well folks i made it to the thrift store i was looking for pieces i could flip into
some of my favorite celebrity designer looks in the last year i got this turtleneck sweater
that really i just love the color of it but the neck hole has some stiffness that doesn't feel
quite right i feel like i went through the wash a bad way one time and now it's like this the length
of the turn leg is also a bit frustrating it feels like it doesn't suit me flipped up or flipped down
and there's also this like bagginess in the armpit area probably also due to the rough
times in laundry or like resting funny on a hanger we're all guilty we've all been there for what i'm
aiming for it's a bit baggy and the arms is a bit loose on the sides and when it comes to
what i'm aiming for this is the inspo we have been spoiled rotten in the last year by great
looks from zendaya thanks to dune and spider-man she's spent a lot of time on press specifically
this twist i really want to attempt it in such a lovely citrusy tone to do that you'll just have
to get started with a few cuts my assistant julia help me remove the turtleneck as well
as cutting it into a crop top length and saving that rectangular strip for turning into as a twist
then we went ahead with making the adjustments we needed like slimming down one of the sides
and then flipping it to the other side to get a symmetrical cut taking off some width from
both of the sleeves and then removing the excess fabric at the shoulders so we have the original
edge ready for sewing all right that leaves us with a torso sleeve number one sleeve number
two as well as two of the excess rectangles that came from the bottom and they're going to become
the twist i think first ah yes i'm going to hem the neck hole just because the twist lies on top
so it's kind of hard to hem the neck hole after you've done the twist this is the trick i've been
using for hemming knits basically i feel like all of the pandemic ever since i bought this giant
roll of elastic i zigzag stitch the elastic to the opening fold it over once or twice depending
on bulk and then do one more stretch stitch ugh i don't think i got the tension right on this like i
should have added a little bit more of a stretch to the elastic and right now the elastic is too
slack and it's making a ruffle where i definitely don't want to ruffle so time to undo some stitches
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let's see how it's going this time with just a little bit more tension on the elastic
okay now i can turn it twice and finish with the zigzag stitch
i feel like this could have been maybe a little bit more tension in the elastic but i think after
i put it on it'll be close time for the twist i'm really not sure how this is going to go but we
have no choice but to try at this point sorry got ahead of myself actually i have to hem the front
bottom edge first then the twist at this shoulder i've pinned the short end of the rectangle
it curves around and it's also the other short end pinned here on the side seam i feel like
i'm going to have to re-cut this shape to match the armhole i purposefully put the finished edge
on the outer edge of the curve and then the raw edge in the middle just because this is
an edge that's going to be hidden later i'm just going to baste these in and then we'll
see what happens here marla has joined me at the sewing table she's strong enough now
to hold up her neck pretty well so she can sit front facing dustness
let's set up the other half of the twist
for the raw edges that meet inside the twist i'm just going to put them right sides together
and sew them shut as close to the twist as possible just to get a sense of how it's
looking i tried to pin it flush along the two side seams so that it's fully stretched out to
its proper layout and i think there's a little bit of excess fabric here that i'd like to sew away
because see when it's when it's allowed to be there it's kind of
sweet that's what's nice about putting it on the form i just find it helps me see
if it's all hanging correctly especially with knits i will take out all the pins tuck away
that little bit of extra fabric and then i think i can sew the side seams right sides together
all righty feels like we're still in business
yay maybe it could be a bit tighter i'm just gonna attach the sleeves and see what happens
holding up my overalls before attaching the sleeves i just want to do a check that the armhole
and the sleeve circumference are the same size since we did do a lot of adjustments
looks like the sleeve is ever so slightly bigger than the armhole and i think that actually is
enough that it'll just work itself out you don't want a perfect fit
because then the sleeve will actually like tug on your armhole in a slightly uncomfortable and
ill-fitting way i think this is actually gonna be good just gotta put them right
sides together and reseal it into a tube tank top inside out sleeve right side out slide in
from below and pop out the armhole line it all up and sew right sides together
i think it's been two months since i started this thrift flip which is like a testament to
parenthood but also to me being 10 years on youtube and still getting so scared
when i start a new project just frozen can't be living in fear i got to get this done number two
i'm excited here we go i have this lovely black sparkly number it looks like embroidery on the
front but it's actually hand painted the reason i picked this is more so because the back is a blank
canvas of sparkliness and this is the inspo duolipa doula peep in versace for the grammys
she wore this butterfly style outfit and also for the after party more butterflies throwing
in this blue marine butterfly situation as well as one of my favorite butterfly icons of all time
mariah carey butterflies is the theme let's start taking a stab at making the butterfly
shape i thought the best approach would be to pin some knit fabric onto my dress form
and just freehand it from there because it might not look correct when it's lying flat
but it has to look right when it's on the curvature of the body here's the outcome
i just did this in a ribbed knit because i wanted something comfortable and it's a bit
more sturdy of a knit so hopefully gives a bit more predictability when i'm working with it
not quite sure how long i needed to leave the body of the butterfly with this as the template
julia helped me cut it out in the sparkly material what am i doing next
i'm trying to decide if i need to add interfacing to further provide
structural stability to this okay i've chosen this interfacing it is fusible so that makes it
easy to attach to the fabric i basically only work with fusible interfacing and has a slight
bit of give in one direction i'm hoping this will be a nice compromise of structure while also a
little bit of flexibility i'm just going to iron this to the rib knit and cut it off the excess
she's back now with reinforcement and i'm going to sew this ribbed knit
with the sparkly knit right sides together somewhere in here i need to leave a gap so
i can flip it inside out pillow style also when i'm doing the shoulders i need this long sparkly
noodle to get tucked in somewhere this is just a long skinny rectangle of the sparkly fabric
sewn right sides together flipped inside out black sparkly noodles and i'm gonna take these little
loops and sew them in like this form little loops for my sparkly spaghetti to go through
taking it this is my pen cushion whoa you can look but don't touch
okay sweetie we're gonna get sewing all right
okay managed to get ready did a little green eyeshadow stitch and there were a few last
minute changes there were loops here but julia helped me sew in the two strings instead to make
the antenna it's just feels a bit more secure julie also helped me so shut the bottom of the
butterfly honestly huge thanks to julia for making this thrift flip possible if you're wondering how
thrift flip with taking care of marla is going the answer is julia julia's making all the difference
and then on the back it's just like a total crazy crisscross lace-up situation i don't
know i just went free for until i was happy with the outcome so here's how it turned out
i saw you outside my window
that's when i knew