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Reconstructing Clothes For Dummies

Burns, Miranda Caroligne

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Reconstructing Clothes For Dummies

Reconstructing Clothes for Dummies offers inspiring projects and savvy tips on how to salvage those tired old clothes in your closet and turn them into a one-of-a-kind wardrobe. It shows craftsters, DIY enthusiasts, budget-conscious fashionistas and people from all walks of life how to unleash their inner fashion designer and transform outdated duds into hip new clothes. Featured projects include making good use of old scraps; reviving shrunken sweaters; finding redemption in that bridesmaid dress; decorative repair and embellishment of existing pieces; and creating unexpected home décor with what’s hiding in your drawers.

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Title of ebook: Reconstructing Clothes For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470225677
Publisher: For Dummies
Internet download file size: 25066 kb
Pages: 384
Released online for download: 07-30-2007
Author of eBook: Burns, Miranda Caroligne

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Chapter One
The Ins, Outs, and Inside-Outs of This Book

In This Chapter

* Understanding how it all began

* Defining reconstruction methods

* Discovering which method is best for you

* Playing with ideas and projects

* Figuring out where you're coming from and where you want to go

* Checking out some ethically sound eye candy

Before I knew what reconstructing clothing was, I was doing it. Heck, I was doing it as soon as I knew how to use a pair of scissors and thread a needle! Just as my dolls all had crew cuts, they also had tricked-out reconstructed clothing.

Like most reconstruction creatrixes, my initial impetus for heading down this path was a desire to do things differently. Patterns bored me and made me feel boxed in tight to someone else's rules. Existing clothes that I found at the mall (my only choice for shopping) were always lacking. They were especially lacking the individuality that I was compelled to express. I wasn't a rebellious ... read full excerpt from Reconstructing Clothes For Dummies ebook