Renewing My Pledge

My 2 month pledge to stop buying new / only buy thrift, sew from scratch or refashion my wardrobe is up, but I had so much fun I've decided to do it again, this time for 6 months.

Here's my pledge:

I, Leslie, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of new, manufactured items of clothing with the exception of shoes, underwear and select items for my belly dance costume, for the period of 6 months. I pledge that I shall sew from scratch or refashion, renovate or recycle pre-loved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovated, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed Moi

The Last of the Summer Sewing

While I desperately need to be working on my Fall sewing (and my Lady Grey muslin), I'm trying not to increase the size of my UFO pile. So I just had to finish this T-shirt before starting any new projects. It's Vogue 2980, the Sandra Betzina bolero T-shirt, which is now out of print.

I'm pretty new to sewing with knits and I'm happy with how it turned out. Even if I won't get to wear it much until the spring, I'm inspired to make more knit tops.

Wardrobe Re-Fashion Tally

I am 13 days into my 2 month pledge to make, thrift, recycle or refashion all of my wardrobe items instead of buying new. So far, so good.

I bought this purse at the local swap meet.

I repaired this sweater that I originally bought at Goodwill (before the pledge period).

And I sewed this pair of pants from a thrifted 80s era pattern, Butterick 4940.

You can read my Wardrobe Re-Fashion posts, here, here and here.

I'm Taking the Pledge

Forgive me. I'm a little late in getting this posted as I was without internet access for 4 whole days!

Over at Wardrobe Re-Fashion, you can take a pledge that all of your clothing will be handmade, thrifted, recycled or refashioned for period of 2, 4 or 6 months (or if you are really passionate, for life). When I told my husband that I was going to to do this, his comment was, "Why not? You're already doing that."

So if I'm already doing it, why did I only sign up for 2 months? It's been a tough couple of years and I'm just getting my mojo back. So I decided to give myself some breathing room. That said, I spent the last couple of days happily pre-washing fabric and altering and cutting patterns. I'll say this about not having internet access —it makes for a distraction free day.

So here's my pledge:

I Leslie Z pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate and recycle pre-loved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other media for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovated, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thriftiness brings! 
Signed Leslie Z.