It’s time to wear shawls, capes and scarves again. Wonderful to hide your face in warm, soft materials. Protect yourself from the cold and look a bit sylish at the same time. Let’s see how to do that pre loved!
Welcome to The Thrifty Six. We are a group of international fashion influencers who meet once a month in our little space on the internet to share our thrifty outfits. On the third Monday of every month, we will all share an outfit based on a theme that features pre loved wardrobe pieces. Shopping and reselling pre loved clothing is so much better for the environment and you can find some of the best fashions in thrift or charity shops. The Thrifty Six are here to inspire you to shop second hand.
And this is my handmade scarf
Shawls, scarves and capes are not for me. I think a cape is a beautifully elegant piece of clothing but I have no idea how and on what to wear it, and I only wear scarves when it is really cold. When it’s cold, I always wear a scarf over my mouth to protect my lungs when I go cycling. But the idea of wearing a second-hand scarf over my mouth really bothers me.
So I’m skipping school a bit and wearing a selfmade scarf here. Years ago I picked up the idea of crocheting. Just a rectangular piece, the same stitch that were all my talents when it came to crocheting, but I found it very relaxing. And so this scarf came out. Wonderfully warm! That, btw, was the only thing I crocheted, I was bored with it at some point….
Shawls, capes and scarves on my blogger friends
Emma of Style Splash
Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style
Scarves are something I only started having fun with once I retired. And my crew took the prompt and decided to showcase different ways to layer these magical pieces of fabric. I created a necklace from 3 thrifted scarves which I shaped into flowers (but that’s hard …
Jane of preloved_vintage_handmade
The T6 theme for November is “Shawls, Capes & Scarves”, an ideal opportunity to show off my genuine 1960’s hand-crocheted cape.
Although bought separately, it’s a perfect match for my hand-crocheted baker-boy cap; they’re like a set that sadly lost each other many years ago…
I’m bringing them together along with a genuine 1960s ‘Go-Go’ dress and pastel pink leather ‘Go-Go’ boots to create this extremely stylised look.
Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge
I love any kind of topper piece and scarves are my jam so I appreciated this month’s thrifty theme very much. I paired a preloved cape-like jacket (not a cape because it has sleeves) with an old thrifted scarf over a black secondhand dress for a rich color blocked budget friendly fall outfit.
Sally of Within a World of My Own
Fabulous choices my friends! You are all such a inspiration! Thanks and until next month.
What a lovely round-up, Nancy!
I love your scarf – mine are all thrifted, I must say – but I’m loving capes even more, so Emma’s and Jane’s outfits are my favourites! xxx
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Thanks Ann!
I do love your look Nancy! The scarf adds the perfect amount of coziness!
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Thank you Kathrine!
Hey, you actually finished the project – a lot of people experiment with something and don’t actually finish what they started 🙂 The striped design gives it some pizzazz.
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Yes that’s true! Thanks Sally.
Wonderful! I love Jane and Emma’s capes! I’m a cape fan – I have 3-4 of them.
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Thanks Sheila.
I am with you on the capes, Nancy! I think they look amazing on others, but I feel like I’m wearing my mom’s clothes. I can’t believe you stopped at only one scarf! I have made so many…no idea of how many at all!
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Perhaps I will start again with crocheting, it was fun.
Nancy, I love that you made your scarf! I have never learned how to knit or crochet but sort of wish I had. Actually, I need to just make some raggy scarves for myself. The colors of your outfit are so pretty. I love the soft pinks and grays for a cozy cold weather look!
Shelbee
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Yes I am a fan of grey with soft pink. I think I will start with croching, is that a word?, again!
Your scarf was a perfect choice for the challenge. It is not retail so it works! I love how warm it looks. I only tried crochet once and gave up!
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Thanks Mireille. Yes me too, but I think I will start again!
I love your scarf! It’s very satisfying to make something yourself!
Emma xxx
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It actually is! Thanks Emma!