Yesterday, I posted a tutorial on how to make a skirt using an adult t-shirt. The same method can be used to make a shirred tank top. Here is how:
The steps to make this tank top are the same as the skirt from yesterday so refer to that post for detailed instructions.
But briefly, the steps are as follows:
Cut the shirt under the arm pit, across the chest.
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You will be left with a rectangular piece like this. The larger the t-shirt you start with, the longer the length will be.
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Shir as many rows as you want, depending on the size of the t-shirt. I made eight rows for this tank top.
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With the scrap fabric from the t-shirt, make a small fabric rosette, using any method you like and hand stitch the rosette on top of the tank top.
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Add two straps made from the scraps (I made these by cutting out the already finished hemmed sleeves) and Ta Dah! You made a tank top!
Was that easy or what?
i love it! cute & easy to make 🙂
Too easy, right? Thanks Lynn!
This is so pretty! I’m usually not a fan of chopping up tshirts as a lot of customizing techniques for them give a really gappy, frayed look (cool if you like that, but just not my thing), but this is a truly lovely one 🙂
Thanks Jane,
I agree. 🙂
Depending on the color and the print, this can work very well under a sweater.
Great job! Lovely.
on the third picture I didn’t understand what to do…”Shir” means what exactly? is it just straight stitches you did? It’s a great looking project that I can’t wait to try out 🙂