Found a pair on a resale site listed originally for like 400.00$ and decided to Frankenstein together some thrifted pants

I can try to answer any questions

Everything done by me 😁

Everything done by me 😁

Made this centipede design I would like to eventually paint or bleach on a jacket but I can't decide what colours would suit the piece. If you have any ideas or suggestions please do tell.

I want to recreate these shoes using a base heel and adding the trim and bow, but I can’t find a faux leather decorative trim that recreates this. Where would I look? I’ve looked on Etsy but haven’t found anything that would work.

I tried lightening my 100% cotton jeans with a diluted bleach bath, but they ended up super blotchy because they were bunched up in a container that was too small. I was aiming for a pretty uniform, vintage light-blue denim wash. Now I’ve got these dark blue patches all over. What’s the best way to lighten the remaining dark blue spots and even out the color? I was thinking of dabbing diluted bleach onto the darker areas with a sponge, but I’m nervous about making it worse. Eventually, I want to do a subtle brown overdye for that dirty, vintage look, but first I just want the blue as even as possible. Any advice from people who’ve actually managed to fix something like this?

I’ve been bleach painting for about a year, I’ve made multiple pieces of clothing by now, and the only issues I’ve had is that recently the original bleach I bought is old and losing effectivenes. Tonight I tried to bleach this shirt but my og bleach (not diluted) didn’t work at all (it worked pretty well undiluted about two months ago) so I went and bought new bleach, diluted it halfway, then added more bleach, and still nothing. The tag says 100% cotton and the brand says Blue 84. This new bleach even has a higher chlorine content than the old one. Does anyone know how I could get this to work? Or do I have to cave and just paint it instead?

Hello everybody!

My favourite coat has been starting to show some very concerning signs of decay and I want to do my best to repair it before it is too late.

This coat is a good decade old at this point. It is made of alpaca wool and has only received surface level repairs so far, such as resewing buttons and redoing the stitching on the ends of the sleeves but I fear more drastic measures are in need here now.

I have little experience with clothing repair and have only ever done relatively simple hand stitching before but I really want to do my best to maintain this garment, however I am a bit out of my depth here and don't know what best to do and where to look to educate myself.

I'm thinking it may even be a good idea to reinforce certain parts of the coat with leather or similar to prevent it from fast decay in the future, such as by the shoulders, the elbows and the ends of the sleeves, but information about when and how to do this isn't easy to find.

Can you guys point me in the right direction in terms of what needs to be done and resources for me to look into?

Thank you!

Here are some pictures of the current state of the coat: