A baggy 'boyfriend' shirt, but the sleeves don't need rolling p!
It's my Saturday shirt, worn with jeans, under a navy crew neck sweater. Or unbuttoned over a bright tee shirt.
But the collar and cuffs are disintegrating. I removed them, neatly backed them with a scarlet print fabric [using bondaweb and tiny handstitching]
Then turned them round and sewed them back, having remembered to swap over left and right cuffs. I added a sliver of scarlet trim to the pocket top and changed the cuff buttons to scarlet too.
I also added the contrast collar band.
I'm really happy with the result. A few more Saturdays of wear left in this garment I think.
I don't think people do that anymore but they should! You did a very nice job of it.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I have ever heard of anyone doing it, in my life! (I'm 52). It looks nice, very clever way to avoid wasting a useful shirt.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by Turn Collars? Your makeover is excellent! You should swap the main buttons for red ones too!
ReplyDeleteThere's a good tutorial here https://oaktreesstudio.wordpress.com/how-to-tutorials/turn-a-shirt-collar/
ReplyDeleteI turned a collar on my husbands work shirt recently. I imagine it's a dying art nowadays ☺
ReplyDeleteYou did a very neat job of it! I can't say I've ever turned a collar, myself, though.
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