Oh my glob, guurrrrllll.
It's T-Time again.
This one is very heavily inspired by the Generation-T book that I have mentioned before.
(And by heavily inspired, I mean, everything is the same except for one little t-weak)
This shirt is rather playful- it shows some skin down the sides of the shirt (and possibly, shows off that one cute bra you own) , sports a v-neck and also emanates the sheer awesomeness of the classic slashed sleeves of a muscle T all while still maintaining a certain femininity guaranteed to make your shirt (and you) the topic of conversation at that hip house show next week.
You know the one where your crush is 99% certain to show?
That same one.
So, ladies, this one's for you.
Find that T-shirt in your closet that's a little long, baggy, and frankly, unflattering to your rockin' bod and let's make something a little short, tight and sexy.
Fellas, sorry, this project kind of excludes you.
But, if you want to impress a DIY lady with your crafty T-shirt reconstruction skills, then by all means, feel free to use this post to your advantage next time she asks you how she should reconstruct an old T.
Did I mention that this one's a no-sew?
Hells yes.
Basically, you're cutting the sleeves off, making a v-neck, and then cutting triangles out of the sides and tying the fabric together on the sides.
Easy as pie.
I apologize for the photography- I did this project late at night and so yeah, not the best photo quality.
Also, I forgot to take a before picture, but this shirt came down to my thighs and there was about 2 inches of fabric on each side I needed to take in to make it "fit" and the sleeves were long and collar high on my next.
But...
Let's cut the chit-chat (you've had enough of my endless ramblings the last two weeks, sorry) and get to the t-shirt reconstruction.
The Triple Threat Triad T-Shirt
Needs:
1 slightly long, baggy and unflattering T-shirt
Scissors
pencil or chalk
Ruler or measuring tape
Reconstructions
Take your T-shirt and lay it flat on a, well, flat surface.
A floor works nicely.
Cut the sleeves off just above the seams.
Cut the neck out and make the front a v-neck by cutting a V out of the center of the neck. Duh.
Figure out how long you want your shirt to be. Keep in mind that it'll be a little shorter when you're done tying it up and such. So, with that in mind, figure out how much you want cut off. If you like the length, then leave it. If you still want a raw edge look and the length, then just trim off the hem.
Make sure your shirt is laid out really flat and even for this part! You're going to be cutting through two layers of T-shirt, so make sure that T-shirt isn't laying down all wonky!
Also, your doing this step for each t-shirt side. When you're done, you should have 4 drawn on triangles, 2 on each side of your shirt and "sides" as in right and left, not front and back.
Ok. Triangle drawing time. Grab that rule and measure the length of your shirt from bottom of shirt to bottom of armpit hole. Divide the length by two. That how long each triangle bottom will be. Make a mark to separate each triangle bottom. Now, find the center of each triangle and make a mark with your drawing instrument. From that center, measure out a 2-3 inch line and make a mark at the top. Do this for each triangle. Now, complete your beautiful triangle by drawing straight lines from the top center triangle mark to the bottom end of the triangle bottoms.
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| Look closely...there are triangles drawn on |
Cut out the triangles out through both layers of t-shirt (front and back layers)
Try on and tie the points made by cutting out the triangles to your desired tightness.
Now rock that bad boy and accept all complements and flirt shamelessly.
Unlike me in the next two photos.
I can't pose for pictures.
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| Front |
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| Side! |
You've got this, girlfriend.
And yes, the title is a Legend of Korra reference.
Love,
Neffie
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