Jacket from a skirt and shirt.

Like many other people, I love to "upcycle" old clothing to make something new and beautiful.  In this tutorial I'm going to show you how I took a wool skirt, flannel men's shirt and a few sewing tricks I've learned over the years and made it into a functional jacket.  

This project cost me about 8 USD thanks to my local Savers.  If there are things that are unclear, let me know and I will update and change them. 

Step 1 What you will need

Materials:  
     1. Old pencil skirt, larger than your own size (mine was wool for warmth)
     2. Mens flannel (mine was size XL)
     3. Thread to match the color of the skirt and shirt
     4. Buttons (optional)

Tools:
     1. Sewing machine (you can hand sew but it will be a much more painstaking process)
            
     2. Seam ripper (THIS IS ESSENTIAL) 
     3. Either a dress form, yourself or another person to fit jacket to
     4. Scissors
     5. Pins
     6. Iron and ironing board
     7. chalk or marker for making marks on fabric.

Comments

[rachel]

I love interesting jackets, this is an awesome project! Stylish and much easier than starting from scratch too :)

[juju21]

 love it. looking for a pencil skirt and a flannel from my dad right now...

[nkneuwirth]

 Hehe, thanks, let me know how it turns out :]  If you have any questions just let me know.

[art92242]

Nikki; you got our vote, we are amazed @ your creativity.    Love ya, 
   The River Rats.

[tmzingale]

This is fantastic Nikki! Very creative and very fashionable. :) Good job!

[nkneuwirth]

 Thanks!