Name: THRIFT FLIP // transforming old jeans, dresses + tshirts
Uploaded: 2020-03-12T02:20:37.000Z
Duration: 7 min 49 s
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And when you're sifting things, not everything fits perfectly on the first try because you bought it for, like, $5 a hand me down from like some 40 year old lady named Sharon.

Today we're gonna be doing a little thrift, Flippen, because my alter pile is getting a little bit out of hand.

I've been procrastinating it for a couple months now, like I do everything in my life.

Speaking of, I have to do this recording this video instead.

First up we have these jeans which are straight out of the two thousands.

They are by Polo Ralph Lauren, which, after about a year now I can finally pronounce right on the first try.

You're currently God forbid, a low rise Jean.

I don't hate these when I tried them on their very like Amanda Steel and you 2000 bitch, but doesn't really need and on everyday basis I need some coverage on the food, baby.

So you're gonna alter views to make high basted.

The battle plan here is to first just put in some darts so that they set a little bit higher around my waist.

I don't have a sewing machine, so I'm gonna do this my hand.

But if you have a sewing machine, obviously use that because it's so much easier.

I might also end up putting the hems of there a little bit shorter.

I'm gonna try the long after I put the darts and see where they hit.

I feel like it might be at a little bit of awkward length, but we shall see.

So I started by trying on the jeans and pinching them at the back to figure out how much I wanted to tighten the waist, which ended up being around two inches.

I wanted to put the darts as close to being centered over the ass cheeks of possibles.

They just fit in the most flattering way.

But this huge logo tag thing was in the way, so I ripped it off.

I also don't own a seam ripper because I'm poor.

So I just used some small scissors, which worked just as well.

Next, I measured out my darts, which were around 1/2 inch each, and then used the blue thread, which honestly doesn't really match the color of my jeans at all.

Nobody will see it, and I stowed in little triangles that taper down.

I started by selling a shorter triangle, but the but ended up coming out a little bulbous and like wrinkly.

So I went back and took down some of that excess fabric with a longer dark that goes all the way down to the pocket.

Once I was happy with the darts, I took some heavy duty thread that matched the stitching on the jeans and reattached the logo, which also helped cover up the dart and disguise my honestly subpar singing skills.

I tried them on in the waist look good, but the hem hit me at a little bit of a weird length, and I wasn't a fan of this kind of cheesy, distressed look.

So I marked where I wanted the dean's end with a safety pin and cut a straight line across that point to make sure the legs were even.

I just took that scrap that I'd cut off the first leg, lined it up with the second leg like a template and cut across.

I roughed up the edge just a little bit, so I wouldn't look like I just cut across it with scissors.

But it will start to look more natural and distressed as I continue to wear them.

And this is how they turned out there, definitely a little bit out there, a little bit more of a statement than I usually go.

But I'm really happy with how they turned out.

There were a bit more light in spring, and I think they're gonna pair really well with all of my tighter crop tops so it balances out, gives a little more volume at the bottom.

Next up we have this dress, which I think is so gorgeous, I'm going to say, and it reminds me so much of something for reformation.

It is properly vintage, and it's just a picnic bitch dream.

I really love the silhouette and the length of this dress or not be changing too much.

But the one big thing I want to change about it is that the race is a little bit loose.

So instead of just putting normal darts at the fight.

I bought a really interesting thing to do with this.

What do we actually take the buttons and kind of do this asymmetrical button front thing?

I know it makes no sense when I'm explaining it, but hopefully I'll be able to show you guys in the try and clip what I'm thinking of.

And I think this is gonna be such a good way to make it not only fit me a lot better, but also give it a really unique kind of like a modern twist on vintage so wet I started by trying on the dress and folding it over however much I wanted to fit my waist well and I'm mark that spot with safety pins.

My original plan was to just so these two points together.

But I realized that since address doesn't have a zipper, I wouldn't be able to get it on.

So instead, I got these little snap closures from Joan's, and I'm selling on one where the safety pin was, and one as close as I can to the button area.

That way I can slip the dress on and then snap those two things together in order to cinch the waist.

Now, this deal, why didn't turn out perfectly As you can see, it is still like a little bit of Brinkley and awkward around with the semen is I think, overall the fit is still a lot better than the original one.

And I do really like the diagonal design.

I am planning on buying a sewing machine sometime this summer after I move into my new apartment so I might eventually come back and so everything into place permanently and put in a little side zipper or something.

So everything is a little bit more professional and less kind of Yankees.

Next up we have this T shirt, which is not technically drifted, but we're gonna ignore that for the title of this video.

I actually got this a couple years ago at Zara.

It's super soft, and I think it fits pretty well at the shoulders.

But it has this mock neck line, which I think was trendy, Dr Ben, but it's a little bit outdated.

Slash year now it's a little bit like Steve Jobs on his day off, so my plan is the first cut off this mock neck and create a raw him crewneck instead, and then to possess it up a little bit because it's just a super plain gray.

I also I also bought these embroidery threads and embroidery who from Joan's, I think, total.

This costs me like $3 because I use that 40% off coupon.

Just a couple springs up having her because I'm not a particularly skilled embroider, So I feel like that's easy enough.

But it's also kind of like cute anesthetist.

Awarding this T shirt was pretty straightforward.

I started out by googling a photo of lavender embroidery to coffee because I'm unoriginal like that and sketched out a vague idea of where the standard to go.

I know it doesn't look like much right now, but I promise it'll kind of get better.

I split the embroidery thread and use three strands at a time to sow the stems and green, and then I added little flower petals.

I also took some darker purple and added little dots of the tips of the flowers.

I'm not really sure what these dolls are supposed to be like botanically, but I think they add a little bit more dimension to finish off the design.

I caught two short pieces of embroidery, thread tied a knot at one end, put them through the fabric and then tied them together in a bow which added a nice little three D effects to the whole design.

He definitely wasn't perfect, but I think it came out pretty cute.

I haven't invited anything in, like three years, but it was really therapeutic and only took me like 20 minutes.

But if I were to do this design again, I'd probably want to do it on a white T shirt.

Just the design stands out a little bit more.

I feel like the detail does get a little bit lost in the heather texture of this T shirt.

Next up we have this dress, which is the most gorgeous, friggin thing I've ever drifted.

I'm slightly mad because I have nowhere fancy enough to actually wear this.

Please, like proposed to me so I could wear this to my wedding.

Anything silky I feel just does things to your curves.

It hugs those cards like nobody's business.

But the main thing about this is that the straps are really, really long.

If I let this just hang down, my boobs will probably be out in about.

My plan is that I'm just gonna carefully seem with the straps off the back, trim them down a little bit and then reattach them.

And I might also try to attach them a little bit for their way.

So it gives me a little bit of a wider neckline and kind of opens up the deck with college a little bit.

After I did the 1st 1 I just folded the dress over to make sure everything was even and repeated that process on the other side.

This three flip was outrageously simple, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

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