Stripey Shift top

I decided to use the left over material from the maxi skirt (that i'd used as the straps and turn ups for the dungarees) to make a 60s inspired shift top. I used an existing shift dress to make the pattern as I knew it fitted well. I traced it to the waist of the dress and made it into the length I wanted the top to be. As I didnt leave quite enough material to hem the bottom of it and be the same length that I wanted, I added lace all around which made the top a better length.

Patterned Dungarees

The Original Sketches

Upcycled Outfit - Total cost of £3

This is my first full outfit i've made that i'm genuinely proud of, Modeled by my lovely sister. This outfit started off as a Pair of New Look boyfriend Jeans with holes in, A Navy Blue and white stripey Maxi Skirt that Mum thought made her ''look like a deck chair'' and a plain black long sleeved top from Primark. The only things I had to buy were the buttons and lace material :

I found these at a military fair in Southminster, they are used buttons from old army uniforms and priced at £2.00 for a pack of four. I made the straps and turn ups out of the 'Deck chair' Maxi skirt. One I picked the stitching out of it, it was just like a large sheet of material so was very easy to use.

I used a lace material to make pretty cuffs and I used the lace with a thicker white material to make the collar. The Lace cost £1 in a charity shop. I made the collar by tracing around a collar of a shift dress that I have and using that to make a pattern. 

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