Embellished Wedding Watch
Embellished Watch Sampler
Weddings could be very stressful for the bride-to-be, not to mention all the running around there is to get all your last minute things ready for the next day. A while back, one of my girlfriends was getting married in a small chapel and wanted something old, but not the traditional items like a hanky or piece of jewelry. So I asked her if there was a special item that she had been using for a long time. She gave it some thought and told me about an old white watch she had received as a high school graduation gift from her parents, so it was very sentimental to her. I also had a similar watch at home which I used as a template to give her an idea of how I could embellish her watch for her wedding day. A few weeks ago I found the same watch I had embellished to show her. The watch pictured here has two different styles of embellishments. By the way, my friend was touched with both results, but picked the one with the fluffy tulle, rose-sequin trim on white satin. So this is just one of many ways that you can embellish and reuse an old watch.
Embellished Cream Color Jacket/Sweatshirt
Materials used in this project:
–Sweatshirt (button down front)
–Cream colored acrylic yarn
–Size J Crochet Needle
–Cream colored sewing thread
–Cloth Tape Measure
Cream Sweatshirt Jacket Front
I have a cream colored jacket that I’ve had for so many years (too many to mention), made from a sweatshirt-like fabric that I love wearing during the fall season. One of the things I love about it is that I can unbutton it when it gets too warm. Last year, I was going through a pile of clothes to donate and I came across my cream colored jacket. It was still in such great condition that I decided to do my next embellishment project with it. That same week while I looking through one of my fashion catalogs, I came across a beautiful cream colored sweater with a very pretty crocheted collar. That’s when I got the idea that I could embellish my old jacket with a pretty crocheted collar.
Cream Sweatshirt Jacket Back
The collar of my jacket was thick enough for me to sew on a crocheted trim. So I was able to use a skein of cream colored yarn that I had left over from a previous project and was able to use a crochet pattern from one of my books. I measured the length of my collar and started crocheting. I used a size J crochet needle and enjoyed crocheting the decorative trim. Once I finished the trim, I hand sewed it onto the collar with a sewing needle and matching colored thread.
Cream Sweatshirt Jacket Collar
I was very pleased with how wonderful the trim looked on the collar. I absolutely loved it – so much that I decided to crochet two more trims for the cuffs, which also turned out beautiful.
Cream Sweatshirt Jacket Cuff Trim
While looking at the overall look of the jacket, I thought something was off and that it needed something near the bottom. I noticed that the bottom edge of my jacket had a wide hem so I measured the line of hem stitching all the way around to see if I had enough yarn. It would come close, so I decided to crochet a few rows of crocheted chains to cover the hem stitching. I crocheted three rows of single chains, which when completed looked just like a braided band. I then hand sewed the band over the hem stitching. It looked fantastic and completed the look of my jacket.
I love the look that I was able to create for my jacket and how I was able to add it back into my wardrobe. I managed to not only make it a casual piece but even a piece with a little more elegance. Its amazing how a little bit of work with knitting or crocheting can give a piece of clothing a new life.
Shopping For Bargain Fabrics
Shopping for bargain fabrics is one of my pastimes, and I’m always on the lookout for sales and clearances around my area. The picture above is at one of my favorite places–a fabric store in Evanston, Illinois, which has tons of fabrics and remnants on sale all the time. Although not all of the fabrics here are bargain priced, there are still bargains to be found here. The best part is that they have several other large (connecting) rooms full of everything sewing related. One room is full of all the trims and accessories you could imagine with a great clearance rack, another has upholstery fabrics, while another has books and patterns galore. This is my favorite place for buying trims and accessories at bargain prices. They really move their inventory so it is always fun looking through their ever-changing inventory.