Old Project: Boleros

I love wearing boleros they are beautiful and so good to wear over a strap or tank top or whatever. Well they are also easy to make from upcycling. either take an old plain T shirt or get a new cheap one from somewhere like Primark. chop it to just below the desired length ( remember you can always chop off more).  I had 2 cm seam allowance. Then chop down the centre  of the front of the T shirt. then hem I like to flip out the top at the collar but you can do it however you want. I used purple ribbon and buttons for this one because it was for a friend who liked those colours and style  But you can do pretty much anything. The best part is if you have lost weight or gained it and have some old T shirts of your other size around they are pretty good at fitting a few sizes up or down.

Adding beading means you can't tumble dry them but it really looks pretty.