Refashion a jumper to become a skirt and scarf that utilises the beautiful drape of wool knits.
I’m excited to now have the Jumpers and Jazz Festival at Warwick Queensland in my calendar for July as this event aligns so well with what I’m doing. Stay tuned for info on the Jumper-to-skirt garment surgery workshop at Abbey of the Roses.
This quirky country Queensland festival is now in its 10th year and my connection with it was brought about by Sue Hamlet of Fledge Designs, who creates its brochures and is a regular Sew it Again supporter – thanks Sue for ongoing encouragement!
My 365-day Sew it Again project to demonstrate a different way of dressing by refashioning existing clothing emerged from study last year for a Graduate Certificate of Australian Rural Leadership. This James Cook University course run with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.
Because it is a new course, ARLF asked me to produce a video for its website – and I’ve done this in association with soon-to-be Griffith University film and television student Daniel Lewis.
Last year was about study, this year is about demonstrating resewing old clothing to ‘new’ clothing, and next year … we will see what evolves.
This upcycle was made by cutting off a jumper under the arms, and with right sides together, resewing the side seams to crop in at the waist. To extend the length of the skirt, I added a waistband of lilac lycra. I then cropped the sleeves and sewed them together, one inside the other, to become a straight scarf pinned with one of Granny’s brooches.
