#fixyourownclothing
I’ve chatted about how the best way to combat the fast fashion industry is to wear what you have…however with more wear comes more tears, and instead of throwing out the garment and getting a new one, its very simple to mend and alter your own clothes (regardless of your ability)
In this way you can very easily increase the longevity of your clothes
Some General Fixes/Alterations that You Can Do
Sewing on a button, fixing a rip or tear, shortening pants, shortening shirt sleeves, cropping shirts, lengthen pants, expand the shoulders of tops, re-size bras, painting or drawing on clothes
General Supplies
- Thread
- Needle
- Buttons
- Extra Fabric (you dont necessarily need to buy new fabric, use scraps from old projects, or cloth from old clothing items)
- Scissors
- Fabric Paint
- Paint brush
Some How-To Tutorials
Buttons
https://www.wikihow.life/Sew-a-Buttonhttps://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/sewing-on-a-button/
Fixing a Rip or Tear
https://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Clothes
Shortening Pants
1. Use a pen or colored pencil to draw a straight line across the pant length at the desired length
2. cut along line
3. either fray edges further or hem, its up to you
Hemming
https://www.wikihow.com/Hem-Shirts
Shortening Shirt Sleeves
https://www.allfreesewing.com/Basics-and-Tutorials/How-to-Shorten-Sleeves
Cropping Shirts
1. Use a pen or colored pencil to draw a straight line across the t-shirt at the desired length
2. cut along line
3. pull the newly cut shirt out at the hem until the hem curls over a bit
Lengthen Pants
https://www.allfreesewing.com/Basics-and-Tutorials/How-to-Lengthen-Kids-Jeans
Expand Shoulders of Tops
https://www.allfreesewing.com/Refashioning-and-Upcycling/How-to-Expand-a-Top
Resizing a Bra
https://www.allfreesewing.com/Basics-and-Tutorials/How-to-Resize-a-Bra
Painting on Clothes
