15 ways to repurpose an old T-shirt for summer

Do you want to add an original and stylish T-shirt to your wardrobe? You don't have to go to the store for this. You can, with just a little effort and imagination, transform one of your old things, breathing new life into it.

How to act so as not to spoil your favorite wardrobe item, but, on the contrary, to make it better and more interesting? In other words, how to cut a T-shirt beautifully?

T-shirt with side lace inserts from an old T-shirt

1. Measure the side panels and, based on the measurements, cut the sides of the T-shirt (including the sleeves).

2. Cut each insert in half to sew onto the T-shirt.

3. Lay the T-shirt flat and sew on the lace inserts on the left and right using a machine.

4. Use pins to secure half of the lace inserts, leaving the areas where the sleeves will be untouched.

5. Using a machine, sew where you have marked with pins.

Re-wash

If the sweater contains a lot of synthetics, then the proposed method is unlikely to suit you.
Things made of acrylic stretch easily, often even for no apparent reason. However, pure wool items can be brought back to life by repeated washing. When exposed to high temperatures, the fur shrinks in size. The main thing is that the process proceeds carefully and evenly. Place the sweater in a mesh laundry bag. Set the special mode. Washing machines offer delicate washing for woolen items. In this case, the water temperature does not exceed 30 degrees, and the speed should not exceed 400. It is important to use special products for wool. After washing, lay the product on a towel and wait a little. Then roll it carefully into a roll and gently squeeze it out, twisting it slightly. Transfer it to a new dry towel and shape it into the desired shape. Sudden temperature changes are harmful to wool. Therefore, dry the product in the room, not outdoors.

Tank top with a bow on the back, made from a T-shirt

You will need:

- t-shirt

- scissors

- pins

- sewing machine or needle and thread.

1. First, wash and dry your T-shirt if it is new. Place her on a flat surface with her back to you. Make sure the seams are symmetrical and the T-shirt is pressed.

2. Using a pencil, draw a line along which you will cut. Choose the width and length of the future bow yourself. The shape of the line should resemble the Latin letter U.

3. Start cutting a U shape along the line on the back of the t-shirt. Be careful to only cut out the back portion, not both sides of the t-shirt.

4. Fold the cut piece of fabric in half and cut off half. You will use the larger half for a bow (folding it like an accordion), and you need to cut the second half in half - you will get two strips.

Tie one strip around the middle of the bow and secure with thread and needle. If necessary, cut off excess.

5. Attach the bow with pins and sew it to the back of the T-shirt. It is better to sew at the top so that the batik is a continuation of the collar.

6. Turn the T-shirt inside out and you're done. You can make several bows, but then you need to cut an even larger U on the back.

* If you couldn’t sew the bow evenly, it’s okay, you can always fix it. The main thing is to take your time and you will succeed.

What stitch is for knitwear?

For processing highly elastic knitted fabrics

fabrics, it is necessary to use a three-thread overlock
stitch
with a stitch length of 2.5 mm and a width of 5 to 7 mm.
The peculiarity of this seam is its good elasticity. For very thick knits,
experts recommend using one or two zigzag stitches.

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T-shirt beach dress

You will need:

- T-shirt (possibly with a bright pattern)

- scissors

- needle and thread.

1. Cut off the sleeves. Save them - you will need them later.

2. Place the T-shirt with your back facing you.

3. Cut large crescent moons where the sleeves were - do this only on this part of the shirt (the back), DO NOT touch the front.

4. Turn the T-shirt over again and cut out the collar, about 2cm from the stitching.

5. Turn the T-shirt over again and cut this part of the T-shirt in a straight line just below the collar. It turns out that you have cut off the part that connects the back - don’t worry, then you will connect all the parts using a “braid”.

6. Cut the lower back of the T-shirt into three equal vertical strips. Pull these strips a little to make them longer and a little narrower.

7. Start knitting a braid from these 3 strips (from bottom to top).

8. Take your collar, fold it in half and find the center. Mark this place.

9. Using thread and needle, sew the braid to the center of the collar.

10. Cut strips from one of the sleeve cutouts and use it to cover the seams that are visible where the braid meets the collar. Simply wrap the strip around the joint and secure with thread and needle.

How to hem sleeves correctly?

How to hem a sleeve using the hemming method

On the front side, mark the hem line for the sleeve. ...
Seal the hem allowance on the wrong side. ...
Remove the pins, then measure the depth of the hem and mark this line. ...
Finish the cut edge with a zigzag and baste the hem 1.5 cm below the finished edge.

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How to make them T-shirts: T-shirt twisted in the shape of a butterfly

You will need:

- wide, long T-shirt (preferably sleeveless)

- thread and needle or sewing machine.

1. Prepare a T-shirt. Cut out sleeves if necessary.

2. Turn the T-shirt inside out and cut it in half along the side seams.

3. Place one half on top of the other. Twist the half on the back side once.

4. Pin the rolled half and the front of the T-shirt and join with a stitch. Turn the T-shirt inside out.

Local:

in the collar area (semicircular cuts are suitable), in which case the elastic can be cut off;
on the sleeves (vertical slits look stylish);
on the back and front (at different heights);
side (you can choose an excellent option with sewn-on fabric with horizontal slits, made from the same T-shirt or sewn-on lace).

Fashionable T-shirt with a pattern cut out on an old T-shirt with your own hands

You will need:

- t-shirt

- scissors

- chalk.

1. Place the T-shirt on a flat surface and draw with chalk the pattern shown in the picture with red broken lines.

2. Carefully make cuts along the indicated lines (see image).

3. Pull the fabric a little so that the strips of fabric curl a little.

* If you want to make the same pattern on the reverse side, just repeat steps 1-3.

* If you wish, you can give the T-shirt a more rounded shape - just fold it in half lengthwise, draw one “wave” as in the picture and cut it out.

A beautiful top made from a large T-shirt, without the use of threads or needles

You will need:

- t-shirt

- scissors

- chalk.

1. Mark with chalk on the front of the shirt what is drawn with red lines in the image.

2. Cut along the lines.

3. Mark with chalk on the back of the shirt the other lines that are drawn in red in the image.

4. Cut along the lines.

5. On the back, cut the middle section halfway lengthwise.

The front of the T-shirt after cutting.

The back of the T-shirt after cutting.

6. On the front of the T-shirt, tie two stripes into a knot, then move them back and tie them to the back stripes.

*If necessary, you can cut off excess parts of the fabric or tie them in a bow.

Creativity is our everything!

One great thing about worn-out T-shirts is that they can even be turned into knitted crochet yarn!

However, if you absolutely do not want to part with a thing that perfectly suits you in its style and favorably emphasizes the advantages of your appearance with its interesting shade, you can... cut it!

Thus, you can get a rather original item that will be a great addition to a “street look” or street style. Cutting a T-shirt is not difficult - it is only important to provide some details of its cut and the location of the threads in the material, so as not to completely ruin the thing.

Many girls like to cut off only the sleeves to get a romantic jacket with thin stripes around the fragile, graceful shoulders.

A good alternative to this is to create vertical fringe on the sleeves.

Some time ago, such T-shirts were all the rage and were sold in boutiques at fairly high prices. And everything new, as they say, is just a well-forgotten old, so we invite you to adopt some stylish images of the past and introduce them into your today's image.

When “reanimating” and refreshing old things, any creative impulses are good. The quality and uniqueness of the finished product directly depends on the breadth of your imagination. But we should not forget that artistic design alone is sometimes not enough, and in order for a thing to come out neat, you need to follow certain principles of its finishing technology.

What can be made from a large T-shirt: a beautiful pattern without threads and needles

You will need:

- t-shirt

- scissors

- ruler

- chalk

- rivets.

1. Using a ruler and chalk, draw straight lines to the right and left of the collar. In this example there are 11 lines.

2. Using scissors, make cuts along these lines.

3. Make one cut at the bottom of the T-shirt, on the left or right.

You can tie the halves in a knot:

4. Using rivets, start connecting the strips that formed on both sides of the T-shirt (at the top).

Boiling

To find the desired T-shirt size using boiling, you should follow the following procedure:

It is worth remembering that the size of its shrinkage depends on when the T-shirt was immersed in boiling water. So if you lower the T-shirt immediately after the water boils, it will shrink to size 1 or 2. If a T-shirt is placed in water that cools for 5 minutes after boiling, the T-shirt will shrink by half a size. For minimal shrinkage of the product, boiling water should cool for 15 to 20 minutes. It is also worth remembering that the longer cotton is soaked, the more it shrinks. Don't over-shrink the T-shirt. If you make it small, you will no longer be able to stretch it enough and perform the shrinking procedure again.