Show woman s world renovate your old accessories if yo you U C cant ant purchase new ones vu arlia al F FRIEND of 0 mine who operates A on a very limited clothes budget tells me that she spends very little on things such as gloves purses and belts looking at her however one finds it hard to believe what then is the secret theres no secret to it at all she goes on to explain I 1 simply make my own or renovate novate le the things I 1 have copying the new fashions faithfully you see I 1 like to buy good basic clothes and add new fashionable touches to them actually its it s a very simple matter to do this particularly it if you are a bit thrifty and fashion wise and what s more it takes less time to whip up a belt out of an old piece ot of felt or grosgrain or a bag than it does to make a dress one of the things I 1 always remember about this particular friend 0 of f mine Is that her white bags and gloves always appear immaculate even in the warmest sultriest sul triest wea weather ther her t trick ck well she explains 1 I have one inexpensive pouch bag for which there are three or tour four covers I 1 make these at home they take less than half an hour to sew together and then I 1 a always have a fresh one to slip over the bag itself this might suggest that you could mke make a slipover covers for some of your other bags as the material or le leather ther on them becomes too frayed t to 0 look attractive use contrasting colored woolens tor for example and have both gloves and bag to match bags may be remodeled in different ways in addition to sewing different kind of covers for the bags there are other ways of freshening th them em it if you have a basically good ba bag g 9 save on en your clot clothing bing budget i in which the leather or fabric is not worn then it may need just a little repairing to make it perfect again linings have a way of wearing out but these usually are easily replaced select a good type of fabric one that is dark but matching to the outer covering one that is closely woven and will not snag easily its it s easy to change coin purses and mirrors when linings and zippers are changed they add a note of freshness to the bag perhaps you are one of those lucky women who have a good bag with the material worn and shabby if the frame Is good save it and discard the rest then cut new material to fit the frame using canvas or buckram and lighter fabric for lining stitch these together before attaching them to the frame add a smart new touch to the bag with bright new initials pin or flowers and you win will have an entirely new bag belts add much to your costume have you been watching the latest fashions one of the most important style notes Is the belt they may be wide or narrow but they are definitely planned to give glamour to the costume sometimes it is wise vise to have several differ different c nt belts tor for a dress to give it different moods or perhaps a dress you now have lacks that ova 0 00 a 0 by maing own accessories certain finishing touch because the belt somehow just does not go with it or do anything for it some dresses are better with color tul belts that tie and swoop others are still better if they have belts that buckle either wide or narrow depending upon the effect you want to create old belts particularly old leather belts can be recovered with decorative fabrics to match your dress or it if you have material from which the dress was made consider making a belt from it by covering a strip of buckram its also possible to make the most of your belts by changing buckles on them look over old buckles first and then investigate the possibilities at the stores items such as this are inexpensive but often mean the difference between success and failure in your clothes gloves are becoming increasingly important in the wardrobe and there is much a woman can do to make them outstanding just by little sewing tricks AU all manner and means of trimmings may be sewed on the cuffs of worn woin gloves of fabric to make them new and fashionable much is being made of puffs at the wrists of gloves if for example you have taffeta trimming on your dress you might buy extra taffeta and trim the cuffs of your gloves with it small pins and ornaments also may be used |