So what were the duds of 2015? I know pretty quickly if I’m not going to wear something and am ruthless about getting rid, especially in this post Kon-mari world. Yes I’m a Konvert and am doing The Great Big Tidy.
I made this for the Vintage pattern pledge. I’ve since decided wrap skirts aren’t for me and the fabric is a bit cheap. It went to the charity shop.
Should’ve done a full bust adjustment for this and it’s way too short. Gifted to my sister.
The changes I made to the pattern completely distorted it, leaving a top that’s too short and gapes at the back. This annoyed me the few times I wore it. It no longer lives in my wardrobe.
The African wax fabric hasn’t grown on me. Plus the straps are too far apart and it’s too tight. Never worn.
This pattern was also in my Top 5 but this linen iteration went so wrong I abandoned it. Bad fabric choice let me down here.
So all in all nothing too hideous, just items that I felt meh about the moment I put them on. Stay tuned for reflections, highlights and goals.
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Well done for donating and gifting. I KonMari’d my wardrobe a while back, but it’s hard getting rid of things you’ve personally made. I’m planning on covering a bit of KonMari in my blog later in the year.
Yes I hate waste and always make the effort to visit the charity shop. I’ve since found out Traid, a UK textile charity will collect from your home. Certain shops are accepting items like good condition underwear, socks and shoes for refugees. I’m gonna give my unworn shoes a better home. Look forward to reading about your clean up.
Oh I’d not heard about Traid, will look into that. H&M have a textile recycling scheme which accept items in any condition, I speak briefly about it in my second blog post.
I might write about Traid in a blog post, do you mind if I link your blog to say where I got the idea from?
No please do. You can find more details on Traid’s website. I think the collections are for certain areas though.
Yeah I had a look and it’s London, Surry etc. But worth mentioning even though I’m Scotland!
Yes, definitely.
Very matter of fact! I like how you’ve found a new home for everything!
Ha ha. I don’t have enough wardrobe space to keep stuff I don’t like.
I never used to like giving things I’ve made to charity shops but like you, I started being a bit more ruthless in 2015 and have found it very satisfying! I hadn’t thought of donating fabric and hand-sewn clothes to Traid – I’ll need to check and see where my nearest one is.
We’ve got a Traid recycle bin near us that I put scraps of fabric in. Unless the sewing is really shoddy or it’s half made, it goes to the charity shop. Hate the thought of it going to landfill.