Tutorial: DIY Halterneck Backless Crop Top from old T-shirt

Hi Everyone!

Summer is soon approaching!

Am here today with a very simple tutorial on how to make a stylish Halterneck Backless Crop Top. That too, re-purposed and reused from an old t-shirt.

 

At times its difficult with kid's clothes. This T just shrank one size after first wash. My daughter just adores the color and 'Bambi" appliqué on it. So here, I just had to do something about it...Can't just throw it away?

 

After having seen and being inspired by many crafters and DIYers do T-shirt refashion, I came up with my plan. So out came the scissors and..

Just neatly cut away the sleeves so that:

a) there is one inch shoulder left, next

b) turn over the T-shirt and chop off the back in a neat line above the armhole level

c) What is left of the back ,cut a vertical line from top to bottom in the center.

Now gather all the chopped off fabric, DON"T throw away.

I picked the stitches and lay the pieces straight flat on floor and

Chop, chop...

Cut horizontal strips of about 1 inch or 2.5 cm thickness

 

Now this is fun part

You just have to do it to enjoy it

Hold the two free ends of the strip and give a good pull

and you have a neat cord with free edges neatly folded in which just don't need to be stitched

Now I sew a cord on each shoulder for the neck tie for halterneck pattern.

I also attached two cords one on each side of the back to secure the halterneck backless crop top.

 

Vow its done...She looks pretty in this. Very Summer-ish.

 

This is the back which shows the two tie ups at the back and on the neck of the halterneck top.

Also made a matching bracelet with the left over cords which can do double duty as pony tail hair band or as of course the bracelet. Look here...

http://momdaslifehandmade.blogspot.in/2015/05/bracelet-or-pony-tail-band.html

Am a cotton/satin/silk stitched top person, but now am in look out for Ts.

Its so quick...

its addicting...

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HIS T-shirt Now MY SKIRT: Easy Refashion

Hi! Summers were ON some time back, and I was just doing some cleaning of the house. Basically trying to get rid of unwanted stuff.

When I noticed a T-shirt of my Hubby, which he had stopped wearing for quite some time. And thanks to inspirations from other blogers and pinterest, came up this project of easy refashion.

 

This was my Hubby's T-shirt.

 

Just cut off the collar with a bit of shoulders.

And next cut the sleeves in straight lines.

Sew up the sides such that the upper part is the same size as my waist.

Neatly fold and stitch the waist hem line.

Lucky ones with slim waistline can put in an elastic in the waist hem line.

 

The skirt is ready to wear..

Oh! Just excuse the cloth pins. I used them to hang the skirt on the hanger while taking the pic.

The skirt is so comfortable. I wear it so often at home.

Perfect summer wear.

Well, I missed on posting a refashion post in Me Made May 2017, as I left for the lovely Tawang trip (see Tawang with me by clicking here).

Here is one.

See you soon again...

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Me Made May 2016: Day24: SHIRT REFASHION before-after

Hello Everybody!

For a long time I wanted to do a shirt refashion..

This shirt was never much worn and mostly lied low in the wardrobe..

It was HIS,

I made it MINE..

Well, here is the shirt before I changed it..

First, I cut off the collar, pocket and cuffs

Second, reduced  the shoulders and the chest by cutting off extra fabric

Third, sew the sleeves to new arm holes with pleats on the shoulder

Fourth, hem the sleeves to 3/4 sleeve length

Fifth, sew the chest and rest of lower length of shirt with pleats like in peplum tops

Sixth and final, adjusted the lower hem line of shirt by rising the side bit more.

Now that the top is done,

time to embellish..

 I painted a motif of Ganesha in red and gold, on the left

Added little dabs of red on the buttons just to add colour

Here i finish the top with a scarf belt in red

Wear it with long pencil skirts or jeans..

 

It was fun making

 

and wearing HIS as MINE 

See you tomorrow..

SPIDER-MAN ON MY T-SHIRT!

My son Adhrit wanted a RED t-shirt with spider-man painted on it. So difficult to find a customized T, so I PAINTED ONE...

 

He is happy..

Am happy...

And

A T-shirt is recycled and refashioned.....

This is last years sport's day school T-shirt, which still fits well and is in good form

So make better use of it

 

Chose a pose of Spider-man Adhrit likes

Drew it on the T

 

Painted the Spider-man using acrylic colours. Around the school logo I painted the night city life. Acrylic paints are good for fabrics as they don't wash of with daily use and detergents..

 

The backside logo also had to be hidden..

So this satin ribbon banner with SPIDER_MAN on it was a very easy way out:)

 

Adhrit in finished SPIDER-MAN T..

He is SUPER happy

to the extent that he wears this T almost everyday

HA! HA!

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FAST & SMART T to COWL!

Is not this cowl smart?

This was so super fast and super easy to make.

This is my daughter's T-shirt that she out grew.

 

This shirt had ruffled strips of same coloured fabric sew to it as embellishment, quite like Alabama Chanin style.

I neatly cut out this lower piece from the T-shirt along with 1cm or 0.4inch extra for folding in.

 

Now neatly fold in the raw edges and sew it with simple hem stitches or sew it with single zig-zag stitch.

 

 Here, you may embellish the edges further with beads or lace, or just let it be.

 

Taa daa...

The cowl is done

Perfect for light nip in air

Super fast

Super smart

Super easy

Love the texture

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BRACELET OR PONY TAIL BAND?

All you need is a discarded T

Cut horizontal strips of about 1 inch or 2.5 cm thickness
Now this is fun part
You just have to do it to enjoy it

Hold the two free ends of the strip and give a good pull
and you have a neat cord with free edges neatly folded in which just don't need to be stitched

I used some metal bells for glamour and cliNk.

Secure with few stitches three cords together at one end. Now plait the cords till the other end, and then neatly stitch the ends to form a band

 

Now you have a fancy bracelet

This is strechable and so can be used also as a pony tail band.

SUPERCOOL...
DO IT TO BELIVE IT...

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