HOW TO MAKE VINTAGE CLOTHING BIGGER, making a 1960's Lilly Pulitzer skirt larger || Make It Bigger

[@StephanieCanada]

Hi there folks! Welcome to my newest series "Make It Bigger". Let me know what you would like me to scale up next!

[@MichiaMakes]

Every Dang Thang! 😂 But…can I toss you a twist? Make it adjustable 😊❤

[@melodied4314]

That is a beautiful skirt. I'm glad it was saved.

[@johnettehaines6291]

Pretty skirt.

[@bravehearticus]

Watching this in 2024, youve relaxed with the camera now. We love to see your natural beautiful personality. Love you Mr and Mrs C ❤️

[@barbaraferron7994]

I bought two identical dresses, that were too small. Now I have to decide where to cut them to make one (very) large dress.

[@dianasherwin9175]

Love the skirt and it looks beautiful on you. Looking forward to more making videos with your marvelous witty comments. Working through your playlist again. XX

[@SueTerebecki]

Great video! I think I sewed a bunch of the same skirt in high school because, well, Lilly? Who,could afford her? Love your style. Again, great video. Love the music!

[@bobstephens4504]

I love the outlet store! My husband and I were going to a wake and we were confident we could simulate respectability --except shoes. Our sneakers were old and ratty and not appropriate. But there was no money in the kitty and I will not wear plastic shoes! (Take care of your feet and they'll take care of you.). Outlet store to the rescue! Bob found a pair of BRAND NEW Rockport penny loafers, a little big but he wasn't planning to run in them. I found grey suede mules, not too high, works with anything. Total cost for both pairs: $1.39 including sales tax. Time expenditure: 20 minutes, including 10 minutes driving. God bless Goodwill Industries! --Teresa

[@StephanieCanada]

Goodwill outlets are the best if you are willing to dig a little. So glad you found some good shoes!

[@jomercer21113]

Mens' pants tailoring using to have the center back seam sewn in one pass from the crotch up through the split waistband, with a very generous seam allowance. That way they were easily embiggenable. Our local Goodwill has gotten to where its prices for old used stuff is the same price as new.

[@Hippiechick11]

Pretty skirt! Well done.

[@TealCheetah]

What a cute skirt!

[@jessicaneal8553]

That is such a cute skirt

[@fifijcross3731]

Love your attitude on fast fashion, I've never heard of buying clothes by weight. (I'm in New Zealand though )

[@MichiaMakes]

I’m torn about this Goodwill situation. We have 2 very near our home. However, we don’t have any by the pound bins. 😢. The flip side of this is there are some rather affluent folks donating here. So far, I have found Coach coats and purses, Furs and Leathers from Wilson of California, Aigner boots, and a Versace dress and coat !!! The coats were the most expensive at $32. The beaded Versace ? $18 I’m thrilled to give these items a second chance at life and would literally cry to think an animal was destroyed for a coat to end up in a dump! At the same time, I long to find some vintage items or fabrics which may not be museum worthy, but should certainly be worth wearing. The entire situation has created a sense of bipolar disorder in an otherwise level mind.

[@WithLoveKristina]

Lol “you always wave with your right hand” WEIRDLY SPECIFIC 😂😂😂 this is why I use both hands. Never have to remember which hand I use. Also yay for this video! I am a big fan of altering vintage to be bigger, cuz... even at a 32 waist it was sure hard to find.

[@StephanieCanada]

I know, it threw me off for a second. But it was also really funny, too. I am digging this series already *digs through closet to see hat else I can alter*.

[@cometkatt]

i love blue roses lol.. had my flower girls wearing dresses with blue roses hahaha

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

Mom started my sewing journey with a seam ripper.

[@hazelgeno]

Great job! I love going to the bins! Do you finish your seams to match with the original ones that are still there?

[@StephanieCanada]

I do my best to match the seam style when I fix up garments. However, on this one, since all the original seams on this one were pulled out I just went with the plain old straight stitch.

[@alesiayoung2160]

Beautiful!

[@StephanieCanada]

Thank you!

[@aleciamcdonald3941]

I have a Liberty of London fetish, and a Walmart budget. So, I bought two Liberty for Target tops, very cheaply, off a resale site. My plan is to combine a S and an L to make a 1X. That sounds doable, right?

[@StephanieCanada]

Yes!!

[@barbaraferron7994]

I think the reason there are more small vintage clothes is because the owner, maybe a teenager, out grew them before they wore out.

[@mrcanada1104]

Never seen anyone re-stitch a garment because it's too big. Usually a belt works...

[@StephanieCanada]

Welcome to the land of vintage!