Un bel po’ di tempo fa in uno dei miei favoriti ‘charity shops’ avevo trovato un maglione (forse anni 80s) di pura lana cashmere a soli £7. Il maglione di per se non era nulla di splendido, ma così soffice e caldo da darmi un’idea. Da maglione a cardigan! Semplicemente ho tagliato il ‘di fronte’ così da aprirlo, ho poi comprato un po’ più di un metro di nastro di raso blu. Un po’ di spilli, la macchina da cucire e un’oretta del mio tempo.
E` semplice, ma a me piace molto. Se ci avessi speso più tempo magari evitavo di fare dei piccoli, sciocchi errori, ma anche così si sta rivelando un capo che sto mettendo moltissimo, anche perché al momento fa un gran freddo (ma siamo in inverno dopotutto). Più giù qualche foto, ma non che ci sia bisogno di un vero e proprio ‘tutorial’.
Not long ago, in one of my favourite charity shops, I found a delightful, soft cashmere jumper. I think it may dates back to the 80s (perhaps?). Although in itself it was nothing fancy, at £7 and 100% cashmere I had to take it home. I thought I had nothing to lose if I tried to turn it into something more wearable, like a little casual cardi. I bought a bit more than a metre of blue satin ribbon, I cut right through the middle of the front of the jumper, careful to go as straight as possible. I then whipped out my sewing machine and with the help of few pins, one hour later I had my cardi.
It’s something really simple and low-tech, but I like it :) It’s so soft and warm, I have been wearing it a lot already in these cold wintry days. I find that I feel really good when I wear something I’ve put my hand to it and that it has been purchased in support of a charity shop. Long live the charity shops! Below are some photos of my endeavour. It doesn’t really need a ‘tutorial’ as such, but I hope it may inspire others to not fear taking the scissors to an item of your wardrobe, which may just be sitting there waiting for a new lease of life!
the original jumper
turn cardi wrong side out. Then sew first the ribbon to this side. Then turn right side out again, fold the ribbon and sew again (this way you'll see only one stitch line on the front)
a detail of the finished article
I will replace this with a much nicer example as soon as I can. But it gives you an idea.
Un’idea davvero, davvero carina!
E brava Lorenza!