Realale's Refashion and Upcycle Entry
The original source was a pile of old jeans. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
These are either my old jeans or I scrounge them off the pub customers!! The pockets on this one are from our ex barman who gifted me his jeans long after he'd left our employ!
I've made several of these waistcoats as they have become my 'uniform' at the pub. The original waistcoat pattern was Butterick 6714 which is so old I can't even begin to remember where I first got it. The pattern has been adapted and fitted to me so I now just pull out my copy (on some purple wrapping paper!!) and use that.
I use a base fabric of anything fairly light that I can find and cut out the waistcoat in that. Then I embroider some denim and arrange them on the waistcoat base until I find a pleasing arrangement. I attach the denim shapes, sew them down and add contrast topstitching where I think it would enhance it. The lining is just a navy taffeta type fabric that has been hanging around for years.
And the finished item. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]