Shabby and Stitched Recycled Embroidered Vest

June 11th, 2009 in sewing, restyle, embroidery, gallery

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Close up view of embroidery with pearl cotton.

Shabby 'N Stitched Vest

Photo: Christen Brown

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This was a wonderful project to work on, just me, 12 colors of pearl cotton, a needle, a thimble, a pair of scissors, and about 75 hours of stitching.

When I bought the vest, most of the red cotton had either ripped or had been torn by more than a few rough washings, most of the satin stitch embroidery had unraveled, and many of the mirrors were broken. I had my work cut out for me, to save my $4.99 investment.

I picked through my embroidery thread stash, and found some colors that I thought would liven up the vest. I started to embroider, and really just had a great time enhancing someone else's creative stitching.

With a little bit of imagination, you can recycle creatively, and have fun while you are doing it.

Enjoy, and see you at the thrift store!

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