Sweatshirt repurpose ideas

Before sending a bag of old sweaters to the thrift store, try repurposing them in creative new ways.

Make a custom DIY reverse applique sweatshirt with this step-by-step tutorial. This is great for beginners and experienced sewers!

People are always surprised when I tell them about my secret method of updating any old hoodie or sweatshirt. This hack makes any sweatshirt instantly more flattering and comfy, I have done it on almost all of my sweatshirts! #sweatshirtcuttingideas #offtheshouldersweatshirt #diysweatshirtcutting

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The book The Best Sweatshirt Makeovers is jammed full of great ways to make sweatshirts extraordinary. Today, in Nancy’s blog, I’d like to share even more

Yep, that's right another THIS to THAT! I like the first one so much I did another. Granted its not a dramatic change But at least it's a change! Hahaha This is my first tutorial of 2014! Even though I should have done this tutorial a looooooong, long, time ago I didn't. But that's okay, 'cause one of my new years resolutions is to stop procrastinating..... So far its eh for me, but I'm trying so that's all that matters right? Right? Well I hope so. HAHAHA Anywhoo, This THIS to THAT like I…

You won’t believe how easy it is to refashion an old sweatshirt into a cute top!

This is such a fun and super simple project ! It makes a wonderful gift for kids and teens in can be done in an hour!!! You…

Some of you may remember the last post I did about a sweat shirt re-do I did about a year ago. I didn’t post a tutorial about it because I just saw an inspiration picture that I wanted to mak…

My third sweatshirt in this series of transformation ideas. This is the Comfort Color sweatshirt in the color watermelon. Great color for the upcoming seas...

WELL... let's talk... So, I had this fabulous idea for transforming a plain (but very cute) hoodie into something with ruffles and lots of color!! I just loved the look of these!! I knew a Hoodie Makeover was just what I wanted to make. Here's where I messed up things changed a bit! I started

As an inherently lazy person, I have been loving the recent "athleisure" style. Any fashion trend that makes it socially acceptable to wear sweatshirts in public is alright by me! This thrifted grey 4XL sweatshirt, however, was simply beyond my tolerance for frump. So comfy though! My first step was to pick out the top-stitching around the bottom band and cuffs, and then the pick out the serging as well to separate the ribbing from the body. Once the edges were un-cinched, I was able to…

We love these 5 creative ways to refashion a plain cheap sweatshirt and make it look more expensive. Check out these ideas for how to revamp a sweatshirt.

One of the creative things I like to do is take old or unused clothing and re-purpose them into beautiful new garments or decorative items. The most recent upcycling project was an olive green sweatshirt which I loved the color of but not the fit, it was brand new and never worn; I kept moving it from house to house thinking I would do something with it someday. After much debate I finally settled on transforming the ordinary sweatshirt into a stunning short jacket for fall. For those of you…

Do you have a favorite sweatshirt hanging out in your closet that you don’t wear anymore? Repurpose it into a fun and useful tote bag!

Hello Refashion Co-op. How are you doing? Are you under a "stay-at-home" order? I am where I live. That means a lot of stress for everyone...

Turn a basic sweatshirt into a cardi with a pair of scissors!

Detailed tutorial on how to take a t-shirt that is too small and upcycle it into a flannel sweatshirt with a kangaroo pocket! #upcycling #sweatshirt...

As an inherently lazy person, I have been loving the recent "athleisure" style. Any fashion trend that makes it socially acceptable to wear ...