DIY PROJECT: SEWING A LACE TABLECLOTH ONTO A SKIRT

Hello lovely readers! How have you been? I've been doing alright, a bit sleep deprived and exhausted  at times but on overall not too bad. I can't complain. I feel like you can't really complain when you get to live on most beautiful island on the world (that would be HVAR), even in these crazy times. It just doesn't sound right, does it? Anyhow, today I'm showing you a simple hiking outfit that is all about this vintage DIY lace skirt. I do like a bit of lace detailing on my skirts as you might know (here), so let's see what you need for this super easy DIY project.

HOW TO MAKE A DIY  LACE SKIRT WITH THINGS YOU HAVE AT HOME? 

Today I'm wearing a skirt that I 'accessorized' myself eight years ago.  I figure it is a good thing to post about with coronavirus putting a stop to shopping and making many want to alter, DIY, upycle and recycle their clothing items. To this day, this was one of the easiest DIY projects I have ever done and it's really effective. It is so easy a child could do it and it requires only the most basic of sewing skills. Basically what you do is you find a  crochet lace tablecloth you no longer need or use (you can also thrift one) and then you sew it onto a skirt. I'm assuming that most of you probably have a vintage crochet lace tablecloth at home- at least if you're were I'm from. A nice way to make it pop out is to choose a skirt in a contrasting colour. So, if your crochet lace tablecloth is white, opt for a darker skirt to make it stand out more. This navy skirt is vintage. It used to belong to my mother, I believe. Understandingly, I wasn't happy when I accidentally burned it with an iron. However, I managed to find an amazingly simple solution for it. I sewed a lace tablecloth (also vintage) onto the front part to cover for the burn marks. It only took a few stitches to hold it in place. The best part of this DIY is that  it is reversible. The tablecloth wasn't damaged. When I get bored of wearing it like this, I can easily remove it. Suffice to say, I'm quite happy with this solution. You can see me wearing this skirt as early as December 2012. I don't have a tutorial for this skirt because I made it a long time ago but you can see it up close in some of my previous posts: 

PREVIOUSLY WORN HERE

PREVIOUSLY WORN HERE

HIKING IN CORONAVIRUS TIMES

I did wear a mask (we have finally been able to buy a few of them) but I took it off for photographs. I'm not sure should I be wearing one for hiking in nature where there aren't any other humans in sight, especially since I haven't seen a soul on our walk. However, I want to be responsible so I usually wear one when I go out.  Not that I go out much. My husband has been generous and took on grocery shopping onto himself. I'm on immune suppressant medicine so I'm more vulnerable to any kind of infection. Anyhow, this island isn't densely populating and most people are (just like us) staying in most of the time. With the regulations not allowing visits to the islands, we should be relative safe. What else can I say? This seemed a good hiking outfit. I also wore a tartan blazer I took off soon enough as it was really hot that day. 

THE STORY OF MY OUTFIT

THE TARTAN BLAZER- I devoted an entire post to this tartan blazer. Enough said.

THE BLUE SHIRT- purchased in February in Mana. You've seen it here and you'll be seeing it a lot. 

THE NAVY SKIRT- I already linked it up above so....

THE WHITE SNEAKERS- you can see how I styled these sneakers in the past with jeans here, with a dress here, with blue jeans and a blazer here,  with burned orange jeans here and with an all sporty styling here and with ripped jeans here. 

Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Isn't Jelsa so beautiful? Have a nice day. Take care and stay safe.