Once there was a small tunic, that didn´t fit anymore….
I cut it up in the middle of the front, add a collar in the same color on, embellished with a precious piece of vintage velvet-ribbon and removed the sleeves. It looks much better now.
Then I sewed a matching trouser from antique sacking.
The button on the front is something special:
I bought it from an elderly lady, which is a gifted wood turner. She also makes buttons from wood, afflicted by wood worms. After the worms had turned into beetles and flown out, she cuts the wood and fills their remaining channels with metal.
The worm-patterns are fantastic.
I think, the wood worms would be astonished, if they knew, they´re artists now!