Last winter a friend of mine hosted a clothing swap event, what a brilliant idea! I came home with a few garments, among which; a pair of jeans I planned to wear this summer as shorts. So I cut off the legs but then put the project on hold since I couldn’t decide which colour to dye them. Then last week (a very hot week) I realised that I only own 2 pairs of shorts and they were both in the laundry basket. So to save time and quickly make these shorts wearable, I decided to print rather than dye them. I had an idea of tuxedo like stripes on the sides but ended up doing polka dots instead. I think It was because of all the lovely polka dot fabrics I saw at the local fabric store (need to buy some and sew a full A -line skirt). Back to the shorts, I wanted big and more irregular polka dots so I opted for self made stencils and a brush. I’m sure there’s an easier and more accurate way to do it but the improvised stencils worked for me. Now I just need to find another pair of jeans to dismantle and try that tuxedo stripe idea. I promise to have more step by step images for those shorts!
sooo awesome! love the shades of green. and speaking of which, we need to have another clothing swap soon…
love the shades of green! such a great idea… and speaking of which, we need to have another clothing swap soon…
Thanks We should definitely have another event soon. It was so much fun!