1 00:00:02,879 --> 00:00:06,870 Hey! Welcome to Make Thrift Buy, the show where you send in stuff that you want me to 2 00:00:06,870 --> 00:00:11,900 try and recreate, and then sometimes, I recreate it! Now, I’ve done musical-themed items 3 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:16,550 on this show before, like this pleated piano-skirt dress, and today’s challenge is along the 4 00:00:16,550 --> 00:00:21,480 same lines – which is, these musical note tights! Thank you Boomer Love for the suggestion! 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,939 Now the original tights are from… ebay? Maybe? This is an item that appears to be 6 00:00:25,939 --> 00:00:30,359 sold out absolutely everywhere that I looked, which makes it a perfect candidate for some 7 00:00:30,359 --> 00:00:31,429 DO-IT-YOURSELF. So let’s begin! 8 00:00:31,429 --> 00:00:36,120 The important materials that I’m going to need are a pair of tights – and I actually 9 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,520 have like 5 packets of these sheer white tights from the 80s that were given to me by a family 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,820 friend, so this was $0 for me – but it is really really easy to find these kind of tights 11 00:00:44,820 --> 00:00:47,190 in thrift shops. I’m also going to need a black marker – 12 00:00:47,190 --> 00:00:51,760 now, my one is an actual fabric marker, but laundry-safe permanent markers will work fine as well. 13 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:55,900 Now the first method that I tried out involved getting myself a big old piece of cardboard. 14 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:59,720 The next step was remembering that I should probbbably at least make an effort to brush my hair. 15 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:00,880 Yep. 16 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,680 Anyway, I rolled the piece of cardboard up into a leg-sized tube like so. 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,450 I then taped up the tube so that it stayed this shape. 18 00:01:07,450 --> 00:01:10,520 Then, I stretched the tights over the cardboard tube like soooo. 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,119 Why do I feel like I’m giving instructions for a highschool health class- 20 00:01:14,119 --> 00:01:16,640 – and then I started drawing some musical notes! 21 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,179 Now if you’re anything like me and your artistic skills aren’t AMAZING, then you’ll 22 00:01:20,179 --> 00:01:24,060 want to practice drawing some beforehand on a piece of paper, and then keep these pictures 23 00:01:24,060 --> 00:01:26,819 nearby for reference while you’re drawing on your tights. 24 00:01:26,819 --> 00:01:30,219 You can even print out an image of the shape that you want to trace over, stick this on 25 00:01:30,219 --> 00:01:32,850 your tube, and then use it as a template to guide you. 26 00:01:32,850 --> 00:01:36,639 While drawing the notes onto the tights, I put one arm inside the tube to help the tube 27 00:01:36,639 --> 00:01:40,810 keep its cylindrical shape. Because the marker will snag on this fabric, I found that the 28 00:01:40,810 --> 00:01:45,859 best way to go about drawing was to first dot an outline of the shape of a musical note, 29 00:01:45,859 --> 00:01:51,759 and then to fill in the outline using small, quick strokes, like this. 30 00:01:57,299 --> 00:02:02,419 And then I basically just repeated this with a number of different musical notes for both legs! 31 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,509 And before I show you all what they looked like, I also did a second pair of tights with 32 00:02:08,509 --> 00:02:11,720 MORE musical notes on them, using a slightly different method. 33 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,220 Now, this is a method that you can use if you don’t have any cardboard paper but you 34 00:02:15,220 --> 00:02:19,500 have some tights and a marker and you want to get started on this project right away. 35 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:23,500 THIS method involved covering my legs with paper, so I wouldn’t get pen all over my 36 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:29,000 legs, and then drawing on my musical notes. Because this pair had many more musical notes 37 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,980 on it than the other pair, it took me around ~3 hours to complete. And gave me a sore back. 38 00:02:33,980 --> 00:02:38,610 I would not recommend this method if you plan on doing a really detailed design like this. 39 00:02:38,610 --> 00:02:42,570 Anyway, I put about double the amount of musical notes on this pair because I think that it 40 00:02:42,570 --> 00:02:43,920 makes it look closer to the original. 41 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:48,010 I also made a pair with lettering, which I did by printing out my letters and then tracing 42 00:02:48,010 --> 00:02:53,150 over them, and a pair with a cherry-pattern, using my coloured fabric markers! 43 00:02:53,150 --> 00:02:54,570 Anyway - how did they turn out? 44 00:02:54,570 --> 00:02:55,370 [music plays] 45 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,500 [record scratch sound, music abruptly stops] 46 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:29,340 Annnnd there's a hole in my tights. 47 00:03:29,980 --> 00:03:31,440 [music resumes] 48 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,100 [record scratch sound, music stops abruptly] 49 00:03:36,100 --> 00:03:37,650 Are you kidding me. 50 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:41,510 No matter how good your designs are, if you're going to be working with sheer tights, prepare 51 00:03:41,510 --> 00:03:45,870 yourself for some heartbreak. These rips and ladders happened AFTER I worked on the design, 52 00:03:45,870 --> 00:03:49,790 and before you mention it, it's not just because I was using thrifted retro tights - the ones 53 00:03:49,790 --> 00:03:53,180 that I used for the MAKE, THRIFT design were actually brand new! 54 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:56,810 Sheer tights are the worst. They’re the worst. 55 00:03:56,810 --> 00:04:01,790 Seriously why do they even exist? Why do we even wear them? WHY ARE THEY A THING!? I don’t 56 00:04:01,790 --> 00:04:06,290 think that I’ve ever had a pair of sheer tights last me, rip-free, for more than 1 57 00:04:06,290 --> 00:04:09,760 wear. Has anybody out there?? IS THE WHOLE WORLD MAD? 58 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:14,260 So with this musical pair of tights - while they worked really well, I don’t even think 59 00:04:14,260 --> 00:04:19,090 that I’m ever going to wear them again because they took me 3 hours to make and the disappointment 60 00:04:19,090 --> 00:04:24,090 when they rip – WHICH THEY WILL DO – will be far too soul-crushing. So, I can’t do 61 00:04:24,090 --> 00:04:26,090 it. So, my conclusion is: 62 00:04:26,940 --> 00:04:28,940 [scissor snipping, zipper sound effect] 63 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:32,730 BUT… use thicker tights. And it’s not like you can buy these anymore, anyway, so 64 00:04:32,730 --> 00:04:35,710 that does kind of cross out "buy" from the whole make thrift buy equation. 65 00:04:35,710 --> 00:04:40,450 Most tights you get online are super thin and flimsy anyway – I actually bought a 66 00:04:40,450 --> 00:04:44,910 whole bunch of tattoo tights when they were really popular a few years ago, and after 67 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:49,070 one or two wears - they all got holes in them! Of course I have kept them all because I can’t 68 00:04:49,070 --> 00:04:54,630 bear to just THROW clothes away… even though these are no longer useful to anybody which 69 00:04:54,630 --> 00:05:00,490 is why... SHEER TIGHTS JUST MAKE NO SENSE. But, anyway, at least I didn’t spend like 70 00:05:00,490 --> 00:05:05,510 $20 on these suckers. Just time and energy. Priceless. 71 00:05:05,510 --> 00:05:10,130 ANYWAY IGNORING HOW MUCH SHEER TIGHTS SUCK - these actually did turn out pretty well. 72 00:05:10,130 --> 00:05:14,430 The music note tights don’t look exactly like the original, and I think that I made 73 00:05:14,430 --> 00:05:17,479 them a little too busy – the notes could have been spaced out a little bit more evenly 74 00:05:17,479 --> 00:05:22,310 – and they really are a labour of love - so if you were feeling more lazy and wanted music-themed 75 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:27,510 tights, you could just maybe just draw some bigger notes, do them more spaced-out, or 76 00:05:27,510 --> 00:05:32,530 draw like a really large quaver on your knees - for a kind of similar effect. It's really 77 00:05:32,530 --> 00:05:37,250 up to you and how much energy and time you're willing to put into something like this. Just 78 00:05:37,250 --> 00:05:42,180 USE THICKER TIGHTS. I can't stress that enough. Oh my god I hate sheer tights. 79 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:45,040 And with that, I'll see you all in my next video. Bye! 80 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,250 Thank you so much to all of my Patreon supporters, whose love and support helped to make this 81 00:05:49,250 --> 00:05:51,450 video happen! In this episode, I want to give a shoutout 82 00:05:51,450 --> 00:05:55,810 to one of my wonderful business supporters – Sarsparilly! Maria makes the prettiest 83 00:05:55,810 --> 00:05:58,970 dresses. I’ve had this Mermaid print one here for over 2 years now and it’s still 84 00:05:58,970 --> 00:06:03,479 one of the prettiest, most well-made thing that I own. Check her Sarsparilly's store 85 00:06:03,479 --> 00:06:08,300 – there's a whole bunch of original, handmade designs along with a whole bunch of vintage-reproduction 86 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:10,860 dresses as well! Links are in the description.