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A New Life For A Nursing Tank Top

April 3, 2011 By Frugal Babe

Last summer, a friend gave me a bag of maternity clothes.  The bag also had a couple of nursing tops, including a Bravado nursing tank top.  The top was in great shape, except that one of the closures was broken, so the flap wouldn’t stay closed.  It turns out that those tank tops retail for $50, so I figured it was worth trying to fix it.  I called the company to see if I could buy a new clasp, but they said they couldn’t do that.

So yesterday, I stopped at Goodwill and browsed through their tank top section to see if I could find a shirt with a clasp I could use.  I found this, for a dollar:

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You can see the little clasps where the straps connect to the shirt – they unhook easily, and are already mounted on brown straps, which are the same color as the straps on the nursing tank.

Here’s the nursing tank top before I fixed it:

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The closure on the left is fine, but the one on the right is missing the bottom part of the clasp.  So last night I removed the top part of the broken clasp, cut one of the straps off the Goodwill tank top, and used it to make a new closure for the nursing top.  Here’s a close-up of the finished project:

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It works perfectly, and blends in nicely with the rest of the shirt.  For now, I left the other side the way it was, as it had a perfectly good clasp already.  I could replace it with the other hook from the Goodwill shirt if I wanted the two sides to match, but at least now the shirt is functional.  Not bad for a dollar and about half an hour of sewing.

Now our little one just needs to decide to come out and meet us so that I can switch from maternity tops to nursing tops…

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  1. Kelly says

    April 3, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    I promise I am not weird, or at least stalkerish weird, but I took a nap this afternoon and woke up thinking I must check and see if you had your baby yet. Then I opened up google reader and saw a post from you and was patting myself on the back that I was all psychic or something, until I read the post and realized mostly I am just weird! Anyway, great job on the tank. They are super expensive, but oh so handy! I loved to sleep in one when nursing. I am starting to take more notice on how I can repair clothing instead of replacing it.
    Good luck with the birth of your little one! Are you planning a home birth again? Can’t wait to hear the good news and welcome Frugal Baby 2!

    Kelly

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  2. FrugalBabe says

    April 4, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Kelly, your comment made me laugh :) I’ve been guilty of “stalking” a few of my pregnant friends’ Facebook pages recently, looking for baby news. I’m excited about the nursing tank. There were a few of them in the bag of clothes my friend gave me, and it will be nice to have all-in-one tops instead of just nursing bras this time around.
    Yes, we’re planning a home birth, and we’re so excited to meet our new little one. I’m due tomorrow, so we’re just waiting for the baby to decide it’s time.
    Congratulations on your pregnancy too – I hope it goes great!

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  3. Kaytee says

    April 5, 2011 at 9:25 am

    Maybe could try one of those cupcakes the newcasters have all been talking about. There is some bakery in NC (perhaps?) that bakes a cupcake with lemon zest. Apparently, 19 overdue women have gone into labor after eating one of these cupcakes. Lemon Drop Cupcakes – that’s what they were. :D
    ~Kaytee

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