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so as you guys we know I do kind of a

lot of four things that is kind of the

entire premise for my personality on the

Internet and when you're 15 things and

not everything fits perfectly on the

first try because you bought it for like

five dollars and technically a

hand-me-down from like some 40 year old

lady named Sharon so today we're gonna

be doing a little thrift flippin because

my ultra pile is getting a little bit

out of hand I've been procrastinating it

for a couple months now like I do with

everything in my life speaking of I have

like two essays due this week and I'm

recording this video instead great life

choices Ashley first up we have these

jeans which are straight out of the

2000s they are by Polo Ralph Lauren

which after about a year now I can

finally pronounce right on the first try

these are currently god forbid a

low-rise jean I was actually kind of

surprised I don't hate these when I

tried them on they're very like Amanda

steel edgy 2000s [ __ ] but that's not

really me and on an everyday basis I

need some coverage on my food baby so

you're gonna alter these to make them

high-waisted the battle plan here is to

first just put in some darts so that

they set a little bit higher around my

waist I don't have a sewing machine so

I'm gonna do this by hand but if you

have a sewing machine obviously use that

because it's so much easier I might also

end up cutting the hem so they're a

little bit shorter I'm gonna try them on

after I put the darts in to see where

they hit I feel like it might be at a

little bit of an awkward length but we

shall see alright so I started by trying

on the jeans and pinching them at the

back to figure out how much I wanted to

tighten the waist which ended up being

around two inches I wanted to put the

darts as close to being centered over

the ass cheeks as possible so they just

fit in the most flattering way but this

huge logo tag thing was in the way so I

ripped it off a part of the way I also

don't own a seam ripper because I'm poor

so I just used some small scissors which

worked just as well next I measured out

my darts which were around a half-inch

each and then use some blue thread which

honestly doesn't really match the color

of my jeans at all but let's ignore that

fact nobody will see it and I sewed in

little triangles that taper down I

started by sewing a shorter triangle but

the but ended up coming out a little

bulbous and like wrinkly so I went back

and took down some of that excess fabric

with a longer dart that goes all the way

down to the pocket once I was happy with

the darts I took some heavy-duty thread

that matched the stitching on the jeans

and reattached the logo which also

helped cover up the dart and disguise my

honestly subpar sewing skills

I tried them on and the waste looked

good but the hem hit me at a little bit

of a weird length and I wasn't a fan of

this kind of cheesy distressed look so

I'm marking where I wanted the jeans to

end with a safety pin and cut a straight

line across at that point to make sure

the legs were even I just took that

scrap that I'd cut off the first leg

lined it up with the second leg like a

template and cut across I roughed up the

edge just a little bit so I wouldn't

look like I just cut across it with

scissors but it'll start to look more

natural and distressed as I continue to

wear them and this is how they turned

out they're definitely a little bit out

there a little bit more of a statement

than I usually go but I'm really happy

with how they turned out they're a bit

more light and spree and I think they're

gonna pair really well with all of my

tighter crop tops so it balances out

gives a little more volume at the bottom

next up we have this dress which i think

is so gorgeous I'm gonna say it reminds

me so much of something from Reformation

it is properly mended and it's just a

picnic [ __ ] dream I really love the

silhouette and the length of this dress

so I'm not gonna be changing too much

but the one big thing I want to change

about it is that the waist is a little

bit loose so instead of just putting

normal darts at the side I bought a

really interesting thing to do with this

what to be actually take the buttons and

kind of do this asymmetrical button

front thing I know it makes no sense

what I'm explaining it but hopefully

I'll be able to show you guys and

they're trying to clip what I'm thinking

of and I think this is gonna be such a

good way to make it not only fit me a

lot better but also give it a really

unique kind of like modern twist on

vintage silhouette I started by trying

on the dress and folding it over however

much I wanted so it fit my waist well

and I marked that spot with a safety pin

my original plan was to just sew these

two points together but I realized that

since the dress doesn't have a zipper I

wouldn't be able to get it on so instead

I got these little snap closures from

Joanne's and I'm sewing on one where the

safety pin was and one as close as I can

to the button area that way I can slip

the dress on and then snap those two

things together in order to cinch the

waist now this DIY I didn't turn out

perfectly as you can see it is still

like a little bit of wrinkly and awkward

around with the seam is I think overall

the fit is still a lot better than the

original one and I do really like the

diagonal design I am planning on buying

a sewing machine sometime this summer

after I move into my new apartment so I

might eventually come back and sew

everything into place permanently and

put in a little side zipper or something

so everything is a little bit more

professional and less kind of janky next

up we have this t-shirt which

it's not technically thrifted but we're

gonna ignore that for the title of this

video I actually got this a couple years

ago at Zara I really love the fabric

it's super soft and I think it fits

pretty well at the shoulders but it has

this mock neckline which I think was

trendy back then but it's a little bit

outdated / revered now it's a little bit

like Steve Jobs on his day off so my

plan is to first cut off this mock neck

and create a bra hem crew neck instead

and then to pizzaz it up a little bit

because it's just a super plain grey I

also I also bought these embroidery

threads and an embroidery hoop from

Joanne's I think total this cost me like

three dollars because I use that 40% off

coupon I think of an embroidered just a

couple Springs that will have endure

because I'm not a particularly skilled

embroider so I feel like that's easy

enough but it's also kind of like human

esthetics I don't know if we're doing

this t-shirt was pretty straightforward

I started out by googling a photo of

lavender embroidery - coffee because I'm

unoriginal like that and sketched out a

vague idea of where I want the stem to

go I know it doesn't look like much

right now but I promise it'll kind of

get better I split the embroidery spread

and use three strands at a time - so the

stems in green and then I added little

flower petals I also took some darker

purple and added little dots for the

tips of the flowers I'm not really sure

what these dolts are supposed to be like

botanically but I think they add a

little bit more dimension to finish off

the design I cut two short pieces of

embroidery thread tied a knot at one end

poke them through the fabric and then

tie them together in a bow which added a

nice little 3d effect to the whole

design and here is the finished shirt my

embroidery definitely wasn't perfect but

I think it came out pretty cute

I haven't invented anything in like

three years but it was really

therapeutic and it only took me like 20

minutes the design was super simple but

if I were to do this design again I'd

probably want to do it on a white

t-shirt just the design stands out a

little bit more I feel like the detail

does get a little bit lost in the

heather texture of this t-shirt next up

we have this dress which is the most

gorgeous freakin thing I've ever

thrifted I'm slightly mad because I have

nowhere fancy enough to actually wear

this please like propose to me so I can

wear this to my own wedding thank you

overall the fit is pretty good on this

anything silky I feel it just does

things to your curves it hugs those

curves like nobody's business but the

main thing about this is that the straps

are really really long if I let this

just hang out

Jews will publicly be out and about so

this is the meet of really simple fix

I planned is that I'm just gonna

carefully seamer the straps off the back

trim them down a little bit and then

reattach them and I might also try to

attach them a little bit farther away so

it gives me a little bit of a wider

neckline and kind of opens up the

decolletage a little bit after I did the

first one I just folded the dress over

to make sure everything was even and

repeated that process on the other side

and that is it this riff flip was

outrageously simple but I'm really happy

with how it turned out

shortening the straps allowed me to wear

a strapless bra without it showing and

it also raised the waistline to more of

a babydoll silhouette which i think is a

lot more flattering and gives me some

good vintage vibes I did actually end up

getting to wear this dress and my

friends and my tog rafi project that I

was acting in shortly before returning

it to the back of my closet where it

will wait until I get married in like

never okay that is all I have for you

guys today i am recording this before i

actually did the three flips so i'm

hoping that they turned out well if any

of them were a complete fail i apologize

in advance

thank you so much for watching as always

that i'll see you guys next week bye

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
procrastinating /proʊˌkræstɪˈneɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
ultra /ˈʌltrə/ B1	adjective - extreme; beyond the usual.
pile /paɪl/ A2	noun - a heap or stack of things.
flattering /ˈflætərɪŋ/ B1	adjective - making someone or something look attractive.
darts /dɑːrts/ A2	noun - small, triangular folds of fabric used to shape clothing.
awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ B1	adjective - causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
ripped /rɪpt/ A2	verb - to tear or pull something apart.
seam /siːm/ A2	noun - the line where two pieces of fabric are joined together.
scissors /ˈsɪzərz/ A2	noun - an instrument for cutting.
template /ˈtempleɪt/ B1	noun - a pattern or guide used to create something.
distressed /dɪˈstrest/ B1	adjective - worn or damaged to look fashionable.
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈet/ B2	noun - the outline of something seen against a light background.
asymmetrical /ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkəl/ C1	adjective - not symmetrical.
cinch /sɪntʃ/ B1	verb - to make narrow at the waist.
janky /ˈdʒæŋki/ B1	adjective - unreliable or of poor quality.
embroidery /ɪmˈbrɔːdəri/ B1	noun - the art or process of decorating fabric with needlework.
therapeutic /ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk/ B2	adjective - having a healing effect.

Key Grammar Structures

• so as you guys we know I do kind of a lot of four things that is kind of the entire premise for my personality on the Internet

  ➔ Relative Clause (Non-defining)

  ➔ The phrase "that is kind of the entire premise" is a non-defining relative clause, providing extra information about the main clause.

• I've been procrastinating it for a couple months now like I do with everything in my life

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been procrastinating it" uses the present perfect continuous to emphasize an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• speaking of I have like two essays due this week and I'm recording this video instead

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ "Speaking of" is followed by a gerund (procrastinating), which is a common structure to introduce a related topic.

• these are currently god forbid a low-rise jean

  ➔ Interjection in Sentence

  ➔ "God forbid" is an interjection used to express strong disapproval or surprise.

• I might also end up cutting the hem so they're a little bit shorter

  ➔ Modal Verb (Might)

  ➔ "Might" is used to express a possibility or uncertainty about a future action.

• I wanted to put the darts as close to being centered over the ass cheeks as possible

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Purpose

  ➔ "As possible" is part of an adverbial clause of purpose, indicating the goal of the action.

• I'm planning on buying a sewing machine sometime this summer

  ➔ Future Intention with 'be going to'

  ➔ "I'm planning on buying" uses 'be going to' to express a future intention based on present plans.

• I think the detail does get a little bit lost in the heather texture of this t-shirt

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "Does get lost" is in the passive voice, emphasizing the action rather than the doer.