Hello everyone, I am back with my another blog. So as we all know that we “girls” use to wear one cloth only 2 – 3 times. We don’t want to repeat them. We always need new clothes, new outfits, new dresses. But this can’t happen every time. We can’t buy clothes again & again just because we don’t want to repeat them. So this blog we will talk about some DIY Hacks so that we can do repetition and also we won’t get bored of our clothes. DIY Fashion: Customizing Old Pieces, we can understand from the topic as well. Let’s get into the blog without wasting the time. So let’s start from what we understand by DIY.
What is DIY?
DIY stands for Do It Yourself. DIY hacks are so simple and easy to make when it comes to clothing. We can make many things from our old tshirts, we can create our loose shirts into skirts, etc. Basically diy makes your clothes look unique & different than they were earlier. There are many possibilities of renew your clothes. Diy hacks turned to very useful and budget friendly as you don’t need to buy new clothes, you just need your old ones and create new ones from them only. Now let’s discuss WHY?
Why DIY Fashion: Customizing Old Pieces?
We customize our clothes to make them new and different. This process of customizing old clothes into new ones is very interesting.
Money Saving – We don’t need to buy new clothes for customization. We can do on our old ones.
Eco-Friendly – It helps to reduce the textile waste and promotes a sustainable living.
Personal Touch – There will be a personal touch in the product. Enhancements, customization gives you a good feel.
Skill Development – Diy is a great skill every person should learn.
Now, let’s go through with the blog- DIY Fashion: Customizing Old Pieces. Here are some diy ideas which are very easy to do and look super awesome.
1. Diy with Denims:
It’s a perfect & durable product to customize. We use to get bore after wearing simple jeans again and again. Let’s have look on some points how we can customize them with some diy techniques.
a) Distressing– With the help of a sandpaper or a scissors we can create a distressed look on our jeans. It looks so different and your jeans will become a new one. Do this technique on knees and pockets.
b) Patch Work- So patch work gives a very funky and trendy look to your jeans. Different types of patches are available in the market which can also be pasted on the jeans. Patches like cartoon patches, floral patches, embroidery patches look super cool on the jeans. This technique makes your jeans looks unique & different from the basic ones.
c) Convert into a skirt- Another idea for diy is to cut the legs of your jeans so that it will become a skirt. This looks very trendy.
d) Tie-Dye- This tie-dye hack is very easy as you can tie the knot throughout the jeans in any manner, shape, design and pore the jeans into dye color or you can also use fabric colors. After 2-3 dips you can wash it with a normal water and let it dry. This look looks very unique and creative.
2. Diy with T-shirts:
Creativity with tshirts is like a meditation. Tshirts are black canvas for us to do our creativity. Some of them are given below.
a) Crop Tops- Cut your loose old tshirts into crop ones. Make a cut in the center of the top according to the length you want and make a knot. This will make the top in crop.
b) Cut-Outs and Slits- Make simple cuts on the back, necklines and sides. Zig-zag cuts on the back looks very cool.
c) Make Tote Bag- Making tote bags from the old tshirts is a very creative idea. Cut the sleeves and sew the bottom to get a look of proper tote bag.
d) Tie-Dye- Tie-dye is always a fun and classic technique to change the look of your tshirt. Convert the tshirt into new ones with tie dye hacks. It’s a easiest way to make changes and more & more patterns can be made.
3. Jacket Makeover:
We all know jackets are very expensive, and we can’t buy like always. But we can reuse them by customization.
a) Pins & Studs- Metal studs can be add to the collars & pockets. It will look so different and also add enhancements to the cloth.
b) Patches & Painting- Painting on the back side of the jackets gives a very cool and trendy look. And also we can paste or sew some patches on sleeves and the back of the jackets.
c) Bleach Effects- We can also change the look or customize the look of our jacket with some bleachy effects. We can apply with it brush or can use spray bottle to give that abstract designs.
4. Accessories from Scratch:
Reuse your old fabrics to make fashionable accessories like headbands, bracelets, jewelry, etc.
a) Headbands- Cut the old scarves into pieces. Sew them together ensuring what pattern you want.
b) Bracelets- Very easy to make and looks so preety. Cut the pieces and braid the strips into a colorful bracelet. Also beads can be added to enhance the look. This will look so good and beads addition will give an extra sparkle.
c) Jewelry- We can use old buttons to create necklaces and earrings. Also we can make bracelets through them.
d) Hats- We can change the look of our boring hats by adding sequins, patches and also we can do embroidery on them too.
e) Sunglass Cases- We can make sunglass case from old clutches. Also we can use old boxes to convert into decorative ones. We can decorate the boxes with some old shimmery fabric and mirror work. This will look so great.
5. Shoe Makeovers:
Give your shoes a makeover, paint, accessorize and add glam to them.
a) Paint- We can do doodle art on our white sneakers, they will look so cool. Also we can do abstract painting on them. Use fabric or acrylic paints or waterproof spray for a long-lasting.
b) Laces- We can replace those boring laces with some colorful ribbons. This will enhance the look of your shoes.
c) Patchwork- Just like in clothes we can sew or glue some little patches onto the white canvas. This will change the look and also looks very trendy and funky.
So, these are some 5 DIY fashion techniques, which are very simple & easy to do. With these techniques you can save your money, express your personality and creativity.
Try these hacks and let me know about the results in the comment section given below. I hope you enjoyed this blog DIY fashion: Customizing old pieces. Give me your reviews and also suggest me unique topics for my new blogs.