Splendid Stitches – Customisations

Customisations

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We were asked if we could salvage this former dress and turn it into a skirt

After restoration, this is the new skirt created from the dress

We used fabric from the top to create a new waistband for the skirt

We used the button from the dress for the skirt and inserted a new zip

$We had shortened Karen\'s dress and she wanted us to turn the off-cut into a skirt$

We added a satin waistband and cut the skirt pattern from the off-cut

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This waistcoat needed sleeves added to be turned into a jacket

Our client supplied vintage velvet which we made sleeves of

We inserted the sleeves with slight ruching for added femininity

$The sleeve openings were finished with elastic to allow for \'billowing\'$

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We were asked to reshape the dominant collar

After alteration, the new collar on the cardigan

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The stretch skirt on this dress kept riding up and needed panels inserted

We added black contrast panels to complement the original design

The skirt before alteration also needed darts at the waist to offset the panels

After panel insertion, this is the new look skirt of the dress