Are you as excited as I am that Refashionista is finally back? After moving, I wasn’t sure how often I would be able to do this feature, because I only brought a couple of to-be-refashioned items with me. I mean, there’s not point taking a bunch of old clothing with me, right? (Actually, I would have loved to take ALL my junk, but sadly, there just wasn’t enough room in the trunk of the car, nor in our small apartment.) I’d also heard, that there aren’t many thrift or second-hand shops here in Germany – mostly high-end vintage boutique-type of stores with hefty price tags. But, luckily, we have two Humana second-hands here in Cologne. The first time I really felt I belonged here, was when I stepped into a Humana on sales day… Is that weird?
Anyway, I scored a lot of stuff for my shop, but also a little something for me and Rein. This gorgeous black and white striped sweater was one of those finds. Now, me turning a sweater into a skirt is nothing new, of course, but, I did want to show you how to add a lining and make an encased waistband that doesn’t show (instead of a visible elastic one). When you’re making the knit skirt out of a finer sweater, or you want to use a T-shirt for this project, you’ll probably notice that every bump and seam-line will be visible through the skirt, and that’s not flattering, now is it? So, you’d probably want to add more body to the skirt with a lining. Or, perhaps you’d like to make it warmer for the winter time.