DO IT YOURSELF: T-Shirt Weaving I have a lot of t-shirts. Long sleeved, short sleeved, too small, too big…. I especially have a lot of oversized t-shirts that I like to wear as tunic dresses. Because I have quite a few, I find it difficult to style them without being repetitive. So, inspired by books such as Generation T and Youtube tutorial experts like itsblitzzz and secretlifeofabionerd, I decided to try my hand at some t-shirt reconstruction. I designed the weaving pattern myself, it is quite simple and if repeated a few times creates an interesting chevron stripe pattern on the sleeve. Hope you enjoy this tutorial, feel free to comment or message me with any questions. Can’t wait to see what you come up with! For more from me, please visit my personal blog, Le Petit Lapin **NOTE: When you get to the top of the sleeve, you can just cut the last loop and tie a small knot or bow.
The easiest shirt ever I thought this shirt was easy to make, but it doesn’t compare to the one I made for Isabel this weekend. She started describing a shirt she’d seen: square, slightly cropped, very drapey. I asked her to draw a picture and she drew a rectangle. We found the drapiest fabric in the house, a fairly loose knit left over from Rosie’s weekend project. To make your own you will need half a yard of drapey knit fabric (a bit more if you want it longer). Decide where you want the sleeves to come to. Put the two rectangles together with the right sides of the fabric facing each other. You’re done!
"KnotTEE" refashion tutorial....Made by Rae Spring Top challenge #2 After posting my first entry last week I have gotten a bit scissor happy! lol......If it's knit and not being used to it's full potential, it's fair game! :) I also realized I should have taken more photos of the process to post a tutorial as so many of you requested more instructions. Today's top is a NO SEW refashion of a plain tee. The "KnotTEE" spring top... (please share the top you create from this tutorial in our Flickr group!) Materials: 1 t-shirt (any color. best if it's 1 size larger than you normally wear) scissors measuring tape Step1: Cut up the middle from bottom through the top Step 2: Measure from the outside of the collar 10" down to the middle line you just cut. Step 3: Cut off the remaining collar. Step 4: Cut strips about 3" long and about 1" wide all the way down each side. Step 5: Starting at the top, take 1 strip from each side and tie in a knot bringing the center together. Step 6: Cut off the cuff of each sleeve. Step 7: Cut a 1" slit on the "top" of the sleeve
20 Minute Simple Skirt Tutorial AND GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED. Did you ever have a piece of fabric you loved but didn't have any idea how to use it? Any leftovers from a previous project? Bought too much of a bolt you just had to have but never found a use for? If you're anything like me you either buy too much or too little. First thing's first, DON'T GO OUT AND BUY A SKIRT PATTERN. The tutorial will teach you how to make each of these skirts which are included in the giveaway as well. I'm all about sewing the quick and dirty way! The key is to have all your materials in front of you before you begin. Once you have all those things you can begin. First take your material and fold it in half so that the two sealed sides meet. Second. Third. Fourth. In my photo I sealed the raw edge with my serger. Fifth. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Turn right side out. AND YOU'RE DONE! Optional. And if any of you were interested the dress I'm wearing is from Forever 21 and it was only $13.80!!!! Since these skirts are elastic I would say they would fit a size 2-8.
Loose Fitted T-shirt Tutorial May 31, 2010 8:03 am I got a lot of questions on how to make this simple shirt: It’s super easy! I got some cotton t-shirt material and cut out a pattern this shape. I love that sort of sloppy, but still cute look. (all images via revolveclothing.com) Have fun with it! wiksten tank with sleeves « tidytipsy.photography I’m back from a 2-day trip to Belgium, where a friend and I spent a day at the beach and visited the beautiful city of Bruges. I will have the pictures up in a big travel post soon, but first a little sewing to show off as promised (the first of a few posts, I hope to get the other stuff photographed this week). I’ve been dabbling with quite a few patterns lately but I keep coming back to the Wiksten Tova and Tank Top patterns. I did raise the neckline a bit (only 1/2″ I think). I know I keep repeating myself, but this pattern really is a joy to work with, it’s simple and quick, has super nice french seams and fits great without any adjustments. Like this: Like Loading...
Watermark Tee by Sweet Verbana Hello U-Create readers! I am so excited to be guest posting here today. It just so happens to be my first guest post and I'm still a little shocked that it's here at Ucreate, one of my favorite blogs! A little bit about me.. I'm from a little town called Keller, Texas. I'm a junior at Texas A&M University (whoop!). I'm working on my education degree and expect to be an elementary school teacher in just two short years. When I'm not busy studying for classes, I love to sew. I just started blogging in May and have already met all kinds of wonderful women, I hope you'll stop by and say hi too! Watermark Tee Tutorial What I love about this project is that it's completely customizable. Materials: Elmer's Blue Gel Glue (it must be the blue gel, white won't work) Fabric Dye (RIT is my tried and true brand) A white cotton Tee, Tank, Dress etc. Tutorial: If you're unfamiliar with Batiking, it's a method of dyeing fabric in which you create a design with a dye- resist. Step 1: Prepare Step 2: Design
sew la vie: My super cute purple camisole dress I went to a party in this dress this Friday. I started sewing it this Wednesday. This dress is from a Burda 2005 magazine. I wanted to make a dress with boning from an expensive brocade fabric that I bought, but then I got the idea to use this fabric as a trial dress - kind of scary to cut into my expensive fabric without even trying the pattern! I ended up not adding the boning though. Yet to be learned! It was lots of fun to make and easier than I thought. Originally it was a strapless dress, but I was afraid it would keep slipping down so I added the straps. So conclusions and thoughts: I still need to learn how to add boning and how to properly fit a strapless dress.Attaching the shoulder straps when there aren't two layers to put them in (dress + facing) means you need to attach them by hand - a lot of work and a poorer result.Overlock (or zig zag finish) your edges at the right time.
Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands I was walking through Target a few weeks ago and noticed this little knit fabric headband that was not just braided together…….but woven. I decided they were charging way too much for something that could be made with t-shirt scraps. And that means free. So there you have it. A nice and easy project to give my bad-hair-day head some love. (Or you may need one for working out. I kinda love it on my little girl . She always has little hair fly-aways that get into her face…….and this helps with that problem. It even works great with her hair down…..and keeps that hair tucked behind her ears. And yep, good for me too. Thanks little t-shirt scraps. Want to make your own? First, find some old t-shirts. Then, cut your fabric into long strips. Next, stack your 5 strips on top of each other and sew together at one end. Now, pull on each strip of fabric so that they kind of curl on the edges. But let me explain a little better. First, you’ll work on the left side. And that’s it. This post is sponsored by:
How to make my Chalk Lines Skirt This is one of my favorite skirts (and my sister’s favorite to borrow). It’s not the quickest sewing project, since you have to sew each seam twice – once to put in the piping and again to actually make the seam – but it’s worth the extra effort. These are the pattern pieces: To add piping to a seam, first sew the piping to one side, placing it on the right side of the fabric with the decorative bit facing in. Sew along the edge of the raised part – sewing on the raised part looks fine, and sewing too far back does not, so error on the side of keeping too close. Next, pin the second piece of fabric in place with the right sides together. First sew together the bottom and middle pieces of the side panel. To add the pockets, sew the piping to the top of the pocket, then add the top of the lining. fold the lining back and top stitch so this edge lies flat. To add an exposed zipper, finish the edges of the fabric so they won’t unravel by running a zigzag stitch along the edge.
* Shirt-gone-Headband * (For Personal Use Only) What you need: One colorful 100% cotton shirt Needle & Thread Hot glue gun Sew-In Extra Heavyweight Interfacing Step One: Cut strips from shirt Width: Flowers: 1 1/2 inches Straps: 1/2 inch (Important: see step four before cutting) Length: Flowers: Any length. Straps: about 7 inches (Sorry, I forgot to snap a pic after I had cut everything. Step Two: Make flowers Take your strip and twist it while you wrap it around itself. Step Three: Arrange Flowers Arrange and hot glue flowers on interfacing. (The flower on the left of the picture is done in the exact same way, but instead of using a plain strip, I used a strip that I cut from the base of my shirt which had been serged.) Step Four: Make straps Take your strips, twist and pull them until they are very tight & will not unravel when you let go. *Important: You must cut your strips so that the grain of the fabric is not running vertically down the length of the strip, it must be horizontal. Step Five: Attach straps
Comfy & Casual Wish we had a beach nearby that we could visit in this cute summer dress! Instead we are trying not to go crazy while we play inside and wait for the snow to melt. I have discovered lots of cute clothing tutorials lately and when I spotted this pink knit at JoAnne's I knew just what I'd make: The Warhol Dress by Dana at Made. She offers a FREE pattern and a great tutorial. This was my first time sewing with knits and it was sort of challenging! At first, I sewed the yoke on with cream colored thread and it did NOT look good.