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Saturday, February 15, 2014

How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet

While crocheting my flower garden tabletop, I realized that the African flowers pattern I was using was just perfect pattern for another project I had pending for a long time: recovering one of my daughter's t-shirts but that ended up with a hole in one of the pockets.


How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


This is actually a great idea: cover the holes or stains of shirts and t-shirts (and even pants and shorts) with small crochet shapes - you will be upcycling clothes that you wouldn't be using anymore and you actually end up with original pieces you'll be very proud to wear. 


This is one of my daughter’s favorite T –shirts (sorry about the wrinkles, they are proof that the T-shirt has been locked away for quite some time).


How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


And, as you can see, it had holes in one pocket and I had been looking for something to cover the holes up, because the rest of the shirt is still in perfect condition (minus the wrinkles).


How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


The solution? These flowers:
 

How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


They are fairly easy to make once you decipher the pattern (you can find the original pattern I used here). I made a pair in less than ten minutes.


How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


Then I all I had to do was to sew the flowers on both pockets and I was done (I could have made and sewn just one flower over the hole, but I'm big on symmetry and wanted both pockets equal...).
 

How to recover a damaged t-shirt using crochet


Also, I decided to use flowers because I thought they were a good fit (and I already had the pattern on hand) but you can really use any shape you want to recover your old clothes.


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3 comments:

  1. Oh, me! I just got rid of some shirts (spotted in that busty area that catches all drips!) and this would have been a perfect solution. Thanks for next time! I'm just getting ready to open my first blog page as "Nana Knows How" so I'll let you know when it's up. *is that shirt newly dyed or is it that color from the start? I REALLY like that idea! Happy July 4, everyone!

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    1. Thank you Jean.
      The shirt's color is the original one and because I liked it so much I wanted to find a way to make it last longer.
      Let me know when your blog is up and running, I'm always looking for new ideas and inspiration. Leave a comment here or send me an e-mail to keepingitrreal@gmail.com
      Teresa

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  2. And you ironed it too :) love the colors of the flowers and they do make the shirt looks so sweet! Appreciate your sharing with us at the Creative Craft Challenge!

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