I've been searching the MSE forums for a while, for a dedicated thread dealing with the sewing side of upcycling - altering, re-sizing, customising, making over and re-using/recycling old clothes (a bit like the Shabby Chic thread but geared to sewing, and clothes in particular) as it would be fun to swap ideas and see how other people have altered things beyond all recognition, customised them, made them fit or brought them up to date (I am doing a LOT of this at the moment - see below - and would really enjoy such a thread) Hopefully it could also take in accessories like belts, shoes, jewellery etc.