A good place to start is to collect fabrics (either remnants from craft/retail stores or old garments/bedclothes) and make a good stash. Use up that ugly fabric on lining torn purses or patching a pair of pants. Even haphazard knee patches on an old pair of jeans make for an interesting conversation piece and fashion statement. Not only that, you can convert pillowcases into handbags or old shirts into bandanas.

I have a terrible habit of getting stains or holes in my university T-shirts, and have a whole stack of ‘em just wasting space. Instead of letting them sit there, I could make car pillows, stuffed animals, purses or headbands out of them. Whatever your skill-set with sewing, there are alternative clothing options for everyone (though making good friends with a sewing whiz helps a lot). Best of luck to fellow wardrobe wizards out there!