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With the official winter season finally behind us—and, fingers crossed, the last of the low temperatures gone—it's time to start putting away your cold-weather clothes and making room for bright, pretty spring frocks. This is the ideal opportunity to see which pieces made it through the season in good condition, and which will need repairs, tailoring, or replacement before next winter rolls around—because when that first cold snap hits in October, you don't want to be caught without a wardrobe.
If your clothing review leaves you with worn, holey sweaters that can’t be repaired, this Threadbanger tutorial by designer KColine shows you how to turn them into one new piece: a draped, color-block top that gives new life to old cotton or wool pullovers. And if all your sweaters made it through this year unscathed, try local thrift stores, your grandfather's closet, or that box of old clothes in the attic for well-loved duds that you can repurpose with only a pair of scissors and a sewing machine. You might get only a few more wears out of it before this winter says goodbye for good—but it will be the first thing you put on in the fall.
More ways to reuse fabric:
Use Selvedge Scraps for Sewing Projects
Sew a Pillowcase Dress
Sew a Recycled Sweater Quilt
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