The last week.. (la semana pasada)

It seems like i forget about refashion... but nooo¡¡ the first thing i did was check out my clothes and select some candidates to be refashioned. I'm embarrased to death at the sight of the enormous pile of things that "i love but...", so, in order to put an end to this silly situation, i decided to start triming some skirts. First, i'm a short person.. well; petite is the polite term... just 5'2"; and almost everything is too long for me. Skirt #1 needed just a little adjustment at the hem (almost 3" less),  Skirt #2 required more dedication, i ripped the last tier, cut about 2" from the middle tier and reattach the tier in place. Skirt #3 never fit at the waist(too tight), then i cut the first tier at 1.5" before the second in order to make a folded waistband, i put a buttonhole and some elastic and a drawstring made with the leftovers.

Pareciera que me he olvidado de remodelar.... pero nooo¡ lo primero que hice fué revisar mi ropa y seleccionar algunos candidatos para ser remodelados. Me muero de la vergüenza solo de ver la enorme pila de cosas que "adoro, pero...", así que para poner el fin a esta tonta situación, decidí comenzar a arreglar algunas faldas. Primero que nada, soy chaparrita, bueno, petite es el témino cordial... solo mido 5'2"; y casi todo es demasiado largo para mí. La falda #1 solo necesitaba un ajuste en la bastilla (elimine casi 3" de largo), la falda #2 requirió más dedicación, descosí el último olán, le quité cerca de 2"de largo al olán del medio y reacomodé el último olán de regreso. La falda #3 nunca me quedó bien de cintura (siempre fué algo justa), así que corté el primer olán, dejando 4 cm para hacer la pretina, le coloqué un ojal y elastico, asì como un cordón que hice con los sobrantes.

And finally skirt#4... i love the fabric.. but the skirt was too much.. too much length(ankle length), too much fullness(it was a circular piece), too much weight(it was lined), and made me look very short... i took out the zipper and waistband, shortened it at knee length, eliminate fullness (now is a semicircular piece), reattach the zipper and the waistband. I decided to keep the lining for modesty sake. I'm very pleased in general, just need a more warm weather to use them all ¡¡¡

Finalmente, la falda #4... adoro la tela... pero la falda era demasiado... demasiado larga (al tobillo), demasiado amplia (era una pieza circular), demasiado peso(era forrada), y me hacia ver muy chaparra... le quité el cierre y la pretina, la acorté para largo a la rodilla, eliminé amplitud (ahora es una pieza semicircular), puse de nuevo el cierre y la pretina. Decidí dejarla forrada para disimular la transparencia. En general quedé contenta, ahora solo necesito un clima mas cálido para usarlas¡¡

Comments

[Jessica]

Thank you for posting this! I'm your height and always find myself making adjustments to the skirts I thrift [or own but never wear] ... this gives me more ideas for the future!

[Abby]

Being petite also, I need to revamp some of the items in my closet also. You've given me a little inspiration!

[Rhonda]

I love these. I'm another height-challenged refashionista and am in the midst of a skirt re-do right now. I'm at the point where I need to re-attach a waistband and I'm a little intimidated by it. Thanks for the inspiration. Your re-dos look fantastic!

[Brenda]

Hi¡¡ i`m glad that you find my post useful¡¡ thanks for comment¡¡

[miss fitz]

the black and white printed skirt (#4) is a real stunner. way to stick it out.

[julia:]]

muchas gracias por poner las cosas en español, aunque tambien entiendo inglés, es raro encontrar un blog que me guste en español

[Sandra]

Yes, thanks for putting this in spanish and english. I'm trying to learn spanish, and it's very helpful!