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Monday, September 15, 2008
A Tacoma Train T Shirt and Me !
The world is awash....in T shirts.....The world is choked with T shirts.....we must control them.....we must subdue and make them do what we say ! I love to cut them up into other stuff.....
So here we have a simple re-construct to do on 2 t shirts......I have a black T shirt I really like but for the silly mass-produced thingie in the middle of the chest. My Tacoma Train T shirt is one of my faves....so, let's combine the 2 ........
So first cut the center part out of the black one, and use that for the pattern for the white one......uh, measure well.....so that your insert will fit in the "original T"........
then sew the center part to the "original T"....careful pinning or even basting is essential here at this step.....ya wanna make sure your t shirts line up at the hemlines.....you will be cutting them to a nice pleasing shape.....and adding some lace.......
Ok, side inserts sewn in.........now is the time to make a pleasing curve for a neckline.....and the hem can be altered with the same treatment or more fun edgings...you know me....I'll be back with more fun stuff to torture the unsuspecting simple t shirt........
When you add some stretchy lingerie lace to a neckline, if it's a knit there is a simple rule.......
Measure the neckline without stretching, and cut your stretchy lace without stretching to be the same length but for 1 inch. In other words, cut the lace one inch shorter than your neckline measurement. This shortening of the lace will pull the neckline to lay flat against your body as it stretches along the neckline of the t shirt.
Begin pinning the lace at a shoulder seam....or at the center back of the neckline...whichever you choose, and pin the center of the lace to the center front of the t shirt's neckline, then evenly stretch and distribute the lace around the neckline. When you sew it, use a simple tiny zigzag, or if you have a fancy-schmancy machine with stretch stitches.....now is the time to Show Off!
Here we go.....Simple, reconstructed.....and it goes fast girlfriend.......
So here we have a simple re-construct to do on 2 t shirts......I have a black T shirt I really like but for the silly mass-produced thingie in the middle of the chest. My Tacoma Train T shirt is one of my faves....so, let's combine the 2 ........
So first cut the center part out of the black one, and use that for the pattern for the white one......uh, measure well.....so that your insert will fit in the "original T"........
then sew the center part to the "original T"....careful pinning or even basting is essential here at this step.....ya wanna make sure your t shirts line up at the hemlines.....you will be cutting them to a nice pleasing shape.....and adding some lace.......
Ok, side inserts sewn in.........now is the time to make a pleasing curve for a neckline.....and the hem can be altered with the same treatment or more fun edgings...you know me....I'll be back with more fun stuff to torture the unsuspecting simple t shirt........
When you add some stretchy lingerie lace to a neckline, if it's a knit there is a simple rule.......
Measure the neckline without stretching, and cut your stretchy lace without stretching to be the same length but for 1 inch. In other words, cut the lace one inch shorter than your neckline measurement. This shortening of the lace will pull the neckline to lay flat against your body as it stretches along the neckline of the t shirt.
Begin pinning the lace at a shoulder seam....or at the center back of the neckline...whichever you choose, and pin the center of the lace to the center front of the t shirt's neckline, then evenly stretch and distribute the lace around the neckline. When you sew it, use a simple tiny zigzag, or if you have a fancy-schmancy machine with stretch stitches.....now is the time to Show Off!
Here we go.....Simple, reconstructed.....and it goes fast girlfriend.......
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