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Instant, no-sew tunic outfit from a large scarf 570

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 I bought ten large scarves from St Luke's in London for one pound each. Not all at once, over four trips, once a week for a month.  Strangely, my most successful purchase was a plain colour scarf. Red. I wore it as a tunic for a change. A cheerful change. It is light weight for summer. A bright  cheerful outfit. I added a red turban and chunky red bracelets. Plus red sandals, from Free-step. Red turbans come in lots of styles and prices. They add a finish to an outfit. Also cover hair roots or bald patches or haircuts you don't like today. A new look. My turban with a flower front came from Ebay. Shein has several styles, colours and prices.  Angela Lansbury wearing a large plain red scarf as a tunic dress. Selfie photo. Selfie photo taken by using phone's timer. Edited by Angela on a Samsung mobile phone using the lasso. Turning a scarf into a tunic was simple.  Neckline Cut To start, you merely need a horizontal cut across the centre horizontally, in the midd...

Blue and white summer dress, worn with white jacket and accessories. Spare room scavenged and recycle outfit. 420

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  Angela in blue backgound white flower pattern summer dress outfit 419. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Blue Summer Dress The old blue summer dress was rescued or recycled, scavenged from my spare room in London, England. Lovely colour, bright blue and crisp, contrasting bright white. But I was not keen on the fabric. The style did not suit me because it had spaghetti straps and a low back. This style meant you needed a jacket, and a bra which would not show at the front, on the shoulders, at the back, a whole nuisance.  However, when packing for my Writers' Summer School, and emptying the room for an overnight visitor who is going to that event, I re-discovered the dress. I thought I would try it on. Maybe now I am thinner it will suit me again.  If not, I could cut it up. What could I do? Turn it into a pillow case? Or an apron? Or a tunic? Would I be able to divide it horizontally into a wearable skirt and top? Or cut the skirt vertically to create a wrap skirt?  The...