £1200!!!! Up for grabs are:

Pfaff UK are giving away a brand new sewing machine! (Am having to keep the model under wraps for now. But trust me it will be a corker! Details soon)

Simply Sewing Magazine are offering a 1 year subscription to the magazine. (in countries where print versions are not currently available this will be in digital format)

Schnittchen Patterns are giving away 10 x pdf patterns from their extensive range.

Girl Charlee are including a £30 voucher for their UK site or $30 for their US site.

Sew Crafty are gifting a £50 Voucher for their online store as well as £50 worth of goodies from their Signs of the Sewdiac range.

Closet Case Patterns are including a  $100 voucher to spend in their online store

Named Clothing are offering a 3 x PDF Pattern Bundle of your choice from their range

Megan Nielsen Patterns are offering a 3 x PDF Pattern Bundle of your choice from their range

By Hand London are offering a 3 x PDF Pattern Bundle of your choice from their range 3 patterns plus a mug, tote & digital sewing planner

Fabric Godmother are gifting a £30 voucher to spend online

Minerva Crafts are giving away a £100 fabric hamper

Sew Essential are offering a Mettler thread pack

Village Haberdashery are giving away a £20 voucher to spend online or in store

Cocowawa Crafts are gifting a paper copy of both the Honeycomb shirt and dress pattern, and the Cherry culottes and shorts pattern

Like Sew Amazing are gifting a £20 voucher to spend in their online store.

Beyond Measure are including this gorgeous pair of Japanese Shozaburo 9″ fabric shears worth £65. How lush?!

Please note: As in previous years, depending on the quality of entries, it may be necessary to split this prize bundle between an overall winner (who will receive the bulk of this prize) and a runner up (who will receive a small portion of it). 

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with the blogger element starting tomorrow. For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Stand by for the launch of this year’s blogger element tomorrow!!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!

So this is it! The countdown has begun once again people!!! For the entire MONTH of September (launches Mon 3rd Sept) this blog will again play host to an awesome line up of makers ready to take on The Refashioners challenge!! What’s more, you can take part too and be in with a chance of winning a FANTASTIC prize. Your part of this challenge runs from the start of September right through until the end of October! (More deets on the prize package to follow and deets on how to enter at the bottom of this post)

For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, (this is the 6th series) participants are challenged to refashion unloved garments for your delight and inspiration,  basically to highlight how cool, creative and ecologically and ethically sound refashioning old garments actually is. The kicker in the past has been, they don’t get to decide what that garment is. (insert evil laugh here) This year though, we’re tackling it in a slightly different way. (Wink wink) Full details of this year’s brief can be found here.

So without further ado and with mucho excitement, I am chuffed to pieces to  announce this years STELLAR line up!!!!

Sasha : Italian Knitter. Dressmaker. Pattern designer. Photographer.  Blogger. One super stylish and talented creative You can find Sasha on Instagram or via her site.

Marilla: Pattern designer, knitter, shoemaker (!) and all round polycreative. You can find Marilla on Instagram or via her site.

Allie : Stitcher, refashioner, pattern designer and the brains behind indie pattern hub Indiesew. You can find Allie on Instagram and via her site

Elisalex: Sewing personality and co founder of indie pattern company By Hand London.   You can find Elisalex on Instagram or via the BHL site.

Marie: Stitcher, blogger, creator of the Vintage Pledge sewing challenge, fabric addict and dress & bunny rabbit lover!  You can find Marie on Instagram or via her site.

Damar: A new face to some of you! Very excited to introduce this super talented refashioner! Oh and a magician with video! (You’ll see what I mean when you scroll through Damar’s IG feed!) You can find Damar on Instagram or via her site.

Toya: Last year’s winner, stitcher, illustrator and  now emerging pattern designer. Super super talented.   You can find Toya on Instagram or via her site.

Clare: Professional dressmaker, designer and bridal expert. Could The Refashioners see it’s first ever weding dress this year I wonder?!  You can find Clare on Instagram or via her site.

Helen: Blogger, pattern designer and one half of the duo behind the Love to Sew podcast. You can find Helen on Instagram or via her site.

Mira: San Francisco based maker, sustainable style lover and another new face in this year’s line up.   You can find Mira on Instagram or via her site.

Hannah & Rosie: The dynamic and crafty duo behind one of London’s most popular workshop venues. Both Hannah & Rosie will be taking part in this year’s challenge!  You can find them on Instagram or via their site.

Rosie: Stitcher, pattern designer author and musician. You can find Rosie on Instagram or via her site.

Charlie: Brooklyn based Brit blogger Charlie has a me made wardrobe I would love to plunder!   You can find Charlie on Instagram or via her site

Gabby: Singer, stitcher, blogger, vlogger, and one half of the duo behind the Stitcher’s Brew podcast series.  You can find Gabby on Instagram or via her site.

Rachel: Brazillian blogger and all round sewing personality. You can find Rachel on Instagram or via her site.

Kate: One half of the dynamic duo behind community hub The Fold Line and The Sewing Weekender.   You can find Kate (and her bud Rachel) on Instagram or via their site.

Trine: Danish mother of 4, blogger and self taught seamstress. (And one of the most covetable me made wardrobes on Instagram!)  You can find Trine on Instagram or via her site.

Kate: A runner up in last year’s series. Brit abroad (Sydney Australia). multi talented stitcher, blogger and sashiko lover.  You can find Kate on Instagram or via her site.

 

Oh….and me! Hiya! This is me! Stitcher. Blogger. Coffee drinker. Creator of this here little series. You can find me on Instagram or here on my blog.

So what say you? September & October are gonna be pretty awesome right??!!! Get rummaging through your wardrobes and local charity shops.   This is gonna  be SERIOUSLY good!

This year’s series, as ever, will begin with the blogger element. For the whole of September, a fabulous line up of talented stitchers will be providing you with loads of inspiration, tutorials  and tips to get you going! So mark these dates in your diary (and make sure you’re following me either here or on IG to stay updated):

• Blogger Element: Running from 3rd Sept to 28th Sept this year.  A month of inspiration posts to get your creative juices flowing. Line up announced shortly
• Community Challenge: This will run right from 1st Sept to 31st October. There will be the usual phenomenal prize package for our winner(s) at the end. You can share your creations any time between those dates to be entered into the competition. To enter you’ll need to SHARE your refashions (We want to see the inspiration image, the before image(s) of your source garment(s), and the after images of course! Extra kudos given for how closely your “after” images resemble your inspiration images!) Share with us in one of the following ways:
  • On Instagram: Share a pic using the hashtags #therefashioners2018 #inspiredby (if you do not use these hashtags I will not be able to find your entry and it will not count)
  • On Facebook: There is a community board here where you can post your makes (You will need to request an invite to join)

  Only entries shared via the above 2 methods will be entered into the competition. Closing date for entries is 31st October 2018 Midnight GMT.

Stand by for details of the AMAZING prizes on offer this year!

With thanks to our fabulous official sponsors below!