This Girl's Life: {DIY t-shirt scarf} I did it friends. Yesterday I actually took a project that I had pinned and made it! On Friday's love list I shared my slight obsessions with t-shirt related crafts. I decided yesterday that I was going to give the t-shirt scarf a try with a cute but unworn Old Navy tee that had been buried in my dresser for far too long. Old Navy t-shirt with sleeves that cut off my circulation... Get ready to meet my scissors.
{Here is the tutorial I used to create this super simple scarf.} I started out by laying the t-shirt flat on the floor. Once I was done cutting the shirt into strips I had 12 {or so} to work with. I stretched them all out and then gathered them all with the seam in the same place. Then I cut off one of the sleeve cuffs and used that to hide the seams. I rolled it around and secured it with fabric glue. And voila! I love how you can still see the stripes. {Minus the other pesky seams...grrrr} What do you think? So I used the same steps on the sleeve... And ended up with this... D.I.Y: Recycled T-Shirt Scarf // Gettin' Crafty! | Ninth and Bird. D.I.Y: Recycled T-Shirt Scarf 1} Gather a few old t-shirts you don't wear anymore; thrift them or buy new -- but choose thin, soft (preferably worn out) t-shirts. Find two t-shirts of different colors that go well together. 2} Lay the shirt flat on the table or floor. 3} Cut 1 1/2 inch strips, remove the hemmed edges.
Cut them as long as possible; I went from the bottom of the front of the shirt all the way to the end of the back on some pieces. Obviously you won’t be able to do that for all of them, but the varied lengths are okay. 4} Cut off the sleeves of the shirt and save them for the end. 5} Organize the strips by length and gently pull on them. 6} NOW GET CREATIVE! 7} Tie together, trim ends, and wrap with the excess sleeve fabric you saved. Make a t-shirt headband. Of all the headbands I've made, I think this is my new favorite. It's like wearing sweats on your head, without the dumpy look. It's so cushy and comfortable! And yes, I am wearing the shirt with the bottom cut off in the picture. Hey, I needed something to match okay? This could match, too. But, wearing that much gray can make a girl feel glum.
NOT the feel I am going for! Scrounge around for an old t-shirt. Fold in half lengthwise and pin in place. Fold the headband right side out. Make a flower or two and hand stitch it over the seam. The Real Deal: It cost me pretty much nothing. T Shirt Scarf Revamp! ∙ How To by Margo T. on Cut Out. Old T Shirt = New Scarf ∙ How To by Nicole S. on Cut Out. Cut Up Tshirt ∙ How To by Cammie K. on Cut Out. Cut Out Shoulders ∙ How To by iPassi0n on Cut Out. Flutter Sleeve Peasant Top ∙ How To by Modesty Fashions on Cut Out. Cute Top ∙ How To by Mi.ezekatze on Cut Out. Corseted White T Shirt ∙ How To by carlyjcais on Cut Out.