DIY Clothing
By Lorain Blanken, About.com Guide to DIY Fashion
When you make your own clothing and accessories, your style is truly like no other. DIY fashion is often quite easy to accomplish, and the satisfaction of saying 'I made it!' is priceless. Start with some easy projects and advice. DIY style can happen in a matter of minutes.
Shirts and Tops
Create these cute tops and shirts with a little DIY know-how. Just be careful about letting your friends borrow your one-of-a-kind treasures...you may never get them back!
- Create a Fitted Tank from a T-Shirt
- Make an Apron Top
- Make a Corset Top
- Make a Halter Top from a T-Shirt
Skirts
Tailor your prom dress or just make a skirt shorter. With these free skirt projects, you can put together skirts from scratch or liven up the one you've got.
- Pillowcase Skirt
- Make a Skirt Shorter
- Make a Simple Drawstring Skirt
- Put Side Slits in a Skirt
- Make a Skirt out of Jeans
Dresses
You can create simple dresses or alter your dress to the perfect fit.
Pants and Shorts
DIY Pants. Make, dye, adjust and customize your own pants.
Fix Torn and Ripped Clothing
With the power of DIY knowledge, you may never have to throw away damaged clothing again. You have it in you to save money and look great.
Alter Your Clothes to Fit
If you know how to adjust your clothing to fit you, then your possibilities for fashion success are endless. Fitting a piece of clothing often means adjusting a seam or hem. Once you learn to re-sew these basic elements of your outfit, tailoring will be a snap.
- How to Make a Dress Bigger
- Make a Dress Smaller
- Hem a Pair of Pants
- Video: How to Hem Pants
- Shorten a Skirt
No-Sew Clothing
Just because it's clothing doesn't mean it requires sewing. Put together these easy outfits...no needle required.
- Create a Fitted Tank from a T-Shirt
- Cut a Button-Down Wrap
- Make a Pair of Fingerless Gloves
- Craft a Belt from Neck Ties
Costumes
Whether it's Halloween or time to hit a convention, these easy to advanced costumes will get you thinking about what to be next.
- Costumes for Women
- Costume Accessories
- Halloween Costume Index
- Sexy Costumes for Women
- Make Harry Potter Costumes
- Catwoman Costume Gallery
Techniques
Even the best of tools are useless if you don't know what you're doing. Even if you have tried out a few of the following crafts in the past, it is always good to have a refresher on how to do them. Here you will find the basic knowledge needed to make your designs come to life. If you are practicing the correct technique, your project will be a success.
