H&M turns Edwardian: Repurposing a fast fashion blouse into a history bounding garment

[@tiffanytomasino335]

Repurposing clothes is probably the most historically accurate thing we can do lol. Thank you for sharing!

[@ShannonMakes]

You are so welcome! Just wait until you see the newest version of my H&M → Edwardian... there's hours and hours of drawn thread embroidery, and it's stunning!! Now I just need to find the time to finish it up 🤣🤣

[@tiffanytomasino335]

@@ShannonMakes if only we all had some time turners to add a few more hours to the day…😆

[@ashleyculver2533]

I would love to see more of these "flips"! This is amazing! My dad passed away last year (not from COVID, natural causes) and i kept ALL of his clothing (minus his intimates.) I kept it for the purpose of turning some of it into memory quilts for my kiddos, my brother's kiddo, myself and my brother. My dad was a tall man, so some of his suits have to be tailored down to fit my husband. But my dad had a TON of clothing (2 full dressers full AND an entire walk-in closet full, to be exact.) He has some iconic pieces that are going to be turned into memory quilts, but he has quite a few nice button up shirts that i cant seem to part with and so I had a thought, much like our amcestors, of giving them new life as blouses for myself as my husband doesnt want them and i am currently changing my wardrobe to a more historically inspired one. This is just.... Thank you! Amazing!

[@ShannonMakes]

First of all, I am so sorry for your loss, and I think that keeping his clothing is a wonderful way to keep him close to you and in your memory. I have a couple T-shirt quilts that I made (years and years ago now) with all of my gymnastics T-shirts, and it's a fantastic way to hold on to those sentimental shirts that I just couldn't bring myself to throw away, but that I knew I was never going to wear again. You could look into the "make-do and mend" guides from the 1940s, during WW2, as I have seen many guides to how to do exactly this - reuse a man's shirt and size it down for a woman. I was actually planning on doing a video on it at some point, but I'll see if I can dig up the source that I was planning on using, in case it's of any interest to you!

[@ShannonMakes]

OK, the original link was no longer valid, so it took me longer to find this than anticipated, but here it is: what-i-found.blogspot.com/2010/02/you-have-goods-on-him-make-and-mend.html?m=1

[@christinecarter6836]

It's a year on but I thought I'd mention a project that took off during lockdown, which was to use a loved one's shirt and make it into a teddy bear (or two) for family members, as it's something that can be passed down through generations also. Best wishes to you

[@ashleyculver2533]

@@ShannonMakes Thank you for condolences. Also, that link is FANTASTIC! I was thinking about making some of his shirts into some 1940's era shirts! The link you shared will help a HEAP with that! I was looking at pictures of blouses/shirts from that time period to see where seams were and the like to get an idea of where to place darts, but the shoulders were still an issue. Thank you so much!!

[@ashleyculver2533]

@@christinecarter6836 thank you so much! I am a part of a quilting group in my area and a former Correctional Officer and know a few lovely ladies that do that for fallen officer's with their uniforms and for families in the community going through loss. It is so lovely that a group started doing do that during the lock downs!

[@MuseAndDionysus]

There's always something SO satisfying about fanning out a sleeve pattern with the slash and spread method

[@ShannonMakes]

Oh yes, so much! I really just guessed at this one so I got pretty lucky it worked out, and the final pattern could probably use some smoothing out, but for a first run I'm pretty chuffed :-D

[@rjbrewer09]

if you add a brooch to the little opening at the neck it would be chefs kiss… great job and thank you for the idea

[@dawn8293]

This is exactly what I was looking for. I inherited my brother's old white button-ups, and I wanted to make something to suit my edwardian walking skirt.

[@ShannonMakes]

Well I'm so glad that you found this video then! I hope you're able to put some of the ideas or tricks to use in your own shirtwaist :-) Stick around and check out some of my other videos if you're looking for some more sewing inspiration

[@cliftonknits102]

Men's dress shirts often have pin tucks down the front and plenty of fabric to work with. The fabric is usually better quality than women's shirts too.

[@ShannonMakes]

I guess I should shop in the men's section more frequently then!

[@amyturpen4726]

This looks like it was a men's shirt to start with.

[@Whitney_Sews]

Your shirt turned out absolutely beautiful!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@AliciaB.]

this really is a tutorial I needed. thanks for including period illustrations of actual shirtwaists, they are gorgeous and will go straight into my Inspo Folder !

[@ShannonMakes]

I don't know how I missed this THREE months ago, but a much delayed thank you for the lovely comment and support! Have you made any shirtwaists in the interval!?

[@AliciaB.]

not really haha. I'm a slow maker :)

[@ShannonMakes]

@@AliciaB. Nothing wrong with that... It's taken me months to work on a project that I just finished today, so I get it!

[@Ninanomori]

I love this! I’m currently remaking a fast fashion blouse into a cosplay blouse and I would love to completely alter a blouse like this, thank you for the sleeve cap idea too!

[@ShannonMakes]

Sounds like a fun project, and you're welcome!

[@haydeenunn4372]

I really enjoyed this one! Can't believe I missed it before. I love the upcycling aspect and the history bounding. Excellent idea!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!! I’ve got version 2.0 halfway done, but I don’t think it’ll be complete for a few months at least!

[@haydeenunn4372]

I'll wait! I love the upcycle aspect because you take something that you can't use and make it useful. I loved the adjusting of the sleeve hole and especially the gussett. Got lots of laundry washed watching your channel today. I'm full of ideas!

[@TailoredTaylor]

This was super satisfying to watch. I love watching historical thrift flips and your shirt turned out amazing. I did think of one small improvement though if I may? The small gaping at the collar could be fixed A: By removing the collar and turning it so that it buttons in the back and smooth in front or B: (the easier and therefore preferred option by myself) Remove the button closure and stitch in a couple of hook and eye closures. I loved the pleating and your sleeves turned out beautifully!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you 🙏 Small flaw in Plan A though: it might fix the gaping, but then I’d be left with a shirt that buttons down the front…except at the collar! How would I get into it?! (I think I’d go with the hook and eye closure, if I felt the need to remedy the collar)

[@torif.4972]

Awesome job! The results are wonderful considering where you started and even better it was up-cycled!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you! I do love my up-cycling :-)

[@aquaaurora2747]

KZbin algorithm spit this video out for me so I started watching and had a "is that a..? IT IS!" at 3:07 when your corgi popped into view. I have a Pembroke too, tricolor. They love their sploots.

[@ShannonMakes]

Yes, that's Cannelle, and she makes regular guest appearances on the channel (my first two videos ever were making her a Sherlock Hound costume last year for Halloween)! It is her birthday on Saturday, she will be 5, and she says "hello" and tries to toss a bone thru the internet to yours 😛

[@aquaaurora2747]

@@ShannonMakes Aww I will have to go watch those videos! I tried to make a rain jacket for mine a few years ago since she use to hate the rain (has gotten over it now) but she did not like holding still to get measured/fitted so I never finished a mockup x.x Give yours some extra birthday pets from a fellow corgi person ^^ Mine say "haaarwooooOOOOOoo" in cute corgi talk and will hoard that bone lol

[@ShannonMakes]

@@aquaaurora2747 oh yea, Cannelle doesn't love the rain either, although she'll endure it if she knows we're going out to play! Extra birthday pets are delivered!

[@reginafinan2819]

I'm saving this to my sewing playlist if only for that idea with the lace! Constantly surprised by the ideas you have & impressed with your creativity. :D

[@ShannonMakes]

Lots of people like the lace, and here I was feeling rather underwhelmed by it! Makes me itch to get my hands on proper quantities and qualities of lace, and do some *real* damage 😛 Thank you again for your lovely encouragement!

[@toryvidaurri]

Love this! Have a pink shirt I will definitely have to try this out on!

[@ShannonMakes]

Yes, please do, and then show me!!

[@agimagi2158]

I really like the lace edging on the cuffs! I think refashioning already existing garments into something more historical-ish is a very good idea! I bought a vaguely Edwardian inspired fast fashion blouse a year ago because for once it was something 100% cotton, but something is really off with the sleeves, like the underarm seam is way to short on me. So I did not really wear it, which is such a shame for apart from that it is really comfy. Luckily the blouse is pretty much the same color as that cheep ikea fabric I use for mock-ups so I'm currently trying to modify the cuffs so the sleeve may slide up on my arms a bit which will hopefully solve the problem and I'm so excited for finally being able to wear it!

[@ShannonMakes]

Yay, somebody else doing the refashioning/history bounding thing! Another option you could do, if the modified cuffs don't work (although hopefully they do!) is to turn the sleeves into 3/4 length sleeves? I saw several examples of that in my investigations, and as I *love* 3/4 length sleeves, I think that's what I'll do in another blouse shortly!

[@agimagi2158]

@@ShannonMakes That is an awesome idea too!

[@kittyp121]

You can cut the leeves and add an insert lace if you like that.

[@EmelieWaldken]

Very helpful as I have a bunch of modern shirts that I plan to turn into more historybounding ones. What I always start with : - changing the buttons !! replacing modern plastic buttons with horn or mother-of-pearl ones (super common and cheap thrifted here in Sweden) (also yay for arm-fishes btw ^^) - adding buttons ! either by actually adding buttons and their buttonholes, or by faking them by sewing decorative buttons in-between the existing ones (all looking similar) - removing modern-looking breast pockets and labels (also those ITCH, especially in the neck)

[@ShannonMakes]

Yes, MOP buttons are super common in Denmark as well, and I have a whole collection I brought back with me! Love them for making a modern garment look and feel more vintage/historical!

[@lieselemay]

Oh that is wonderfully dapper. You are very talented and your skill set is excellent.

[@ShannonMakes]

*Uses cane to bump brim of tophat in your direction* Why thank you, that's much too kind!

[@KaityBower]

This is so cute! I’ve been meaning to do something similar for a while now but how to tackle the sleeves was holding me up! Very helpful.

[@ShannonMakes]

Glad to be of service, and best of luck on your own upcycle! You can do it!

[@lydzphens]

Recently, i started to try to repurpose one of my husband's old corduroy button-up shirts into an Edwardian style Halloween costume for myself. Most of my sewing experience comes from curtains, pillows, and some dresses when my daughter was little. So, this video had all the info and encouragement I needed to make the project. So I'd like to say thank you, because I am pleasantly surprised (actually, extremely surprised!) that not only does it fit but I would wear this shirt out in public and not just for the Halloween party it was made for and also plan to repurpose another two shirts from the donate pile. So, thank you!!!

[@ShannonMakes]

You're very welcome, so glad you were able to make something fun from it!

[@cheerful_something_something]

Very cool, I like to leave the larger feminine clothes in 2nd hand shops for peopel who fit them, but the ones round me have an abundance of large male shirts... so that should give me pleanty of options!

[@ShannonMakes]

That's a very good and considerate point, and I've since come across several white blouses in dumpsters (mostly over-sized or "menswear" shirts) that I will be drawing from those instead in order to leave the larger feminine styled shirts for others!

[@cheerful_something_something]

It all depends on what is most pleantiful in your local shops :)

[@theanneapproach9071]

This looks SO GOOD! great job! Love the way you used the lace, even if you're not totally happy with it. Also: your Shelves looks great in your background :)

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you 😊I can't wait to do another one (with MOAR LACE)! And thanks for noticing the shelves!!

[@mmw55122]

I just found uou and so glad I did! I know of no other history-boundibg providers to who flip modern garments into history-bounding ones. I love this idea! Keep doing it, please!

[@ShannonMakes]

Aww, I'm very glad you like it! I've got a baby blue men's linen button-up just waiting to be flipped into a 1940's era blouse, plus plenty of other future button-ups for potential shirtwais flips!

[@MotherHemCreations]

me in my classroon when you do the finger snap and your sleeves get all fixed. *loud gasp* Shannon my love!! Why are you so beautiful??? students all snigger at me XD

[@ShannonMakes]

awwww, that's a lovely story (well, minus the snickers, but I'll assume it comes from a place of love on their part)

[@spider1g5]

That was brilliant!!

[@lupineakelei481]

Great Idea. I loved watching your videos because I am a big fan of Upcycling modern stuff into historical inspired clothing as well, because than you don't have to cut out the pieces yourselfes which I loathe doing. You did it so beautifully and the end result looks great :)

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you! And hooray for upcycling!!

[@TinaSpencer-mr1cp]

Beautiful transformation!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you! 😊

[@charlotta5660]

I'm Swedish and sleeve fish makes no sense at all, I've never heard it. The top of the sleeve is called 'ärmkulle' which would be more like sleeve hill. Excellent video!

[@ShannonMakes]

I mean... it was my Swedish costumer designer that told me about it, and a quick Google search of "ärmfisk" confirms that she wasn't just joking. I'm not talking about the sleeve cap, I'm talking about the padding you sew - in English, it's the sleeve head, or sleeve head wadding. Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!! :-D

[@charlotta5660]

@@ShannonMakes Aha! Of course. I've never heard of that before (and I was working while listening to your video so I missed some context). Thank you for clearing that up!

[@ShannonMakes]

of course!!

[@asilverfoxintasmania9940]

Thank you! I had been thinking about this approach to getting a history bounding shirt waist and you have given me a couple of things to think about!

[@ShannonMakes]

Glad to be of service!

[@egnisa]

Love that you use what you have at hand as pattern weights.😁

[@aliceg5327]

This is so lovely! Very satisfying to watch! Thank you for sharing!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it!

[@anthonygeorge3689]

"I don't particularly like the lace I have-" Time to get tatting 😂 or knitting I suppose, but I typically find tatting much faster

[@ShannonMakes]

oy, noooooo. *mumbles under breath* Idontneedanewcraft, I dontneedanewcraft

[@anthonygeorge3689]

@@ShannonMakes 👀 look up Amenian Needle Lace, I think you'd enjoy that, only need needle and thread of some sort. Neither that nor tatting require super specialized tools.

[@annak1371]

So cool. I love how the shirt turned out. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ShannonMakes]

You are so welcome! I'm in the middle of H&M ➡️ Edwardian V2.0 as we speak! Thanks for watching :)

[@dotg.744]

These flips are a really smart idea! I have some button-ups I bought recently that could definitely use a historical face-lift

[@ShannonMakes]

That's a great idea! I have a long sleeved, light blue linen shirt that I got at a garage sale that I've been meaning to do an updated video on, but haven't gotten around to yet... they're just so fun to flip, I can't decide on one specific new style to base this one on!!

[@nannasallynelson3990]

As a (lapsed) Medieval costumer for LARP gaming, I do think the Look is all important. My mantra states that 'If they had they would use it' when it comes to machines and fabrics

[@ShannonMakes]

An excellent Mantra. Same thing I've always said about the Caveman Diet - if you'd have given a caveman a cookie, you can bet they would have eaten it, and so shall I!!

[@katmusswoodwind]

Oooh I might try this... (And this means i will re watch this a few times haha)

[@ShannonMakes]

You definitely should! Fun upgrade, for sure!

[@Imjetta7]

This was fantastic!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!

[@fannyduvillage]

The shoulder padding is called "Fisch" in german as well. Like the finished shirtwaist a lot and the shelve backdrop really makes a difference. What I am working on? I upcycle a pair of trousers into history bound knickerbockers...still got some buttonholes to do.

[@ShannonMakes]

So I love collecting all these words... is it just called a fish, or a "sleeve fish?" And I love the idea of the trousers -> knickerbockers, that sounds lovely! Will you do the buttonholes by hand or machine?

[@fannyduvillage]

@@ShannonMakes officially a sleeve fish or Ärmel Fisch but mostly people just talk about fish, which sometimes make people stare in wonder. As there are only four buttonholes I will do them by hand, at least that is the plan...

[@instagranny]

And danish too

[@jackiejames4551]

It a very pretty blouse. You did a good job on it.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!

[@xJuliaGrimesx]

This is amazing!! Definitely coming back to this when I attempt this transformation myself :)

[@ShannonMakes]

Wonderful, I'm so glad you liked it, and hopefully will find it helpful! I have another shirtwaist video, "The Perfect Historybounding Shirtwaist!?" if you're on a streak of historical blouse videos! (that one is testing a pattern from Lina Piprek, who's about to release an entire book of historybounding patterns, including that one)

[@ShannonMakes]

Found the link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV6ykISgoZhkjtE

[@belindahopkins7875]

🎉🎉nice job!!!!!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thanks!!

[@ksmi123]

I really like your channel. I'm excited to see where it goes in the future.

[@ShannonMakes]

Why thank you! Also, I'm in love with your user name!!!

[@Ora_Lin]

Wow this chaotic and I love it

[@ShannonMakes]

Oh, you should see the behind the scenes ;-)

[@unwrittenbook]

Would I loove to try this? Yeeees! But it is nearly impossible to find big enough second hand shirts here in Japan... So, it was nice to see somebody else do it! If you ever make a shirtwaist from scratch.....I shall look forward to that video :P

[@ShannonMakes]

So fun fact: I actually had filmed the intro with two shirts - the XL one that was in this video, but also one that fits me (95% fits me, anyways), and I was going to do some super creative piecing and rearranging with the use of lace, but then all the shops here closed, and that lockdown was just extended until the end of the month at earliest, so I had to give up on the idea of doing that blouse for this week, but I *do* still want to do it, because I am convinced that I can still make it work even though there's not so much extra fabric! ALSO yes, I will make one from scratch, AND hooray for people being so healthy in Japan that you can't find any XL button-ups :-) I have been plotting to travel to Japan for some time now, hopefully will make it there one day!

[@unwrittenbook]

@@ShannonMakes then I shall look forward to seeing the fitting one XD Life for tall people is not always fun when it comes to Japan :P I hope Corona will settle down soon...life needs to go on! If decide to go of the popular places....i do reccomend Ehime (absolutly not a shamesless selfpluck for my chosen new home area)

[@dawsie]

Umm this gives me an idea, I have some blouses that are too small for me so I thought I could add lace inserts to widen the front and back as well on the sleeves. I also have a few of Mom’s things which I could not part with after she passed away, by using lace or contrasting fabrics I could then wear them.

[@ShannonMakes]

Definitely give it a try!

[@terrythomas2735]

Wow great job

[@ShannonMakes]

Thanks!

[@Shannonishere]

Great video!!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thanks! Great name!

[@joakescarnival8303]

Totally not staring at my dads old work shirts...

[@ShannonMakes]

I mean.... he'd never notice, right? RIGHT? ;-)

[@Yan-ri2jg]

So useful!

[@ShannonMakes]

Glad you think so! Hopefully it can help you in repurposing your own fast fashion pieces!

[@amauryy4417]

Beau et futé travail de remise à la mode Belle Époque !

[@jenel4282]

Of course, now that I know your secret, any time I see someone running around flapping their arms like a chicken - I will immediately look to see if they have an underarm gusset that they are trying to distract from. As of there wasn’t enough stuff pulling for my attention... now this. Thanks. (😂)

[@ShannonMakes]

Hah! This comment legit made me giggle loud enough for my roomie to look strangely at me! 😆

[@nevem5010]

✨

[@reganrose04]

The pin kebab is a great tip

[@ShannonMakes]

Pin kebab for the win!!!

[@reganrose04]

@@ShannonMakes For the win 😁

[@Kugelsuse]

That's real interesting, but you should have very good sewing skills to do that... But sorry, I think, I don't like the collar... looks a bit weird. Perhaps another solution would have been better...? Nevertheless, a great work.

[@user-nb4sb3wo1g]

جميل ❤

[@audrey1715]

Do you have the reference book for the blouse at 4:16 (2373) and 4:18 (2372) please ?

[@ShannonMakes]

I have changed computers since, and I don't have the material for this video anymore, unfortunately. Sorry

[@audrey1715]

@@ShannonMakes okay 🤷‍♀️ If it's come back to you don't hesitate 🙏 I love those blouses!

[@marlenemikkelborg1278]

😀på dansk hedder det også : ærmefisk 🤣

[@ShannonMakes]

nice!!! I wasn't sure :-)

[@chaotic_crafter]

🪡🧵❤

[@greergarlick4675]

Personally, I think it shouldn't matter, if I'm shopping at a thrift shop, I don't want to pay large amounts of money just because it's a brand name 😒 where I live, I seen kmart brand shirts for a few $ less than what I'd spend in the shop, I may as well go to kmart- why would i pay $3 for a short that was $5 at kmart 🤨

[@ShannonMakes]

I'm legitimately sure what the purpose of your comment is? I'm just confused