[h-cost] Arty recycling of garments

[Lavolta Press]

Today I've been hand-sewing cotton lace onto the bottom of an almost-new 
summer-weight slip-dress I bought off eBay (to replace a flounce that 
was much too long) and I'm wondering: How many adults are doing arty 
recycling of garments and linens? By arty I mean more than just buying 
something second hand and altering it to size. (So my alteration to the 
bottom of this dress doesn't really count, but it still looks good.) I 
mean something closer to wearable art, where it looks like you altered 
the garment in a creative way. Everything I see on this subject looks 
like it's intended for teenagers and also for beginning sewers. Of 
course there's nothing wrong with being either a teenager or a beginning 
sewer. But, are many adults who are experienced sewers doing arty 
recycling?  Or are they just altering garments in a conservative way or 
just for size?

Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com




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