DIY: $5 VINTAGE DRESS REFASHION | How to Transform Old Clothes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2017
- For this Refashion Revision episode, I transformed a $5 XL light yellow vintage dress and turned it into a form fitting waist-tie dress. Click "SHOW MORE" for more info!
I posted this refashion a long time ago but the editing was really bad so I tried to make it better and am re-publishing it.
I feel this is a simple transformation and not an elaborate one, and I chose this because I see many dresses like this at thrift stores and thought it could be more relatable, so that you could do this too, unlike other vintage dresses you find that’s one of a kind.
I had a vision of the after within seconds of looking at the dress at the store and it turned out exactly the way I envisioned it.
What you’ll need:
-Oversized dress
-matching thread
-needle or a sewing machine
-scissors
Estimated time: 2 hours
Budget: $5.00
Skill level: An experienced beginner
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Hi everyone! Thank you for your feedback, I apologize it's hard to hear my voice! I have added subtitles to this video, you do need to click the "cc" button below the video to turn it on. My video I made after this one doesn't have the music in the background during the tutorial, yay! I'm always looking for ways to make my videos better since I had zero experience with editing until launching this channel 5 months ago. So I appreciate your input and take every advice into consideration.
Hello, love your transformations. I had a question for you. When you were talking about the lengths of the stitches, were you basting when using stitch length 5?
Sarah Tyau is it better to have an electronic sewing machine ?
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Adorable! I love your refashions especially because you keep them modest! Thank you!
Adventures A.Waits Thank you so much! It's harder to refashion modest clothes since it limits so much options and requires more fabric. So I appreciate your observation!
I really like that your clothes are modest too.
Next time there's a hemline used for waistband, try unpicking the hem. There's generally a fair amount of fabric there that would have allowed you to sew a tube had it been let out, rather than having the tie vary so much in thickness and weight across its width.
Seamripping can be a pain but it's also sometimes worthwhile
I love this! Oversized grandma dresses are sometimes the cutest things I see at the thrift store, I think I'll try this so I can actually wear it
Wow! So very cute, and you broke the steps down so well for a beginner. I’ve been wanting to do this very badly, I literally have dresses waiting.
Thank you for inspiring me!
I’m too lazy to do all this 😂 but I LOOOOVE watching these it’s so entertaining to see how you turn something cute into something even cuter and more personalized. It’s so cool how no one else will have that same dress bc u fixed it up and made it ur own. So unique!!
After watching your video, I altered a similar dress down 2-3 sizes and it turned out very well. Thank you so much.
Your sewing is so skilled. Your fashion sense and vision in alterations is fashion desighner worthy. Thank you for taking the time to share. Incredible talent
Great job! It’s perfect! I love the length and the silhouette! These kinds of dresses are so beautiful but they can be pretty hard to find. So I appreciate the effort that you put into it while you kept the dress in a vintage style. 😊
This is FANTASTIC!! Just lovely. Perfect dress for you!!!!
I love how you make your tutorials easy to follow. I can’t wait to give this a go. 😃
Nice! Been wanting to modify an old, too-loose dress I have lying around for a while, but didn’t know how to go about it. This was very helpful!
I love that you post the amount of time it took you! it helps me gauge if it's the sort of project I want to do or not.
The way you were able to fit this large dress to your small shape really taught me a lot. Thank you for showing us beginning/intermediate sewers exactly how to do some of the steps that are sometimes confusing. I am so so cute!
This is a great tutorial for beginners wanting to start diy'ing clothes. The dress you chose is not super complicated to rip apart and redo. I love it!
They do look very good after alterations and so cute on you 🤗. Great tutorial! Thank you.
It looks great! thank you for sharing. One of my goals this summer is to alter some of my older clothes and make it into new styles or pieces.
Thanks for this video! I really liked how you paused and explained where things could go wrong accidentally (like the bottom of the dress being shorter than the top when sewing them back together). Thanks again!
This is one of the most informative thrifting videos I have every watched! Thank you so much! You deserve so much more credit for all of your good work!
So inspiring! You explain everything so well it makes me think even I could attempt such a project. The dress looks great on you! You did an excellent job editing the video and shooting it too!
Thank you for this inspiring video! You did a great job showing every step of the process. Can't wait to see what you transform next!
Beautiful!!!! Definitely inspirational. Makes me want to repurpose some old clothes.
Oh my goodness. I just discovered your channel and think you are so wonderful. Thanks for showing me how to alter/make my own cute, modest clothes! I really appreciate you!!
Skills!! Looking forward to seeing more refashions.
Very good project. Good quality fabric helps a lot. You always find good projects and then make the most out of them.
I think you did fantastic! I'm onto this thrift modifying. When you know how to reconstruct it opens all kinds of possibilities; brand names, cheap fabric for other uses. Enjoyed your video very much!
OMG...Sarah....THANK YOU FOR THIS! The way you did it step by step, made me realize that I can return to this and learn step by step...I have purchase a number of items that are too large for me, BUT, I really like the fabric and styles and NOW I feel I will be able to eventually make wonderful creations...!!! Thank you. Sherry :)
You make it look so simple! You are so talented.
You are amazing!! I have s sowing machine and have made American girl doll dresses but this would be amazing to learn how to do!!
LesleyLizbeth American Doll dresses would be so much fun!
So cute. Great to use a thrifted dress.
great work, it's given that dress a whole new life! I'm inspired to try this myself
Loved the video and your creativity. I amm going to look at plas size dresses from now on. Thank you!
SO cute, Sarah! You're such an inspiration. Thank you! 💖
So cute! I was looking for the plaid dress you posted on a shorts video, so I can learn to sew a fitted midriff
You made a shirt dress and it wasn't overly complicated. I love it!
I love your dress! Great job!
Amazing transformation! I cannot believe you how just fearlessly cut up the dress. I'm going to try the same
So so so cute!! I think I just found my new hobby to attempt. ❤️😍
Turned out great!
Adorable! Thanks for the inspiration!
This is so beautiful! I am trying to get into sewing- will try this pattern after I have a bit more experience :)
Beautiful work, thank you for the inspiration!!
Very cute!! Love it!
This is absolutely beautiful!
That was great! so inspired!!
Wow Sarah I love this project. You really explain things well. I just started refashioning clothes and feel I can learn a lot from you.
Great thrift flip!
It's so cute! You did great.
I'm in love with your sewing machine! Also your DIY are so cool!
So cute I like how you put experienced beginner.
They always turn out cute. You have great ideas xx
I love this video! You're very to-the-point and don't spend hours talking about what you're doing. Subscribed!
Thank you for this refashion. I have a similar dress that fits but is very old fashioned. so now I know what to do with it . Thanks again
Looks great!
Perfect example!!! 💕💕💕💕
Great demo @ 1:36 on how to gather into ruffle by hand. Sew a basting stitch "Stitch Length 5", grab one of the threads and slide the material like a curtain.
Wow! I don't sew but I want to now. That was amazing. Thank you 💗
This is one of the most useful refashion videos I've ever watched! So many good, simple tips! Will definitely subscribe, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing, I learned a lot from you ❤️ and I love your sewing machine too I wish I have one.
super cute!! love love love your shoes!!
Love it. I appreciate your channel because of your garments
SO BEAUTIFUL
great transformation! well done
This yellow dress is so pretty. It really suits you. Well done.😍
You did a really great job . I love it .
I love this!
Great job. Look forward to seeing more ideas from you ;)
Amazing! You are so talented.
Amazing! So environmentally responsible. Very inspirational.
You did a great job on down sizing this piece. Looks nice.
You are so talented! This makes me wish I would have learned to see when I had the chance.
Jenna Prosceno You should still learn it now, it's never too late! Thank you!
i love this video. if i had more time i'd do more refashions. i'm a 4th gen sewist but my predecessors are way more versatile in the art then i am so i stay inside the lines, so to speak, and i've found i get just as much enjoyment out of refashioning/repurposing thrifted/old clothing then starting a project from scratch. it's mostly because i work but also because i don't have very much patience and i prefer a more instant gratification with a 4hr refashion then a 4day from scratch project!
thank you. i agree with some of the other posts. i'd prefer to hear your commentary than the music. although music for those instances where you are modeling the before and after are okay.
you're inspirational :)
You did an excellent job!
Great job!
Thank you for the clear easy to follow and understand tutorial.
I am an artist but can’t sew. I am trying to alter my clothes a lot to make smaller.🇦🇺
Brilliant, you're very talented.
Congratulations on your channel's growth Sarah. I have been following your website blog since your first post and I look forward to seeing your videos in the future. Sending my love and congratulations. Nimi
Beautiful!
this is super cute!! I'm going to try transforming a dress too :)
I think this is the first refashion video on youtube I've ever seen with sleeves (this is the first of yours I've ever watched) thank you! I'm going to go take a look around your channel ;)
Wow I really wish I could do this! You’re amazing!
I love it !!!
I love what u did thanks for showing me some neat tricks your awesome heck yeah
this is amazing!!! i can never find any clothes that fit me right when i go out shopping, so i’m seriously considering making them for myself! thanks for the video :)
You are amazing!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your videos.
Thank you so much Zoe for watching and for your kind words!
Great job. The dress looks very beautiful on you now. I have used lace on the hem to add more weight to the bottom of the skirt; and, light yellow, white, or cream colored lace will make the hem look better when it might be seen.
hi there I love these types of videos! Thanks for sharing!
that's super cute!
So cute and still in style for 2020! Watching from Orlando, Fl in self-quarantine. Probably like so many others.
I would love to see this dress dyed!
❤ great job
You're so talented!
Adorable!
Some really helpful tips here! thank youi
this was so helpful! thank you xx
Wow.You are really good at this. You took a $5.00 dress and made a $50.00 dress. I. going to try this. Thank you for showing me how.
Cute dress!
Omg I love it! Want to try something similar for a baggy dress :D
Beautifully done!! It's cute 1940s-style! :)
Thank you I will definitely try it!!