 So a lot of you have been seeing the monthly refashions that I'm doing and you have asked for Some tutorials on how I refashion garments and so I thought since this was going to be a pretty basic one I would start here. So this is like refashion 101 Also, I don't know that there's anyone that does any formal training on this So I don't know if there's like a real right way or wrong way to do it This is just what makes sense to me and most of the time it works out Okay, so I have taken this long It's not full maxi length. It's more of like mid calf length Knit dress. I think it's almost like a lightweight ponty. It has a sleeve and a v-neck And I am going to be converting it sort of into View a mccall 6 7 4 4 and honestly Since I'm keeping the sleeve and the neckline like everything from the bust line up. It's not really going to resemble this anymore I'm mostly using the pattern pieces for the bodice length the skirt length and the elasticization elastic Elasticatedness of it. Um, so it's more of like a guide than anything So what I've done is I folded the dress in half Along this center front so this is my v-neck This is my shoulder seam and then my sleeve and the back is all along here But I've got a nice pretty center front Fold going there and then I took the bodice Front piece and I laid it along this the center front fold This outer part of the shoulder I matched up sort of around where the Seam line would be not your cutting line But your seam line because I'm not going to be altering the shoulder seam at all And that just gives me a rough idea as to how high up to place it if I just used the neckline This is like a lower neckline than what the original was but you could do that you just might end up I mean it would alter like where the Sleeve hits you and also where the waist line hits you So I just like to use the shoulder as a pointer of reference because that's usually the same on you No matter what design is going on here And I'm also not paying any attention to the seam the side seam because you can see it kind of goes past here That's okay. You've only got what you've got to work with so what I'm going to do now is I'm going to cut along the waist line and Then I will flip the dress over. Okay, so I've got my center back Like up top now and on the fold So this is the center back fold line And then I've got the pattern piece that I'm going to use and at this point you can really just use the Cut line from the bodice front Since you obviously need those two to match up And just if you can try and ignore what may be happening up here, even though it looks wrong This is a lot like you know how they are like bakers who have to measure everything and be super precise and you know Very accurate in order for your baked goods to turn out well And then there are cooks who kind of just like throw in a bunch of stuff and hope for the best So refashioning is a little bit more like being a cook and whereas sewing from a pattern is a little bit more like being a baker So if you don't have that quality within you, this is gonna be a bit of a challenge You just kind of have to trust yourself and obviously practice certainly helps build that confidence either way cutting the Waist on the back now. Okay moment of truth take these pins out. I should have an upper bodice resembling a woman's top Hopefully not too much of a crop top. Yeah, that looks pretty good. All right, so that's what we've got. We've got a top I'm maintaining all of this because why not they already did all the work for me You could you know trim out the sleeves if you wanted you could definitely cut off the sleeves Whatever you wanted, but I'm gonna try and make this a quick and dirty one because at the end I really do want a simple black knit dress. So now we've got this. This is sort of a straight line So all good there. So now we are going to do the same thing but with the skirt pieces and what I like to do is Maintain the hem so I will place the skirt Hemline on the hem of the dress along the center fold lines I'm gonna keep this little slit. I think they'd be super cute even on a knee length dress to have a little Slit there and I'm just gonna cut It's basically just measuring distance at this point. I got to take out all these wrinkles But measuring distance at this point or length if you want to think of it that way And I'll do the back and then I'll flip it over and then I'll do the front and I should have a completed skirt Okay, so I've got my skirt back. I left a little Seam allowance. It's five eighths. I didn't even measure. It's probably close enough Five eighths hem pinned it along the fold and this is gonna be where I cut And you can see there's a little teeny tiny extra space for the waist. That's okay Just go ahead and cut, you know to the side seam there And that'll all get taken up in the elasticated waist that we're gonna create and as you can see We're gonna have this band here and this is where you can start to have a lot of fun and creativity You can use this piece to create ruffles. You can use this piece to create fabric flowers for like a What's it called a brooch type of look a fabric brooch? You could make a matching headband You know, you could do like a lot of fun stuff So that's why I like to buy longer dresses at Goodwill because I like to have More than I know that I'll need. Okay. Got the skirt front on the front center front fold and just Cutting alright Now I should have one giant tube with the finished hem I might add and like little side slits tons of Work and time save for me I'll still have a cute detail and again got this huge band to use for something else. So now I've got this huge skirt Awesome, so now you just kind of go follow the instructions for your pattern starting with after the bodice is completely sewn and Attaching the skirt which should be just attaching the skirt to the bodice and then Making a casing of some kind and then inserting the elastic and I should be done So all in all, I don't know. What have I spent 15 minutes on this so far? So I don't know I guess I'll time myself and see how long the rest of it takes. This is gonna be like under an hour project And I'll show you what it looks like whenever we're done. Here's what we've got Hope you guys like it Hope you're inspired to maybe make your own Re-fashion head to Goodwill or Salvation Army or an estate sale thrift shop of any kind and See what you can find and make into your own cute little very affordable wardrobe and I guess more importantly, I hope you found this tutorial helpful and that it is and That it helps you see how simple it is to re-fashion something and You'll give it a go. All right. My battery is about to die and I'm hungry So I will see you all very soon. Thanks for watching. Bye