Mr T has finally let me refashion some of his tired work shirts, which I am super excited about as I have been bugging him for ages to let me use some of the older ones to have a play with.
I saw this top on Pinterest and thought I could give it a go.
These are the steps I took to do it, but you can refer to the above tutorial for more help.
I saw this top on Pinterest and thought I could give it a go.
These are the steps I took to do it, but you can refer to the above tutorial for more help.
First I cut off the sleeves on both sides.
I then folded the edges over twice to the outside and pinned them.
The colour of the inside was pretty cool and vibrant so I left it like that.
I then sewed it down with a straight stitch.
I then cut off the collar.
The first time I did this I didn't go low enough, and had to re cut it below the back yoke of the shirt to make it sit better.
I then folded the front and back top parts over twice about 2cm to the front and sewed it down with a straight stitch.
This makes a tunnel to thread through cord/ribbon to make the shoulder straps.
I then folded the edges over twice to the outside and pinned them.
The colour of the inside was pretty cool and vibrant so I left it like that.
I then sewed it down with a straight stitch.
I then cut off the collar.
The first time I did this I didn't go low enough, and had to re cut it below the back yoke of the shirt to make it sit better.
I then folded the front and back top parts over twice about 2cm to the front and sewed it down with a straight stitch.
This makes a tunnel to thread through cord/ribbon to make the shoulder straps.
I then cut the sleeve material in a spiral to get a really long continuous bit of material about 1.5cm wide.
I folded it in half and over locked the rough edge to make a sturdy cord.
I then cut the cord in half and used one half to thread through the front and back top tunnels.
I used the second half as a tie around my waist.
I really love wearing this top as it is really nice and loose to wear on hot days.
I actually have been wearing it inside out as the inside stitching is really neat and the colours of the inside are so much more vibrant.
But when I wear it the right way you can see the buttons and the inside parts are visible at the arm holes and neck as a sort of bias biding look.
I folded it in half and over locked the rough edge to make a sturdy cord.
I then cut the cord in half and used one half to thread through the front and back top tunnels.
I used the second half as a tie around my waist.
I really love wearing this top as it is really nice and loose to wear on hot days.
I actually have been wearing it inside out as the inside stitching is really neat and the colours of the inside are so much more vibrant.
But when I wear it the right way you can see the buttons and the inside parts are visible at the arm holes and neck as a sort of bias biding look.
Here is a photo with my lovely Nana and my new top on Christmas eve, which was a very hot day, so I loved having the coolness around my shoulders and loose fitting around my abdomen.
