Shirred Waist T Shirt Reconstruction

Super easy and cute t-shirt recon

Posted by Pramodini Arela

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I made the design of this shirt in chemistry class as a lab and didn't like the actual shirt itself. So, I did a recon of it. Hope you like!

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You Will Need (7 things)

  • Fabric Scissors
  • Elastic Thread
  • Cotton Thread
  • has a ribbed band T Shirt
  • Sewing Machine
  • Pin(s)
  • 2 sizes to big at least T Shirt

Steps (4 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    CUT THE NECK. Try your shirt on and see how long you want the neck to be. I wanted mine right below my bra band. Make sure to leave seam allowance!

  2. 2

    ATTACH THE BAND. Taking a ribbed band from another shirt, attach it to the neck. You may have to stretch the band a little to make it fit. You don't have to have a ribbed band and can just use some other stretch fabric, but it thought it looked better.

  3. 3

    SHIRR THE WAIST. I started right below where the neck comes to a point and did five rows. for tutorials on how to shirr, here are some great ones.
    FOR NORMAL BOBBIN
    http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/11/sewing-tip-shirringsmocking-with-elastic-thread.html
    FOR DROP IN BOBBIN
    http://designedbydawnnicole.com/2011/12/shirring-on-brother-sewing-machine-with-drop.html

  4. 4

    FIX SLEEVES. If you want, you can adjust the sleeves or the hem line, but i didn't need to.