These two starting garments may not look like much, but both are beautifully soft. The embroidered one is linen and the other cotton. The linen has a slightly iridescent quality. The cotton one simply will not wrinkle.
One of the things I love about upcycling is that you know exactly how the fabric will behave because it's already been cleaned many times.
The color combination is a subtle play on this one shade of green.
I liked the combination so much that I broke my three fabrics rule and just used these two starting garments.
I decided to upcycle the garments using the Paganoonoo Patti Pattern as I wanted to show off the embroidered linen in the back panel.
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What you don't see is the stains on the linen garment, grease spots and slight bleaching in some parts. I decided to make a feature out of the problems.
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I decided to embroider a running stitch around the lighter spots. The shapes are organic and I really like them as a "feature".
The color of embroidery thread is deliberately chosen from the other side of the color wheel to create excitement. I added a couple non-functional buttons for interest.
I also used fabric pens to add in dots, making it more like a patterned fabric.
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The same (upcycled) buttons are on the front. I did not have the smaller size buttons (collar) so I used new thread on those buttons to tie in the color. I also repeated the dots down the placket.
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Happy Halloween!
P.S. - Check out Paganoonoo upcycling clothing patterns here.
So cute!! Just love it. can't wait to start using some of the shirts i've been collecting.
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