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1. 

   

   Hem along the two longer ends of the fabric. This will be the hem on the top and bottom part of your tube top.

2. 

   

   For my top, I hemmed the two edges together and flipped it inside out so you end with a hem going down the middle of your back.
   
   - This would be the back view of the tube top -




3. 

   

   *Fabric with some stretch will make this project easier to work with and will generally fit better.
   
   Start with 1m of your fabric choice. (This should be enough for the 3 components of the top: the tube top, the strap, and the bow) Measure around your chest to make the tube top portion. You should end with a rectangular shape like this.




4. 

   

   Turn your top over to the front side and now we are going to cinch the front into a sweetheart-cut.
   
   To do this, you want to pinch the middle of the fabric to how ever low you want your V to be. For mine, I cinched about 2-3 inches. Hold this in place with your thumb and index finger.

5. 

   

   This part is a little bit tricky. You want to hold the two parts in place like so and turn it away from you until the stacks are on top of one another. Once you have this part in place, sew the cinched fabric together (about 1-2 inches should do) until it's all connected.




6. 

   

   This is to make the strap for the top. There are lots of variations to making a strap as some like to have a tie behind the neck, which requires two straps, but this features a single strap.
   
   Start by cutting out a strip of fabric that is 2-4 inches thick, depending on how thick you want your strap to be.
   
   - Be sure to cut the strip longer than you would want it so that you can snip off excess fabric rather than not having enough. -

7. 

   

   To make the strap, you need a shoe lace.
   
   Sew the top of the shoe lace to the top of the fabric like so (end where the dotted line stops).

8. 

   

   Sew alongside the shoe lace to the fabric, making sure that you don't sew the shoelace to the fabric along the way. Continue until you've reached the end.

9. 

   

   Hold the end of the strap gently in one hand and pull the shoelace with the other. Pull the entire strap through itself, until it is right side out and snip off the shoelace from the end to end up with something like this.

10. 

    

    For this step, put on the top and measure the strap from one side to the other to feel out how tight you want the strap to be. (Make the two marks on the inside to indicate where the strap ends will be sewed).
    
    Sew the ends of each strap onto the inside of the top so that the hems are hidden.

11. 

    

    To make the bow, cut out two strips of fabric (one to attach to the top, and the other to create the bow) to your width preference depending on how large or small you want your bow.
    
    For my top, i've made the bow slightly smaller in size.

12. 

    

    Sew the two ends of the bow onto the backside of your top, approximately 2-3 inches away from each side.
    
    - When doing this step, make sure you don't sew the ends through to the front of the top. -

13. 

    

    And there you have it!
    
    A simple but cute halter top with a sweetheart-cut front and a bow detail on the back. Hope you like it!
    
    <3 franneh

14. 

By Kiko

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Ciaa

08 Jul 16:13

Whoa the shirt im making now is almost exactly like this one. :O but mines is blue. ahahaha its like you read my mind. can you tell me how you did the ruched boob part? i dunno how to do that part, right now im holding it with a safety pin. :/

Boo_its_Brittany

08 Jul 20:20

How cuuute!
Can't wait for the how to
<3!

M.a.r.i.s.o.l.

08 Jul 22:44

CUTE

franneh<3

09 Jul 18:20

Ciaa: To create the ruched front of the top, refer to Step 3 & 4. Hope this helps!

Kiko

10 Jul 15:55

this is great!!!! I'm making one RIGHT NOW!!!!

Song Il

12 Jul 04:43

Way adorable!

Jane C.

13 Jul 13:36

This is totally something I want to make! I would probably wear it all the time, its so cute! :D

♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥

14 Jul 17:26

that is really cute!!

Kyrna

15 Jul 00:20

Cute! It looks a little retro 1950s-ish too =)

Mi.ezekatze

15 Jul 11:44

This is so cute! :)

Lindsey N.

15 Jul 16:03

Ahh!! Cute! I wanna make one right now!

jenny b.

15 Jul 16:29

wow! im so doing one of these! great job!

crafty countess

15 Jul 17:13

awesome idea!

annie

16 Jul 15:19

Great how to, very detailed :D

Miss Amy

19 Jul 10:39

This is really cute! I want to make one now!

franneh<3

20 Jul 07:33

thanks everyone :)!

maria;D

12 Nov 23:44

its adorable

Posted By:
franneh<3 »
July 08, 2009 11:48

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