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Making a Man’s Suit into a Woman’s Suit

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Making a Man’s Suit into a Woman’s Suit

Vintage Crafts and More - Using a man's suit to make a woman's suitEveryone is talking about recycling cans, paper and bottles, but have you ever thought about recycling your clothes. Specifically changing a man’s suit into a woman’s suit, well that’s what we’re talking about today.

This isn’t a new idea, in fact, the chapter I’m sharing is from a sewing book published in 1943.  Another time in our history when people were looking for ways to recycle what they had. There was rationing and everyone wanted to do their part during World War II to help the nation.

Maybe nowadays we can easily find a suit in any store close by, but there’s been a turn back to a simpler, less consumptive lifestyle and that’s a good thing.

Many of us are finding great bargains at our local Goodwill or Salvation Army thrift store. A perfect place to find a fashionable man’s suit to use with this project. You may find it made in a wonderful fabric that just isn’t available in a ready made woman’s suit.

Sewing Book – Repeat Performance Chapter

This chapter in the sewing book is called Repeat Performance. A very suitable name for remaking a man’s suit. They do suggest using commercial pattern pieces to put your suit together. Illustrations of two different pattern layouts are shown with the instructions.

This is a great starting point to begin coming up with more ideas for clothing recycling projects.

PDF File Download

The file has 6 pages of instructions and illustrations taken directly from the 1940’s sewing book.

Vintage Crafts and More - Instructions for recycling a man's suit into a woman's suit

Making a Man’s Suit into a Woman’s Suit

The pattern is in PDF format so to read it you’ll need the Adobe Reader software on your computer. Most computers come with it, but it is free and can be found here.

Download Instructions: Right-Click the link and select either “save target as” or “save link as” depending on what browser you are using or simply click on it and save or print.

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