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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.47,0:00:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a box\NIn every crafter’s home
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.37,0:00:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is filled with old unfinished projects\NAnd stuff you thrifted in the hopes of upcycling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.17,0:00:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That becomes abandoned\NThat becomes forgotten
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.56,0:00:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well this is the series that tackles that\Nforgotten box
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.35,0:00:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is The Style Pile!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.90,0:00:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an item that’s only been in the\NStyle Pile box for a couple of weeks now – it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.94,0:00:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a size medium men’s shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.82,0:00:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luci recently took a load of his shirts to\Nthe thrift store, but me, being the hoarder
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.22,0:00:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I am, saved the ones with nice fabrics\Nto turn into cute clothes for myself!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.91,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wanted to turn this gingham shirt into\Na two-piece skirt and crop-top set.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.23,0:00:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, I laid the shirt down on to my cutting\Nmat and I removed the sleeves.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.05,0:00:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to save that sleeve fabric for\Nlater!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.43,0:00:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I cut this now-sleeveless shirt in half\Nlike this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.87,0:00:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bottom half is going to be turned into\Na skirt!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.48,0:00:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we will focus on the skirt first.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.76,0:01:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I wanted to do first was to make the\Nskirt fit me properly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.97,0:01:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I turned it inside-out, leaving it buttoned-up\Nfor now, and – oh yeah!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.75,0:01:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s a spare button here!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.54,0:01:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took that off first because the button will\Ncome in handy later!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.04,0:01:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, then I took my waist measurement just\Nabove my belly button.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.61,0:01:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is 33 inches.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.33,0:01:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I halved this waist measurement, giving me\N16.5 inches, and then lined my tape measure
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.70,0:01:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up with my skirt, so that the 16.5 inches\Nis exactly in the middle of the skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.75,0:01:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I drew 2 slightly curved lines extending\Nout from these two points, down to the folded
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.65,0:01:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,edges of the fabric just below the point where\Nmy hips start.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.65,0:01:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I sewed two lines across here, using\Nmy serger to finish off the seams, although
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.22,0:01:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can definitely just use a straight stitch,\Nand finish off the seams anyway you like.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.52,0:01:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now remember the sleeves that I cut off before?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.48,0:01:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m going to use them to make a waistband.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.81,0:01:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First I cut the cuffs off the sleeves.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.20,0:01:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I laid the sleeves out in a long straight\Nline, like this, matching up the checkers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.72,0:01:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between both of the sleeves.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.26,0:02:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I’m going to do next is to cut out\Na long rectangle from these pieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.22,0:02:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rectangle’s length is the waist measurement\NI took before plus 2 and a half inches (making
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.17,0:02:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it 35.5 inches long) and about 5 inches wide.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.81,0:02:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now because there were two sleeves the rectangle\Nis in two pieces, so I sewed it together into
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.20,0:02:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one rectangle by placing these two pieces\Nright-sides together and then sewing along
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.23,0:02:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this edge with a half-inch seam allowance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.38,0:02:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, with this one long rectangle (which has\Nthe dimensions 35 by 5 inches due to that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.42,0:02:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new seam), I folded it in half lengthways\Nlike this, and I sewed down this edge, giving
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.40,0:02:41.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me a tube, which I turned inside out quickly\Nusing a bodkin (and I showed you all how to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.17,0:02:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use a bodkin in my last video – seriously\Nthese things are amazing and make turning
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.72,0:02:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tubes about one million times easier).
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.24,0:02:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I ironed the waistband, unbuttoned and\Nlaid flat the now fitted-skirt, and then I
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.51,0:02:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,placed the waistband down onto the waistline\Nof the skirt, right-sides together, and I
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.00,0:03:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sewed it onto the skirt like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.20,0:03:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The waistband ends extend a little bit further\Nthan the edges of the skirt, so to finish
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.48,0:03:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them off I folded them over once, then twice,\Nso that the edge is in line with the rest
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.83,0:03:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the skirt, and then I sewed over the top\Nto hold it in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.04,0:03:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next thing I had to do was to add extra\Nbuttons up the top and bottom of the skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.26,0:03:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I got one of the buttons from that tag\Nfrom before, I put it down on the waistband,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.67,0:03:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lining it up with the other buttons, and then\NI hand-sewed it on using a needle and thread.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.19,0:03:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other button, I cut off one of the sleeve\Ncuffs, and I attached that down at the bottom
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.98,0:03:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.98,0:03:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make button holes for these buttons, first\NI figured out where the button hole would
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.27,0:03:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go, so, directly on top of the button when\Nit’s closed and also in line with the other
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.41,0:03:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,button holes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.41,0:03:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I used my buttonhole foot on my sewing\Nmachine – as you can see here, the machine’s
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.97,0:03:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feed dogs are getting a little bit stuck so\NI'm kind of pulling it through with my hand
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.78,0:03:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,– if your machine is healthy, that shouldn't\Nhappen!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.78,0:04:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know why it's happening, but anyway,\NI still managed to make a buttonhole and it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.90,0:04:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looks like this – which I then opened up\Nusing a small, sharp pair of scissors.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.85,0:04:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the skirt is now done, the other half of\Nthe shirt I’m turning into a cute crop top
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.55,0:04:11.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with ties!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.99,0:04:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I unbuttoned the top and I laid it out flat,\Nand then I cut straight up both the side seams
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.67,0:04:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the shoulder seams – but I made sure\Nnot to cut through the collar.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.04,0:04:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives me separate front and back pieces\Nto work with.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.95,0:04:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, I decided to cut straight down the\Nfront here – and then I was like, why did
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.18,0:04:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do that, that’s not anything…
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.14,0:04:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve ruined my shirt now… so in an attempt\Nto fix it, I sewed the cut-off pieces back
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.35,0:04:35.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.35,0:04:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't follow that part if you're trying\Nto follow this tutorial.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.36,0:04:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OKAY so the ACTUAL thing that I wanted to\Ndo, to make the top fit me properly, is to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.62,0:04:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lay the front pieces out flat like this, and\Nthen I grabbed a fitted top – well, actually
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.05,0:04:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a dress but I’m just going to be\Nusing the top part of the dress – I folded
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.52,0:04:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the top of the dress in half with the FRONT\Nfacing out, and I’m going to use just the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.33,0:05:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,armholes and the sides of this fitted top,\NNOT the neckline, as a guide to make new armholes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.30,0:05:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new sides on this gingham top.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.29,0:05:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, using this top as a guide, I’m going\Nto cut the gingham fabric here and here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.44,0:05:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m adding a whole extra inch to the seam\Nallowance around the armholes because I want
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.56,0:05:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do a rolled hem, and I wanted to make the\Ngingham shirt a little bit looser fitting
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.81,0:05:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than this fitted demin top.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.32,0:05:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m also angling those side lines a bit\Nfurther out like THIS because I don’t want
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.29,0:05:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the top to be as fitted at the waist as the\Ndenim one is.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.27,0:05:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I folded this half of the front onto\Nthe other half, using it as a template to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.75,0:05:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cut out the other half, so that the two front\Npieces will be identical to each other, just
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.47,0:05:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mirrored!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.23,0:05:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did the same thing for the back of the top,\Nlaying the denim dress down on top of it so
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.15,0:05:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the back of the dress is facing up, and then\NI used the armholes and the sides - not the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.01,0:05:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,neckline - to make imaginary cutting lines\Naround the top like this, again leaving one
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.52,0:06:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extra one inch of seam allowance around the\Narmholes and extra room at the sides, making
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.36,0:06:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it kind of flare out at the bottom, which\NI then cut out using my rotary cutter.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.29,0:06:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I placed the front pieces down on top\Nof the back piece, making sure it was right-sides
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.08,0:06:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,together, and I sewed it back up at the shoulders.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.18,0:06:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, once the shoulders were sewn, I\Nmatched up the sides of the front and the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.57,0:06:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back pieces and then I made new side seams\Nby sewing them together like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.48,0:06:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then to finish off the armholes, I hemmed\Nthe raw edges of the fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.27,0:06:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did this by turning the top inside-out,\Nand then folding the fabric at the armhole
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.58,0:06:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.89,0:06:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where the fabric was curved around the armhole,\NI made little slits in the fabric to make
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.57,0:06:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this hemming easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.99,0:06:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I hemmed all the way around the armholes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.43,0:06:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was done that, I folded the hem over\Nagain to create a clean rolled hem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.27,0:06:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lastly, I’m going to use these pieces of\Nthe sleeves that I still had leftover to make
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.26,0:06:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some ties at the front of the top.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.86,0:06:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I laid each of these pieces underneath the\Nfront part of the top, matching the end up
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.82,0:06:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the side seams, and then I cut this bit\Nof fabric so it tapered off towards the bottom
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.74,0:07:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,edge of the top to create a continuous line\Nbetween the ties and the top.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.74,0:07:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I left the fabric thicker in the middle of\Nthe tie here, instead of making it a straight
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.93,0:07:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rectangle, so that I’ll have a bit more\Ncoverage at the front of the top – the idea
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.23,0:07:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to make the front of the top have a slightly\Ncurved hem – you’ll see what I mean soon!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.87,0:07:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I then flipped this piece over, placing it\Nright-sides together with the front of the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.99,0:07:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,top’s bottom edge, and I sewed it on like\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.92,0:07:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I repeated this for the other side…
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.21,0:07:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now I have these two ties at the front\Nof my top.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.80,0:07:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very last step was to serge all around\Nthe raw edges, using my overlocker here, and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.66,0:07:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I folded these edges up inside the top\Nabout half an inch and I used a straight stitch
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.01,0:07:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a hem.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.18,0:07:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with that, I was done!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.40,0:07:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here’s the before and afters!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.74,0:07:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music Plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.06,0:08:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this new outfit has a very cute, flirty,\Nsummery vibe – and it’s absolutely perfect
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.16,0:08:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the end of summer here in Sydney.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.03,0:08:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also think that it has quite a vintage-feel\Nand looks pretty cute when paired with red
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.20,0:08:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lipstick and some dramatic cat-eye eyeliner!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.72,0:08:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that you liked this episode of the\NStyle Pile and that it helps give you all
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.24,0:08:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some inspiration in upcycling clothes for\Nyourself, and tackling your own box of unfinished
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.91,0:08:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sewing projects!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.91,0:08:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you all\Nnext time!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.44,0:08:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bye!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.06,0:08:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon\Nfor making these video possible!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.48,0:08:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To become my Patreon supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria.