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T Shirt Reconstruction: She Shirt

Resize your t-shirt to a "she" shirt.

My good friend Shae stenciled this fantastic "Covered in Bees" t-shirt for me. She knew it would be too big and sent it with her crafty blessings to be reconstructed however I saw fit.

Resizing tees is the recon I do most often, making my shirts fit me better while still being long (and wide!) enough to go over my hips.

Use a favorite shirt that you already love the fit of and that has similar stretch to the fabric for your template.

This is a fairly easy recon and usually takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.

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The shirt, before resizing
Resizing using a favorite shirt - cut about 1/2" away from the original shirt so you have seam allowance.

You'll have to do a little guestimating on the sleeves, but if you take it slow and careful, it'll work out fine.
Use my favorite recon technique and eyeball for the sleeve size, adjusting the sleeve under the body of the t-shirt until it's the length and shape you want. Pencil a line on the existing sleeve using the cut on the t-shirt, and then added about 1/2" for seam allowance.

Find the center on the sleeves, pin to the seam allowance on the shirt. Pin along the sleeve, being careful not to pull or tug the fabric. Stitch using a stretch stitch and 1/2" seam allowance.
After stitching the sleeves, fold shirt in half, right sides together, matching the bottom hem. Stitch a 1/2" seam under the sleeve and all the way down the side. Trim seam allowance, if you wish.

Because you leave the original hems for the sleeves and the shirt in place, the reconstruction is now complete!

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DIS.AR.RAY

DIS.AR.RAY

14 Oct 05:42

OMG! NO WAY! I FRIGGIN LOVE EDDIE IZZARD! No one around here knew who he was until Across the universe, and still no one knows who he is! :D Thats amazing... I'm totally making one! :D

maudie

maudie

14 Oct 08:48

i'm an evil herbivore....

love the shirt, and your recon on it. CAKE OR DEATH?! x

Whitney L.

Whitney L.

14 Oct 17:45

Yay Eddie Izzard reference!

Thanks for the how-to tip, also. All the shirts I have to wear at work are enormous on me, and I've been trying to use trial and error to slim some down. Now, with any luck, there will be less error!

ayleesha

ay*lee*sha

27 Oct 02:17

I like my women like I like my coffee.
In a plastic cup!
Bitchin Eddie reference.

ayleesha

ay*lee*sha

27 Oct 02:18

I like my women like I like my coffee.
In a plastic cup!
Bitchin Eddie reference.

Kiko

Kiko

10 Jun 20:51

I totally have that stay green tee! Only I didn't like the way it fit me... So I tye-dyed it....... Love it!!!!!!!!!

Kiko

Kiko

10 Jun 20:52

I totally have that stay green tee! Only I didn't like the way it fit me... So I tye-dyed it....... Love it!!!!!!!!!

Maisiee (:

Maisiee (:

22 Aug 13:59

Hahaaa xD
Eddie Izzard rules! :D
x

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October 13, 2008 23:29

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