This section is all about taking an unwanted garment and transforming it into something different. You will find patterns and tutorials showing you how to give a garment or other piece of recycled fabric a complete makeover to give it a new lease of life.
This section is packed full of women's refashion projects. Learn how to transform a sweater into a hat, how to give a dress a complete new look with some restyling, how to make a skirt from jeans and much, much more. You will find that we have a refashion section in most of our categories, so if refashioning and upcycling is your thing, don't forget to look at our other fashioning tutorials and projects for more ideas!
Using a ready made tank top for the bodice makes things a bit simpler for this dress sewing tutorial and will make it a good fit for beginners looking…
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We see loads of great sewing ideas, but some things just stand out that little bit more and, for me, this is one of those. The finished piece is very…
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We have to acknowledge that only half the world is heading into summer right now, so for those seeing the days cool down, here's a fantastic project to…
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This is a super easy no-sew project that's a very effective way to add your own touch to a pair of jeans and give them a new lease of life. The basic…
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This should be a very comfy casual dress that is cunningly refashioned from a pair of sweatshirts. There's sewing pattern to worry about as you just need…
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This is a good looking skirt that is refashioned from a pair of jeans with a fun ruffled panel used to fill in the front. This is relatively simple and…
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This is a nice and easy skirt sewing project that takes its fabric from old sweaters. The skirt is made from panels of fabric cut from the sweaters and…
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This is a great way to refashion a plain oversized blouse into a fitted and neatly styled top. The author describes it as not being a difficult project,…
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This page shows how you can go about refashioning a pair of flared pants into skinny cuffed capris. If you've a pair of pants that you want to give a…
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Here's a great refashioning project that adds a functional zipper as a feature of a simple t-shirt dress. If you fancy giving this stylish idea a go for…
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