WEBVTT 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 00:00:06.870 --> 00:00:11.900 try and recreate, and then sometimes, I recreate it! Now, I’ve done musical-themed items 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 00:00:16.550 --> 00:00:21.480 same lines – which is, these musical note tights! Thank you Boomer Love for the suggestion! 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:25.939 Now the original tights are from… ebay? Maybe? This is an item that appears to be 00:00:25.939 --> 00:00:30.359 sold out absolutely everywhere that I looked, which makes it a perfect candidate for some 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:31.429 DO-IT-YOURSELF. So let’s begin! 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 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 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 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:47.190 in thrift shops. I’m also going to need a black marker – 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. 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. 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. 00:00:59.720 --> 00:01:00.880 Yep. 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:04.680 Anyway, I rolled the piece of cardboard up into a leg-sized tube like so. 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:07.450 I then taped up the tube so that it stayed this shape. 00:01:07.450 --> 00:01:10.520 Then, I stretched the tights over the cardboard tube like soooo. 00:01:10.520 --> 00:01:14.119 Why do I feel like I’m giving instructions for a highschool health class- 00:01:14.119 --> 00:01:16.640 – and then I started drawing some musical notes! 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 00:01:20.179 --> 00:01:24.060 want to practice drawing some beforehand on a piece of paper, and then keep these pictures 00:01:24.060 --> 00:01:26.819 nearby for reference while you’re drawing on your tights. 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 00:01:30.219 --> 00:01:32.850 your tube, and then use it as a template to guide you. 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 00:01:36.639 --> 00:01:40.810 keep its cylindrical shape. Because the marker will snag on this fabric, I found that the 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, 00:01:45.859 --> 00:01:51.759 and then to fill in the outline using small, quick strokes, like this. 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! 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 00:02:08.509 --> 00:02:11.720 MORE musical notes on them, using a slightly different method. 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 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. 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 00:02:23.500 --> 00:02:29.000 legs, and then drawing on my musical notes. Because this pair had many more musical notes 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. 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. 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 00:02:42.570 --> 00:02:43.920 makes it look closer to the original. 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 00:02:48.010 --> 00:02:53.150 over them, and a pair with a cherry-pattern, using my coloured fabric markers! 00:02:53.150 --> 00:02:54.570 Anyway - how did they turn out? 00:02:54.570 --> 00:02:55.370 [music plays] 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:28.500 [record scratch sound, music abruptly stops] 00:03:28.500 --> 00:03:29.340 Annnnd there's a hole in my tights. 00:03:29.980 --> 00:03:31.440 [music resumes] 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:36.100 [record scratch sound, music stops abruptly] 00:03:36.100 --> 00:03:37.650 Are you kidding me. 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 00:03:41.510 --> 00:03:45.870 yourself for some heartbreak. These rips and ladders happened AFTER I worked on the design, 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 00:03:49.790 --> 00:03:53.180 that I used for the MAKE, THRIFT design were actually brand new! 00:03:53.180 --> 00:03:56.810 Sheer tights are the worst. They’re the worst. 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 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 00:04:06.290 --> 00:04:09.760 wear. Has anybody out there?? IS THE WHOLE WORLD MAD? 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 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 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 00:04:24.090 --> 00:04:26.090 it. So, my conclusion is: 00:04:26.940 --> 00:04:28.940 [scissor snipping, zipper sound effect] 00:04:28.950 --> 00:04:32.730 BUT… use thicker tights. And it’s not like you can buy these anymore, anyway, so 00:04:32.730 --> 00:04:35.710 that does kind of cross out "buy" from the whole make thrift buy equation. 00:04:35.710 --> 00:04:40.450 Most tights you get online are super thin and flimsy anyway – I actually bought a 00:04:40.450 --> 00:04:44.910 whole bunch of tattoo tights when they were really popular a few years ago, and after 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 00:04:49.070 --> 00:04:54.630 bear to just THROW clothes away… even though these are no longer useful to anybody which 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 00:05:00.490 --> 00:05:05.510 $20 on these suckers. Just time and energy. Priceless. 00:05:05.510 --> 00:05:10.130 ANYWAY IGNORING HOW MUCH SHEER TIGHTS SUCK - these actually did turn out pretty well. 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 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 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 00:05:22.310 --> 00:05:27.510 tights, you could just maybe just draw some bigger notes, do them more spaced-out, or 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 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 00:05:37.250 --> 00:05:42.180 USE THICKER TIGHTS. I can't stress that enough. Oh my god I hate sheer tights. 00:05:42.180 --> 00:05:45.040 And with that, I'll see you all in my next video. Bye! 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 00:05:49.250 --> 00:05:51.450 video happen! In this episode, I want to give a shoutout 00:05:51.450 --> 00:05:55.810 to one of my wonderful business supporters – Sarsparilly! Maria makes the prettiest 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 00:05:58.970 --> 00:06:03.479 one of the prettiest, most well-made thing that I own. Check her Sarsparilly's store 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 00:06:08.300 --> 00:06:10.860 dresses as well! Links are in the description.