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Poetic Thrift: Reshaping Shirts


  • Oakshadow Studio 33947 South Sawtell Road Molalla, OR, 97038 United States (map)
Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste.
— G.K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World

Transform oversize shirts into fashionable summer tops! This installment in my Poetic Thrift series will help you lift your thrift store finds out of storage and into your closet. You can personalize your garment with seam and collar options, fabric accents such as seam or pocket binding, sleeve and hem adornments, button or zip, loose or fitted styles. Minimal sewing experience required.

Materials to bring:

  • 3-5 shirts to reclaim

  • Sewing machine in good working order, including manual and normal attachments

  • Basic sewing kit: sharp fabric scissors, seam ripper, straight pins, etc.

  • Specialty fabric for accents

  • Any novelties such as buttons, clasps, etc. you want to use

  • Image or pattern for garment you would like to construct

COVID-19 Precautions: This class is limited to 5 participants. Appropriate precautions will be observed depending on official guidance at the time.

Poetic Thrift: Reshaping Shirts
$235.00