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Men’s Refashions-Part 2

August 31, 2019 By Mary Peterson 6 Comments

Hello Everyone!

Do you remember this little refashion? It was my son’s idea from about a year ago. It received the most comments I have ever had at one time. Well, we have been busy saving a few more of his favorite T’s and I have a couple of new refashions to show you.

My son even did some of the sewing when we put the front of his favorite T-shirt on the back of his jean jacket.

Refashion #1

Well, we have been busy saving two more of his favorite T’s that have seen better days. The sweatshirt below was one from his closet. We took his favorite camo t-shirt, (that had sadly developed holes under the arms) and made trim for the hood. We also used it to cover up the existing pocket to compliment trim.

I also added some toggles on the drawstring to add a little more interest.

Refashion #2

Tyler’s older brother bought him a Guinness t-shirt straight from Ireland! Sadly the shirt shrunk up too much too fit! He decided to use a black tank top that we found for about $2.50 (brand new tags still on it) and add the front of the old t-shirt as a decorative panel. He overlocked and topstitched this one himself. I am one proud mama that he has no fear to try new things! (He hates modeling though, can you tell?)

The panel was cut, overlocked, and topstitched down. We also put a light fusing on the back of the panel to keep it from gapping

That is it for right now, I still have many more things in store. Stay tuned don’t forget to sign up for automatic updates with your email! I would love to hear your thoughts on these refashions. Do you refashion for the men in your life?

Love to you all, and happy refashioning…

Mary, Thrifty Chic

Filed Under: T-shirts Tagged With: men's

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  1. Betty says

    September 1, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Great that your son learned to sew. Great job

    Reply
    • Mary Peterson says

      September 1, 2019 at 4:30 pm

      Thanks Betty. He has been enjoying it. Now he is always coming up with ideas and chiming in on my projects. I’ve created a monster! Ha ha

      Reply
  2. Pat Stoughton says

    September 2, 2019 at 6:06 am

    Wow. Learning how to do these things are skills they will always remember. It’s exciting to be able to keep something one loves so much — in a repurposed way.

    Always love your posts.

    Reply
    • Mary Peterson says

      September 2, 2019 at 7:35 am

      Hi Pat!

      Thanks so much! Yes, I wished I had found a passion for refashion earlier. My father had some flannel shirts that could have been repurposed but sadly they went to Goodwill. I would love to have those to repurpose now! Have a wonderful day and it is good to hear from you as always!

      Reply
  3. Dawn says

    September 6, 2019 at 11:55 pm

    I love your work. So talented! 🥰

    Reply
    • Mary Peterson says

      September 7, 2019 at 6:36 am

      Thank you Dawn! So glad that you are enjoying the blog! Have a great weekend!

      Reply

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