Hi Everyone!
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This is week 2 of Refashion Runway ALLSTARS! This week the challenge is METALLIC. SO, after you check out my entry, click here to VOTE FOR ME!!!!! Just scroll down through the entries and the voting app will be at the end.
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Metallic? Thinking about this challenge, I needed to find something to incorporate this into my wardrobe without looking like a cheesy episode of “Lost in Space” (Dating myself here)or someone who had never left disco behind 🙂 It had to be simple, classic, and fit into my life. This sweater was a $3 Goodwill find and made of lurex yarn. It is a classic shape with a perfect fit, but VERY see through…Uhm no!. I had to jazz it up! When I saw it, I knew the plan immediately! I had an idea and rushed home to try it out. I actually finished this piece before the velvet challenge!!!
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I love the way this turned out. I am wearing it with a gold tank underneath here and paired it with some great heals and white jeans. This would be a fitting look for a party, cocktails with friends, or the holidays. I think if I were wearing it during a non-holiday, I would wear a white tank underneath to make it more casual.
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The plan was to use some off white cotton yarn from my stash and weave stripes into the body with a tapestry needle. The technique created a wonderful chevron pattern!
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The hardest part of the entire project was making the stripes match and making a visually pleasing stripe pattern across the front and back of the body.
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The under bodice was created from an old wrestling costume I made for one of the boys years ago for Halloween! Such memories this one gave me.
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There’s no placeto vote.
Hi Pat, I guess I posted a little too soon. The voting will be up later this morning or early afternoon.
VOTING IS OPEN!!!!
I would NEVER have thought of using tapestry on lurex… that’s such a fab idea! And hey, I never left disco behind 😉
Love this top Mary!
Hi Gema,
If I am to be truthful, I haven’t either haha I love to dance! Thanks for the comments. You did a wonderful job as well!
You know what I’d love? A big end-of-season Refashion Runway Disco! If only we lived on the same continent… *sigh*
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That would be awesome Gema! It would be so nice to meet the ladies in this community some day!
Such a creative idea to weave in the threads! It adds so much to the top! Great job and good luck!
Thank you so much Susan! Have a great day!
I love what you’ve done with this top! The weaving is brilliant! Would also like to see it with a white tank underneath with the white pants as you said. Good work!
Hey Jeannie, Isn’t this fun? Yes, the more I think about it, the white tank would be more “me” but I had to rise to the metallic challenge hahaha!
Wow! Congratulations on a super job. Your concept is so creative! I love it.
Clever thinking. I would love to have talent like you. At 83 years i am not likely to develop it. Love whatyou do.
Hi Becky, It is never too late! Give it a try. Thanks for commenting!
You are a magician, those items are so very chic. Like your ideas.
Looks really nice.