Turn a sweatshirt into a jacket

We’re making wearable works of art over here, folks.

This is a guide on how to upcycle old sweaters. Steal great DIY sweater ideas from this simple upcycle tutorial.

One of the creative things I like to do is take old or unused clothing and re-purpose them into beautiful new garments or decorative items. The most recent upcycling project was an olive green sweatshirt which I loved the color of but not the fit, it was brand new and never worn; I kept moving it from house to house thinking I would do something with it someday. After much debate I finally settled on transforming the ordinary sweatshirt into a stunning short jacket for fall. For those of you…

Blankets can be nice and cozy. On a cold, wintery day, it may be difficult to leave them behind, and go about your day. So, why not turn your blanket into a coat? You can make some cute, fashionable coats out of just one blanket, and some...

You know we love us some repurposing around these parts. We’ve turned floppy disks into planters, colored pencils into jewelry, and even turned a white t-shirt into 10 totally different garments. Now, we’re tackling the hoodie. You’ve probably got a few worn out hoodies from concerts, college visits, and the like that you don’t ever […]

Sweatshirt Jacket: this jacket can be made from old sweatshirts that need a new life

Kicking off the new Sewing With Nancy season is, The Best Sweatshirt Makeovers. For many of us, sweatshirts are a wardrobe basic. Decorated sweatshirts have

It's a sweatshirt. No, it's a blazer. Meet the sweatshirt blazer. Instructions here.