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(music plays)
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Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of
Make Thrift Buy!
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This is the show where you send in suggestions
of clothes and accessories, from the impossibly
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expensive highstreet, to the probably-made-in-a-sweatshop cheap fast fashion world -
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and then I do my
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best to recreate them.
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Today's suggestion comes from Natalie Ward
who wants me to make this witchy pentagram
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top - oh wait, sorry, did I say pentagram
top?
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I meant, of course: Punk Rock Gothic Goth
Star Straps Bust Design Sexy Top Long Sleeves
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Crop Top Black White Gray, instead.
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Yeah.
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(Laughs)
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Anyway I thought this would be a really good
DIY for somebody who is new to the sewing
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and the DIY world, because making this is
pretty simple, it's also fast and it's VERY
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effective.
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So, let's begin!
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First off I thrifted myself a plain black
t-shirt.
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This one was $3 from Vinnies.
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I didn’t get a top with long sleeves because
it’s currently summer where I live.
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The other things I’ll need are: some chalk
to make temporary, washable marks on my shirt,
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some black elastic, scissors, a lighter, and
a needle and thread.
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The thread should match the colour of the
shirt and elastic – here, they’re all
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black.
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And an important note about the elastic – this
top will look the best if the width of the
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elastic matches the width of the ribbing on
the neckline on the t-shirt.
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So first, I measured out some elastic, from
the shoulder-seam of the t-shirt down to the
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middle of the neckline, like this.
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I added about half an inch to this length
of elastic, and then, using some scissors,
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I cut the first piece of elastic to this length.
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Then I used this first piece of elastic to
measure it up against the rest of the elastic,
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in order to cut out TWO pieces that are the
exact same length!
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Next, I measured some more elastic, again
from the shoulder seam of the t-shirt, but
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this time across to this point HERE – on
the opposite side of the neckline, about half-way
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up.
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I cut the elastic to this length, adding half
an inch before cutting, and then I used this
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piece to cut out another bit of elastic that’s
the exact same length as this one.
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So I ended up with two short pieces and two
slightly longer pieces of elastic, which I’m
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going to from now on refer to as elastic A
and elastic B.
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Then I got a LIGHTER and I quickly ran it
over the ends of the elastic to stop the ends
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from fraying.
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Annnnnd be careful not to set your elastic
alight, like I did here.
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If you do accidentally do that, blow it out
quickly, because that’s far more melted
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than it needs to be!
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When I say run it over really quickly, I mean
– don’t hold it there long enough for
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it to catch alight!!!
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Anyway, I repeated that to all of the elastic
ends.
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And now the elastic is almost ready to be
attached, but first, we should make some measurements
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on our t-shirt, so that we know where to attach
it.
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So I grabbed one of the elastic A pieces and
I measured it out again from the shoulder
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seam, down to the middle of the neckline at
the front of the t-shirt, and then I made
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a mark on the inside of the neckline, using
some chalk, where the end of the elastic rests.
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And I repeated this for both the elastic A
pieces – they meet at the middle of the
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neckline here.
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Then I did the same for one of the elastic
B pieces, measuring it out from the shoulder
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seam, across my chest, down to the opposite
side, and then I made a mark with some chalk,
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on the inside of the neckline here.
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And I repeated this for the other side.
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Then I turned my shirt inside out and I laid
it flat on my table, so that I can see all
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the chalk marks on the inside of the neckline
there.
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So what I’m going to do next is to use a
needle and a thread to attach the two elastic
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A pieces from here to here, and the two elastic
B pieces from here to here.
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To do this, I placed one elastic piece A down
onto my t-shirt making sure the ends of the
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elastic are on the inside of the neckline.
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Then I threaded a needle, doubled over the
thread and I tied a knot in the end, and then
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I started sewing the elastic pieces on!
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And just a side note here, if you’re new
to sewing and having trouble with things like
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threading a needle, there’s lots of good
tips on my beginners sewing resource page
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on my website!
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So, making sure that I started on the inside
of the neckline, I brought my needle up and
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down through both the piece of the elastic
and the shirt’s neckline about 4 to 5 times.
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And then I brought it through to the inside
again, tied a couple of knots in the thread -
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And cut the excess thread off.
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And now the elastic is to the neckline, and
I repeated this for all the 4 elastic pieces!
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And it doesn’t really matter what order
you sew them on in – I sewed on elastic
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A first then B, but just make a note that
because both elastic piece A and B are sewn
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on at the shoulder seams, you’ll be sewing
through 2 pieces of elastic at one point,
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which can be a little bit tricky and if you're
finding it a bit too difficult to push your
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needle through you'll need to use a slightly
thicker or sharper needle.
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Anyway, with all 4 elastic pieces sewn on
to the inside of the neckline – I was done!
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So, how does it look – and how does it compare
to the original?
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(Music plays)
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Here's a fun fact: there's no lenses in these
glasses, they're completely fake.
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(Laughs)
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(MUSIC)
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(Scissor snipping and zipper sound effect)
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So: That's it!
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Just make sure, if you're pale like me, to
wear sunscreen if you do wear it out in the
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daylight, or you'll end up with a demonic
tan.
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I mean unless you want that.
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Then that's cool.
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Anyway, I'll see you all next time.
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Bye!!
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Thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon
for making these videos possible.
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To become my Patreon supporter, go to patreon.com/annikavictoria
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I meant, of course, punk rock....
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I meant of course...
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BLAH!
...long sleeves crop top black grey white...
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black white grey!!
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ARGH!