Help with customising clothing.......?
I've always wanted to try customising some old clothes, to give them a new lease of life (especially these days, when money's more tight)
I've been looking around in charity shops - I've actually quite enjoyed it! I'd like to buy some things, though I feel some customising is in order.
For one - I've found a green shift dress, with very little in the way of detail. It's very plain. There's a little embroidery around the neckline, depicting vines & leaves. That's about it. Does anyone have any ideas how I might tweak it, to make it more appealing?
There are others, though I am a complete beginner to this, so I don't really know where to begin. Any help will be useful.
Anyone who could shed some light, please do - it would be much appreciated 
Try a contrasting colored bow around the middle, or finding a thread that matches the embroidery around the collar and accentuate the hemline at the bottom. Also, you could sew some buttons down the middle. Or.... um, I'm running out of ideas, maybe a belt or add a little something to the sleeves (if it has any!)
Help me out? 
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