Reducing Large Tees

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zootm

14 Oct 00:03

I managed to do that with the less-techical method of "putting it in the tumble dryer for too long"...

Nice one though, hopefully if I lose weight a version of this will help me with all my tent-like clothing ;)

thunder_kiss

Awww! Thanks for this one! I have been trying to think of how to go about doing this for ages! =D x x x

jai

08 Mar 01:07

how do you get the shoulder seam to loook right?..becase the neck hole is larger than the smaller shirt...so the shoulders kind of sag...or either look oddly?

Cat Morley

08 Mar 14:42

For the t-shirt I used, the neckline didn't need to be reduced as it looked fine. I'm not sure how you would go about doing it, over than making a new neckline out of extra fabric. <br><br>

I removed the original sleeves and then sewed new sleeves out of the main part of the t-shirt. To make the sleeves look neater, you would sew a small part of the edge under or go over it with an over-locker.

victoria

13 Mar 23:15

thank-you!
i love this website.
it's been sooo helpful!

Amy

11 Jan 20:51

Just remember ladies, if your smaller shirt is stretchy, and your large shirt is not, you may have a tight fit across the chest. I suggest your smaller shirt has the same material as the larger so you know it will stretch and fit in the same way.

kate

23 Mar 14:45

woo hoo
thanks for this info bro
nice site

ph�be and alexa and alex

31 May 19:18

OMG! this is so helpful! we have so many big tees that we all hate wearing because they are so big... thank you so much! this is great!

Jocelyn A.

09 Sep 23:26

ooooh nice this will help me take in some of my old scrubs

[...Wanderlust Lost...]

30 Nov 09:33

Wow excellent tutorial! And Radiohead! MY FAVOURITE!

Tami

06 Dec 18:30

I want that Radiohead shirt, hahaha.

They're my favorite band (:

nouk

06 Jan 15:27

Really cool! I'm really small so nice shirts don't fit =( but this is great!

Karen M.

11 Jan 03:17

My younger sister has been dying to wear her Ramones shirt that is 3 sizes too big...thanks so much for this!!!

Stephanie N.

19 Jan 18:33

I have lots of big shirts from school, but they never fit me, even though im a medium. Now they will and i can show off some school pride =D

Wouter

09 Feb 22:03

And how do you make it bigger? :P Handy tutorial!

Becki A.

22 Feb 23:10

This is such a good idea!!

Geslepen

23 Mar 04:20

I read this a while ago, and it has probably been the most useful tutorial I have ever read. Thank you so much!

Amberlynne

15 Apr 15:56

I can't believe I never thought of this!
Thank you!!

Elizabeth D.

03 May 17:08

that's so much easier than what i've been doing. thanks!

b0neshaker

19 May 19:41

Time to finally tailor my Dropkick Murphys t-shirt... Even though I wear small t-shirts they're still so baggy on me.

Thank you so much, this is a total lifesaver !

susan w.

21 May 01:30

I lost 88 pounds and most of my wardrobe. Today, I altered 3 tee-shirts. I thought I'd never get to wear my favorites again.....but now they fit better than ever

Taz

20 Jun 10:24

Really helpful, I've got t-shirts that needed taking in, gives me a chance to practice my sewing machine skills too. IS there no end to your talents m'dear!!

Kameeri

23 May 09:34

Wow, is it this simple?
I got a nice t-shirt from my boyfriend as a birthday present, but it's way too big (they only had this size) but i want to wear it without looking like i'm camping in my own clothes... this is what i'm going to do to it :D thanks!

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