Every man has T-shirts in his wardrobe that he doesn’t wear: they’re out of fashion, he’s tired of them, he got the wrong size, or he suddenly gained weight. It’s a shame to throw away such a thing; it takes up space, but there’s no one to wear it. Why not try to give such a thing a second life.
Tools and materials that will be needed during the remodeling process
You need to choose a good quality men's T-shirt that is pleasant to wear, for example gray. Let's make it into a women's long T-shirt of a fitted silhouette with a lace insert and decor.
You will also need:
- Scissors.
- Soap for basting (you can use chalk).
- Tailor's needles.
- Threads with a needle.
- Sewing machine.
- Iron.
- A strip of white lace 10 cm wide.
- Flowers or beads for decoration.
This is all you need for work and decoration.
The procedure for converting a men's T-shirt into a women's one
First of all, you need to iron a men's T-shirt in order to make it comfortable to work with. You need to put the ironed item on yourself, turning it inside out.
- Stand near a mirror and use tailor's needles to pin the excess fabric on the sides to fit the garment. Duplicate the injection sites with soap or chalk. Also mark the depth of the neckline and armhole.
- Take off the T-shirt and baste the sides along the marked lines. Try it on to make sure the silhouette is correct.
- Trim off any excess with sharp scissors, leaving an allowance of 1 cm.
- Sew the side seams.
- Cut the T-shirt crosswise under the bust or just below - this is where the lace will be inserted. Keep in mind that it is enlightened.
- Sew the lace to the top of the garment, starting from the side seam.
- Baste the lace insert into the ring to maintain symmetry.
- Sew the bottom of the product.
- Try on the product and make sure it fits correctly. Then stitch the side seams again from top to bottom and press them flat with an iron.
- Finish the neckline and armhole: this can be either a regular straight stitch or an overlock seam. It all depends on technical capabilities and skills.
To decorate the finished product, sew beads and flowers in a chaotic manner.
Advice! Lace can also be sewn at the bottom of the product, and if the length of the T-shirt allows, then you can make a dress this way.
Sew by hand or with a sewing machine
Machine seams are distinguished by the fact that they are perfectly straight and take just a few minutes to complete. If it is not possible to take advantage of the achievements of civilization, such as a sewing machine and overlocker, then all seams can be made by hand. When processing by hand, it is advisable to use blind and looped seams and make small stitches.
If you don't change the cut
To make a T-shirt fashionable and beautiful, it is not necessary to change its cut. There are several simple ways.
Opening the shoulders
Take a T-shirt and cut off the top of the sleeve exactly to the middle along the seam. Wrap the cut part of the sleeve inward and form a bow out of it, securing it with a ring of contrasting fabric (sew the ring by hand directly on the product). Repeat with the second sleeve.
To transform the neckline, step back 15–20 cm from the top. Along the chest line, make a horizontal cut in the front of the T-shirt. Pull the center of the thread towards the neck to make a bow, cover the stitch with contrasting fabric, and secure with a hand stitch. Then pin the two edges of the previously cut T-shirt and sew them together with neat stitches.
Decorative techniques
You can decorate a simple T-shirt with appliqués or decorative embroidery. To apply appliques you will need a sketch or stencil, adhesive interlining and an iron. You can use ready-made applications from a sewing store. In order to make embroidery, it is advisable to master simple embroidery techniques: satin stitch, cross stitch. You will need a pattern, threads and a little patience. You can embroider ornaments with beads, beads or sequins.
Painting on fabric
To decorate a plain T-shirt with painting you will need textile paints, brushes and fabric markers. You need to prepare stencils with motifs, place them on the fabric and apply paint. After drying, add painting elements with markers.
Important! To prevent paint from bleeding onto the back of the product, place polyethylene between the layers of fabric.
Mixed technique looks interesting when a design is applied to the fabric using markers or paints, and then some fragments are repeated using stripes. If you do not sew the fabric completely, you will get a voluminous effect.
Cutting on fabric
There is another fashionable technique when the fabric is cut into horizontal and vertical strips, which are intertwined to form fancy motifs.
Important! After cutting the fabric, you need to pull each strip in the direction in which you cut the fabric. This is necessary so that the fabric curls.
You can use a crochet hook to weave the strips.
Advice! You should not make too many cuts, since the effect of a naked body is not always appropriate.
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