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Cute Top

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an old t shirt turned into a cute halter top
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I have seen many " t-shirt surgery " how-to's, so I decided to recycle and old shirt myself. So I destroyed this one and turned it into this halter top, and added a few details to it to make it prettier ^^

I do apologise for the ugliness of the how to, I just hope you can at least understand it easily.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Here is the how to that many of you have long waited for !
    So. first take your old and ugly shirt : it mustn't be too large, but not too tight either.
    gather your ribbons, buttons or whatever you want to add to it later.

    NOTE : I hand stitched this all, because I have no sewing machine, but use yours if you have one, you'll save a lot of time.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Remove the lower hem stitch with scissors or whatever you want.

    then trace a line at about 5 cm (i don't know how to measure in inches, sorry) or more from the top, depending how large you want your straps to be. cut it all, and separate in two bands of equal length.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    take one of these bands, fold it in half, pin and sew. flip it inside out. repeat step with the other strap.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    take your now shorter shirt, and cut on both sides along the dotted black and red lines. sew both squares of fabric as you see on the picture.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    take your two left over fabric parts. sew the side as you see on the pic. then sew these two kinda tubes together. (you can add a hem to the bottom of the lower part, I forgot to mention it on the drawing)

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    then sew your straps as indicated here ^^ you can cross them on the back as well.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Voilà! all you have to do now is add your ribbons, buttons, beads, everything that pleases you to decorate the shirt. have fun !

    note : my top has a particular shape because the original t-shirt had a slight v-neck. these are the different kind of shapes you may obtain, depending on the shape of the shirt you use.

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michelle G.

michelle G.

14 Jan 12:37

thats cute

Max

Max

14 Jan 13:03

Very cute top!

Mi.ezekatze

Mi.ezekatze

14 Jan 13:37

Awww... How-to, pleeease? :)

Cat

Cat

14 Jan 17:47

i second the how to. that's super cute!

Boo_its_Brittany

Boo_its_Brittany

14 Jan 23:51

That is so freakin adorable!
How to? :3

Vicky Ninja

Vicky Ninja

15 Jan 19:33

That is way too cute! How to would be wonderful ^^

dawn

dawn

17 Jan 05:39

i third that! do a how to please?!

N A T S U K O

N A T S U K O

19 Jan 17:03

i love this top :D i would like to learn how to do it :)!

Ashasaurus13

Ashasaurus13

05 Feb 04:38

that makes mesmile

Libby M.

Libby M.

23 Feb 23:25

Ah I love it!

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

23 Mar 02:46

how to please *sparkly eyes*

Tiana R.

Tiana R.

28 Mar 03:15

i second a how to for the third time. Super cute

Nancy

Nancy

29 Mar 06:51

Very Sexy!! How To Please!

pixieinoz

pixieinoz

01 Apr 02:10

ooo how to please hehe this is adorable heheheh

.Emily Estatic.

.Emily Estatic.

16 May 23:03

THAT IS SO FREAKING ADORABLE!! i want one so so so freaking bad!!

rebblebb

rebblebb

30 May 20:19

i neeeeeeed a how to D:!

♫ BecSTAR ♫

♫ BecSTAR ♫

27 Jun 15:27

I fourth or fifth the how-to.
It's so simple yet totally adorable!!
5*

stephie N.

stephie N.

28 Jun 23:24

fabulous! how too plz :D i 6th it!

Roxanne M.

Roxanne M.

20 Jul 22:15

wow really cute

NyoNyoBearr<3

NyoNyoBearr<3

24 Aug 05:55

Ohh this is too amazing/cute/adorable/Ahhh~

A how to would be quite awesome...
<w<

Cassandra

Cassandra

30 Sep 00:12

This is so cute! I love the bow and the strawberry.

Bluebee Posted By:
Bluebee »
January 14, 2009 12:02
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