Skirt From Men's Button Down

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  Step 1

  I stole my dad's shirt in hope to belt it and wear it like a shirtdress. This was a hopeless idea though, considering the size of the sleeves.

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  Step 2

  So first, I cut straight across the torso at the armpits...

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  Step 3

  ...which gave me two pieces, one of them being this. It will later be the majority of the skirt.

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  Step 4

  Then, I cut off the rest of the fabric on the back, up to the yoke.

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  Step 5

  And cut that in half.

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  Step 6

  After that, I sewed those two pieces into long tubes.

• Step 7

  Okay, now this step is harder to explain. So, I cut one of the tubes half of the circumference of my waist. I took the second one and cut it into two quarters of the circumference of my waist. Then, I cut part of the buttoning area and attached the button to one quarter and the button whole to the other one so that they can fasten together. Finally, I sewed the quarters and the half together to create a sort of belt, which becomes the waistband.

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  Step 8

  And lastly, I sewed together the waistband and skirt, adaquately pleating.

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Kirsten S. 17th March 2012

You can also make a cool apron from a man's shirt, using the collar as the waistband.
I saw it in a book called Sewing Green.

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Eszti · Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom, HU · 6 projects 21st January 2012

What a lovely idea, thank you soo much

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M · 7 projects 15th July 2011

This just might be one of the coolest skirt tutorials! I have to make my own soon! (:

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[dancing*in*the*rain*] · Seattle, Washington, US · 28 projects 6th February 2011

Just made one.. So cute! Hopefully I can post a version soon!! (: <3

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Belle · Waikanae, Wellington, NZ · 1 project 12th January 2011

Argh! This is so awesome I think I might die!

Thanks for the tutorial, I am deffo making one (or more!) of these

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Katjaccuzi · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 7 projects 23rd April 2010

Im sooo making this !!!!

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Blah · 2 projects 5th April 2010

cool. My dad has a truly awful denim shirt, but it would look great if I did this - if only I could convince him to give it to me!

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TL H. · Toronto, Ontario, CA · 3 projects 1st April 2010

Currently making myself one. And spring weather is here to enjoy it. THANKS!

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crystal g. · Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, ID 13th March 2010

it's really cool..

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joss w. 1st March 2010

thankyou so much! i've just lost a bid on ebay to something similar to a highstreet skirt but i love this one so much more!!! Just to find a shirt :S

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