Day 124: Cayce Pollard Sweater
Today’s piece is also from the awesome Miss Irene. 🙂
Sad-looking sequins. 🙁
As you can see, I am not thrilled. Irene explained this was one of those “I just graduated college and need something responsible-looking” sweaters. I’m not a fan of the sequined do-dads. Especially because they were starting to fall off.
Coming undone!
I finished the job with my seam ripper.
Pick. Pick. Pick.
This actually took quite a while! Those seed beads didn’t want to budge! After about a half hour, I had completely de-beaded and de-sequined the whole sweater.
Leftovers!
The sweater was still a tad big on me, so I took it in to make it fit perfectly. 🙂
Pin & Stitch!
I cut off the extra material, and put on my nifty new sweater!
There’s nothing wrong with simplicity. 🙂
So I’ll admit…today’s ensemble isn’t very exciting. I don’t see anything wrong with this, though. I took a sweater that really couldn’t be worn as an everyday piece and made it much more versatile. Refashioning/Upcycling isn’t just about sewing on more stuff. Sometimes it’s better to take all that “stuff” away. 🙂
I’ve been re-reading Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (one of my faves). Today’s refashion takes a cue from the heroine of the story, Cayce Pollard.
—Pattern Recognition
Relaxing in my Jillian Owens Units. 🙂
Cheers!
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3 Responses to Day 124: Cayce Pollard Sweater
LOVE IT! Such a better use!
The CPU sounds like most of my wardrobe. And a girl always needs as little blak cardie!
Simple is good! I have several solid, minimalistic pieces that I keep around just for the versatility and the simplicity. A little goes a long way!
I discovered you through Pinterest recently, and I have been positively GLUED to your blog for the past few days. I plan to see every single outfit you’ve posted. I am officially a huge fan. Now I just need to learn to sew…
I love what you’re doing… I love to refashion things, (not just clothes) and I have a desire to make things last. I value the things I have and want to get the most out of them! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
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