1. Super styling your sweatshirt
OHCE State Meeting
July 10, 2017
Created by:
Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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2. Fashionably fun

3. Inspirational details

4. Pinterest Pals

5. Pinterest Pals

6. Pinterest Pal IDEAS – SCRAP FLOWERS

7. Pinterest Pal IDEAS – DOiLy & lace

8. Pinterest Pals

9. Pinterest Pals

10. Pinterest Pal IDEAS – SEE-THROUGH MATERIAL

11. Pinterest Pal IDEAS – CLIP AND SLASH

12. Pinterest Pal IDEAS

13. LACING UP WITH EYELETS

14. Pinterest pals – add trim

15. Simple to complex

16. Nancy Zieman

17. Nancy Zieman

18. Sweatshirt redesign
Take a favorite sweatshirt that has seen better days
This one was bought at Old Navy
Left photo: Before
Right photo: After
This sweatshirt was taken from a boxy, large garment to a more structured, feminine look

19. Sweatshirt redesign Trim & embroidery floss Choose materials carefully
Don’t be afraid to experiment!
Gray trim: 1 yd at $4.99
Elastic trim: 1 yd at $4.99
Blue trim: 3/4 yard at $2.99
Embroidery floss $0.89 X 3 colors.

20. Sweatshirt redesign Pilled fabric left, shaved, right Removing pills
The sweatshirt fabric is cotton
The sweatshirt had very bad pilling.
Using a shaver from JoAnn’s the pilling was removed and the fabric looked rejuvinated.

21. Sweatshirt redesign Fold to find & mark the center back and front
Draw straight line from neck to hem
Colored chalk NOT waxy color

22. Sweatshirt redesign
The shoulder was too long so a box pleat was sewn at the center back
The center front was cut and shaped
Rib was removed and neck shaped

23. Sweatshirt redesign To create a more feminine silhouette:
Have a friend pin shape on the side seam and the sleeve
Use tailor’s chalk to shape the side and the sleeve on the right side
Transfer the shape to the left side

24. Sweatshirt redesign
Fold center back horizontally just below the end of the box pleat
Pin 7 inches of trim horizontally to the center back, across a 9-inch span, just under the center black pleat. This trim is on an elastic, so it gathers up nicely at the center back.

25. Sweatshirt redesign Collar detail Finished collar
The collar is made of three different trims.
The elastic-based trim was stitched on slightly gathering the edge so that the collar would shape nicely around the neck.
The end of that trim is stitched with a box pleat and folded under.

26. Sweatshirt redesign
Finished front
Back detail

27. Super styling your sweatshirt
YOU CAN DO IT!
Be flexible – your idea probably will evolve
Pin things in place and plan before sewing
Focus on the right-hand side and transfer markings to the left
Use hand stitches that are invisible
Use machine stitches as often as possible

28. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Ph.D.
Questions?
THANK YOU!!
Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor