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Remade Reloved by Marie upcycling fabric, especially wedding dresses, saving old sewing machines!

13/10/2026

yeah, i don't know how you say shein. I've never ordered from there before. but I have had this idea for a dress in my mind for a long time, possibly about 2 years and I've had the fabric sitting around for about 8 months.

but what is stopping me is the fact that I don't know what shape the top needs to be to make a cowl neck. i don't know where to start, and i don't want to cut into the fabric until I'm sure.

so when I saw this on vinted the other day for less than the price of a pattern (as i say, i don't like sewing from patterns i find it very difficult) I thought it was worth a go to take it apart and just see how the top of it is shaped. at the very least, it might unblock my sewers block. it won't be a direct copy at all, I'm planning to make the skirt much fuller, my dress will be a bigger size and it'll be more adjustable. once I'm finished with the shein dress, I'll either put it back together or I'll make it into something else.

you don't get to see the end result yet because it's probably going to be a while before I've actually made it sorry - I know that's not how social media is supposed to work, I'm supposed to give you a video of a nicely made final product but that's not how I work.

anyway, this video was made and ready to go so I thought I'd post this instead without the ending.

I realised i didn't post these from the recent styled shoot i arranged at Solton Manor Estate | Wedding Venue Kent! This...
30/09/2026

I realised i didn't post these from the recent styled shoot i arranged at Solton Manor Estate | Wedding Venue Kent!

This is the dress i bought from Vinted at less than £20 - a beautiful 1990s wedding dress which was made for cavorting around in a field. Modelled beautifully by Amber.

Organiser/photographer: studiomarieuk
Lead photographer: UK Photographer ✨
Venue: Solton Manor Estate | Wedding Venue Kent
Models: amber🌺
Dresses: Remade Reloved by Marie
Robes: Artisan Bride Limited
Make Up: Lara James
Accessories: Artisan Bride Limited
Hair: BRIDAL MAKE UP & HAIR ARTIST | MAIDSTONE KENT | JADE SHONA

08/09/2026

throwback to this unbelievable wedding dress transformation!

i picked up this dress from someone on Facebook who was moving house and didn't want to take her wedding dress with her.

as you can see it had probably over 30 years of accumulated stains on it. it hadn't been stored properly so those stains had really had a chance to set in. I really picked it up just for the challenge to be honest to see if I could get it clean. I kind of wish I had kept hold of it now, but this was before I had really considered using vintage wedding dresses in my photography and I felt that it was too nice to upcycle. so I sold it on as i needed the space.

but at least i do have this video to remind me of how I actually did manage to save it and give it a second life!

06/09/2026

Watch to the end to see what I did with this 1990s vintage wedding dress!

OK spoiler alert - aside from cleaning it I have actually done nothing to it. I was going to steam it, carry out any repairs and build a photoshoot around it but before i could do that, the heavens opened on my recent styled bridal shoot I arranged at the beautiful solton manor near dover and we couldnt risk any of the dresses which had been kindly lent to us by Belle Brides of Rochester so I quickly went home to pick up this dress, knowing that as i had managed to get the 30 year old stains out, fresh mud and dirt wouldnt cause me too many issues.

as you can see the dress fitted our lovely model like a glove, and as you can tell she absolutely loved swishing around this beautiful Manor in this dress like a vintage disney princess. 

Im in love with this dress and i can't believe it only cost me £20 inc shipping and fees on Vinted. 

It still needs some more love and repair as i didnt expect to be using it this soon- but without this dress, i couldnt have got these images, so clearly things happen for a reason!

amazing team: 

photos by me: 
Organiser/photographer:
dress:
Venue:
Model:
Make Up:
Accessories:
Hair: .shona

25/08/2026

i paid £10 whole English pounds for this piece of social history by the way!
i might have a 1940s wedding dress made from a world war 2 parachute… but do i?

when i bought this dress it came wrapped in newspapers from august 1945, right at the end of ww2. the auction listing said it was made from parachute silk, but i have my doubts.
the silk is absolutely beautiful, the dress has been made very cleverly with very little waste.
But is it actually parachute silk? or have i just fallen for a really good story?!

if you know anything about this, please tell me what you think because i am DYING to know.
either way, it's one of my favourite pieces in my collection and it's definitely not going anywhere.

15/08/2026

I thought that it was time to show you around my collections. I have lots of collections. I have vintage dresses, wedding dresses, vintage wedding dresses (!) sewing machines, other sewing bits and bobs and collectibles, and my own handmade dresses so this could really take a while!
The first one I want to show you is one of my absolute favourites - this is my Laura Ashley vintage Bo Peep dress from the early '80s - I've posted about it a few times but the more i use it, the more i love it. it turns out it's incredibly rare and sought after and i had no idea - i just happened to see a bit of this glorious fabric sticking out of a clothing rail at a second hand sale and you bet i grabbed it so fast because it was gorgeous! i will never find another bargain as great as this one. i had heard of Laura Ashley of course but i had no idea her dresses were so well made and how sought after they are. well i do now.

this dress has had two outings recently, one the photos on this post with the lovely Katie Burden (.model.portfolio on IG) and the other which I'm still editing which includes a horse. more to come on that later :)

My photography account is if you're interested!

this dress is just so stunning considering it's probably around 45 years old, it's in stunning condition.

Recently i went out to do a portfolio building shoot with new model .model on this lovely sunny evening down at the beac...
06/08/2026

Recently i went out to do a portfolio building shoot with new model .model on this lovely sunny evening down at the beach.

She was wearing my handmade soft corset top with a lace up back which was made from an old curtain. This top was only ever meant to be a practice to learn how to make this style of corset but it actually came out well so i decided to use it. the skirt used to be a dress but i didn't like the top so i took it off, and bound the waistline in bias tape for a really quick and easy change. I think this outfit works surprisingly well at the beach because of the soft cream and yellow tones.

Photos by me of course Studio Marie



Are you looking for the perfect vintage wedding dress? I need to make room, so I'm looking to rehome this stunning vinta...
02/08/2026

Are you looking for the perfect vintage wedding dress?

I need to make room, so I'm looking to rehome this stunning vintage 1960s all over lace wedding dress in a classic A line silhouette. The back of the dress is truly stunning with a tiered lace train.

This dress is absolutely gorgeous and has been cleaned and repaired, ready for a bride to make it part of her story.

There are some minor imperfections but as it's over 60 years old and a true vintage dress, it just shows it's had a previous life! I took on this dress from a lady who has been happily married but she needed to downsize and hence find a new home for her beautiful dress.

I'm looking to part with it for £100 to reflect the work that has been put into it to clean and repair it.

The dress would suit size 8-10 with height around 5ft5 or below. I can take full measurements if necessary. Happy to post if costs covered or you can collect from me.

Styled shoot:
Organiser/photographer: Studio Marie
Lead photographer:
Venue: Solton Manor | Wedding Venue Kent
Models: amber🌺
Dresses: Remade Reloved by Marie
Robes: Artisan Bride Limited
Make Up: Lara James
Accessories: Sarah Mcintyre
Flowers: Events In Bloom | Artificial Wedding Florist Kent

28/07/2026

So it is reduce, reuse and recycle week on the Great British sewing bee and some of us have been doing that for years! but it's not always immediately obvious where you could go to find great options for upcycling. so I've gathered some of my finds together to show you five places where you might be able to look for fabric or garment suitable for upcycling. this is not an exhaustive list And you won't always be able to find exactly what you want, but I have found that committing to using upcycled or second-hand fabrics. whatever I can has made me far more of a creative problem solving sewer than I would have been otherwise!

I'd love to know in the comments what was your best upcycled or secondhand fabric find, whether you are a beginner sewer or you've been sewing for years!

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