4 Quick & Easy Thrift Flip Ideas For Your Old or Unworn Clothes
This tutorial is perfect for you if you’re into thrifting like me! I’ll show you four awesome thrift flip ideas. I’m going to show you how to take existing pieces and give them a remarkable makeover, making them a little more exciting and trendy!
Also, some of my thrift flipping ideas actually do not include any sewing, which makes them really great for beginners. Shall we start thrift flipping?
Tools and materials:
- Sweatshirt
- Jeans
- Elastic
- Tie dye
- Bucket
- Black dye
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Matching thread
- Turtleneck top
- Bleach
- Cling wrap
- Ruler
- Tank top
- Midi dress
- Safety pin
Thrift flip idea 1: tie-dye sweatshirt
The first thing I’m going to transform is this plain white sweatshirt.
I decided to tie-dye it and give it a burst of color. Start by tying sections of the sweatshirt with elastic.
Tip: Place clingwrap on your floor or working area to avoid mess.
Next, drizzle some dye onto the sweatshirt. Here, I went for a bright pink and orange.
Flip the sweatshirt over and repeat the tie-dying process.
Remove the elastic and pour some water in areas where the color needs to blend more. Then, throw the sweatshirt in the wash.
Tip: These colors are intense, so I washed the jumper straight after applying the dye. You can do the same if you’re using vibrant, rich colors.
Once the jumper has dried, you can consider cropping it for a nicer silhouette. You don’t need to hem the bottom if the sweatshirt is made from a jersey-type material.
Here’s the sweatshirt now! Pretty rad, right? I love this quick and create thrift flip idea.
Thrift flip idea 2: re-dying jeans
This is a quick and easy one! I had these jeans for a long time, and they faded to grey over time.
Instead of discarding these, I got some black dye and immersed the jeans into a bucket filled with water and dye. I left them there for a couple of hours and…
Now they’re as good as new! It’s a very subtle transformation, but it saved me some money from investing in a new pair!
Thrift flip idea 3: two-piece top
The next idea is to give this black turtleneck top a makeover!
Crop the top super short, as shown.
Then, turn the top inside out and hem the bottom with a rolled hem.
Using a top I already own as a reference, I’m cutting the excess fabric to the right size and straightening the top.
Sew the open sides together, right sides facing. Also, hem the raw edge.
Cut out two strips with the remaining fabric to create some lovely straps.
Fold each strip in half and sew along the edge with a zigzag stitch.
Next, flip the straps right sides out using a safety pin.
Lastly, attach the straps to the top.
Here’s my new two-piece top! What an easy and incredible thrift flip.
Thrift flip idea 4: reverse tie-dye
We’ve reached the last flip for this tutorial with this little black dress.
Cut the dress in half so there's a top and bottom.
Flip the top part inside out and do a rolled hem at the bottom.
Tie the top into knots using elastic.
Then, soak the top with water.
I was a little impatient and poured the bleach on straight away. I think it’s better to pour some bleach into the water first and then pour it on your clothing item. When done, be sure to wash the top afterward.
Next, cut the neckline to sit lower and have a square cut.
Fold half the square cut to make the other side symmetrical when cutting.
Hem the neckline with a rolled hem.
Here are the wonderful results! So groovy and definitely trendy!
Thrift flip ideas
I hope you enjoyed all these thrift flip ideas. Thrift flipping is super fun and really makes for wonderful transformations. Thanks for joining me on this quick and easy tutorial on how to thrift flip. Good luck!
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