Diy Alexander Wang Cage Dress ∙ How To by KaitKim on Cut Out + Keep

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Time:0h40

Pretty Easy

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super simple and easy to make, but brings major impact! P.S: Tha baggier the shirt, the better! P.P.S: Sorry for the dark pictures. My camera is being evil.

Instructions

1

Cut the sleeves off of your shirt, going inside of the stitching
2

Make thick lines on the shirt. There should be 3 on the front, and 2 on the side, each about 3/4 of an inch thick.
3

Mark a deep scoop neckline and cut it out. Cut through both sides of the shirt.
The straps of the shirt should be about an inch thick, but you can make them thicker if you wish.
4

Pick a spot in between two lines and fold the shirt. Make slits along the fold, making sure that you don't cut through any of the lines.
5

Unfold the shirt and cut until your scissors meet the edges of both lines.
Repeat this step in between all of the lines.
Don't worry if your strips are not perfect. If you are using a regular cotton tee, then the strips, after you wash the shirt, should begin to curl around themselves a little, which should disguise any imperfections.

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kiri g. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:17:26 +0000

this is a brilliant idea. i cant wait to try it myself, will be waiting to see if u have any more brill ideas :)

KaitKim Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:05:15 +0000

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond
Sammi: a seam ripper should do the trick in trying to take the elastic off. It may take a little time, though, and the sides may be a little longer than the rest of the shirt.
Timetoexperiment: I've washed it a few times. As with most tshirt cutting projects, the strips did curl up on themselves a little, but the overall look was kept in tact.

timetoexperiment Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:53:24 +0000

I've done a bit of work with t-shirts... primarily in the form of t-shirt yarn. Which makes me ask... have you tried washing it? I worry it might become distorted in the laundry if you toss it in with the regular wash.