Monday 12 September 2011

Craftster project: Reconstructed men's shirt

I've been looking around for simpler sewing projects after this disaster and recently found this tutorial on Craftster for turning a men's shirt into a tank top. This turned out to be an excellent beginner project with a straightforward tutorial. My only complaint would be that it isn't quite clear from the tutorial where you should cut to remove the shirt collar.

I picked up this short-sleeved men's shirt from a local charity shop. I chose it because I liked the subtle skull print on it, but with hindsight I should have considered the size and the type of material more carefully. It's 100% cotton, but it's quite stiff and doesn't drape very well. It also turned out to be far too large for me.

If I were doing this again I'd use a medium, or even a small, shirt. This was a large and it's definitely too loose for my taste. It also sits too low and is slightly see-through; I'm wearing a vest underneath it in the picture below.

You can see more from the designer on her blog.

2 comments:

  1. Still not simple emough for me I fear. I continue my search for Project #1 before the start of the course next week. I also have that Fabric book and our chat about how that went down when you tried it has made me nervous. I'll let you know what occurs. Ali

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  2. What a great idea! I love the shirt that was turned into a dress. I won't be tackling this project anytime in the near future seeing as my other half doesn't own any button up shirts!

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