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A METHOD FOR MODULATING AN ETHNO KNIT INTO A WRAPPED CARDIGAN
a method for remaking a suit jacket and matching pants into a new combo a >SELF_PASSAGE< method
A 3%,&?0!33!'% METHOD
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copyleft by >wronsov< Oct 2007
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1. take an old suit jacket.
2. take a pair of matching pants, cut off legs just under the waist line.
3. unstitch side pockets and cut off arms just above the shoulder seam.
4. take out the shoulder padding.
5. put the legs as sleeves, start pinning at top and bottom seams of the armhole.
6. make seam straight at front., let a part of the pocket still be seen.
7. pull together excess fabric into pleats close on top of the shoulder. attach the new sleeves.
9.cut out a part of the front.
10. make channels in the back to create a slim fit. move front buttons to fine adjust.
COPYLEFT BY WRONSOV &EB TAKE YOUR BIG OLD KNITTED SWEATER
CUT UP THE FRONT CUT UP A BIG HOLE AT THE NECK AND CUT OFF THE LOWER EDGE
FOLD UP THE LOWER EDGE AND MAKE A HEM
PIN THE LOW CUT OFF TO THE ENLARGED NECK HOLE START PINNING AT THE MIDDLE BY THE SPINE TO MAKE IT EVEN AT BOTH ENDS
ATTACH WITH A SEAM
8. make the sleeves slimmer.
SO IT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS
FOLD INWARDS THE OVER THE SEAM YOU JUST MADE AND SEW THE EDGE ON TOP OF OLD SEAM
FOLD THE FRONT SIDES SO THEY MEET THE FRONT EDGES OF THE NECK IMPROVISE A SEAM
11. your new silhouette - your new self.
HOLD THE KNIT WRAP TOGETHER WITH A BIG SAFETY PIN
IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS NOW WRAP UP IN REMADE ETHNIC AUTHENTICITY
The ReForm manuals are step-by-step PDF cookbooks and part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;recyclopediaâ&#x20AC;?, a Copyleft library of recycling methods.
GonzĂĄlezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; method is collective and every workshop forms its own small fashion scene, encouraging participants to share their curiosity, materials and skills. How would this hacking method work in a more distributed way, when amateurs experiment alone at home? This was the first idea I explored when starting this research as I began to make simple ReForm manuals to help others remake their old garments.
reform projects and the abstract accessories Before I had even started my research I created manuals of how to resew old clothes into new forms, reforming them or upgrading them. Like cookbooks these manuals were intended to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;instructablesâ&#x20AC;? and step-by-step tutorials of how to update the garments that were dying in the back of the dark wardrobe. I photographed every step in the process, inserted notations, and made printable PDF document of them that could easily be spread over the Internet. This library of documented methods on my website grew over time to form a â&#x20AC;&#x153;recyclopediaâ&#x20AC;? of copyleft manuals, ready to be downloaded and printed for anyone interested in resewing their clothes. Each manual is about reforming one garment into a new one, or combining parts of two garments into one (or two). Most material comes from my own wardrobe, but some are acquired at second-hand stores. The methods are deliberately made
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