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T Shirt Shrug

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My friend and I went to the arthall in Rotterdam and saw an exhibition called ICON DRESSED designed by Annette Meyer, each garment was made of paper and represented a decade of women clothing from the 1800's till now. I was amazed by a garment which looked exactly like the dress Keira Knightley wore in Pride & Prejudice, I went home got into a romantic state of mind, converted that into creativity and made this.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Grab a shirt

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    cut along the red line and cut off neck band.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Turn shirt inside out and fold 1 inch along the red line to form the casing.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Pin and sew


  5. Step 5

    Pull the ribbon through the casing using a safety pin. Pull tight and tie.

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Glitter Pixie

Glitter Pixie

14 Mar 20:27

how beautiful for what looks like something so simple to create. nice to hear where the inspiration came from too.

Jessica G.

Jessica G.

14 Mar 20:34

Fantastic! Sooo pretty! Definitely going to do this!

Darling Chelsea

Darling Chelsea

14 Mar 21:26

I love it!!

Boo_its_Brittany

Boo_its_Brittany

14 Mar 22:37

How cute!
Very different than normal shrugs.
I love it!
<3!

queenfairypants

queenfairypants

15 Mar 17:37

gorgeous!!!!! x

camilaustral

camilaustral

15 Mar 19:42

the shirt has to be my size? a little big? or it doesn't matter?

Kiko

Kiko

15 Mar 21:48

camilaustral- i made one with a fitted shirt that was just a little bit loose and it turned out great.

EVEnl

EVEnl

15 Mar 21:50

It don't think it really matters as long as it's not too oversized... the shirt I used was a little bigger then my usual size... I reckon if you use a bigger t-shirt you'll have more pleats.

KMOM14

KMOM14

16 Mar 00:55

Awesome tutorial and it looks very elegant and stylish.

camilaustral

camilaustral

16 Mar 02:55

and would it work with a slightly small t-shirt??
(sorry for all the questions, but i have a LOT of tees that are just a little tight to wear and i don't want to throw away :P)

EVEnl

EVEnl

16 Mar 10:25

I guess if you use a smaller shirt it would turn out fine too.

Amyers

Amyers

16 Mar 20:58

Great how to. I'm definitely going to try it.

LurkerGrl

LurkerGrl

16 Mar 21:51

Fantastic recycle project! I love it. This would make a great gift, specially if you found someones favorite color.

Spidergemz

Spidergemz

16 Mar 23:13

That is so pretty!!!!

Crystal C.

Crystal C.

17 Mar 14:03

i adore this! going to make one tonight. i just made one that is similar but more of a 70's halter...same concept but the t-shirt's sleeves are cut off and you cut a strip off of the bottom to use around the neck to cinch it up as a halter instead...very cool. thanks!

mlc1803 m.

mlc1803 m.

17 Mar 22:38

i love you idea, perfect for my very questionable sewing skills (still learning!) thanxs for posting =)

Jackie D.

Jackie D.

18 Mar 01:16

do you cut the neck line as deep as you want it or do you just cut off the ribbing???

EVEnl

EVEnl

18 Mar 07:45

Just cut off the ribbing.

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

18 Mar 13:15

it's so simple but it looks amazing!

Carolyn

Carolyn

20 Mar 12:24

Love it!

kasi1983

kasi1983

21 Mar 17:56

This is great! I have tried it frowzily with an really old shirt (didn't want to waste a nice one).
Since I don't have a sewing machine I used fabric glue - but this works nice, too. Instead of a ribbon I just pulled through some yarn, made a loop on one side and added a button on the other side.
I will soon do another one, but then neatly. Can't wait to start :)

Max

Max

22 Mar 17:21

Wow looks awesome! I'm going to try this, thanks for posting. (:

ely.

ely.

22 Mar 20:53

this was so easy, and it turned out to be one of my best t-shirt surgery projects yet! i've already worn it twice since ive made it, hopefully i can post some pictures soon. :]

sparrow is fancy

sparrow is fancy

23 Mar 00:37

OMG. me like.
hahaha.

Katherine Munro

Katherine Munro

23 Mar 16:24

Wow, super cute!

Altmellie

Altmellie

25 Mar 19:34

super cute!

Fruzsina W.

Fruzsina W.

26 Mar 14:27

I just love this!!! Now I'll have to find a ribbon somewhere.... :o)

HippieHomeschoolCrunchyYarnWhore

HippieHomeschoolCrunchyYarnWhore

28 Mar 00:54

love this! Great idea to use old shirts up...awesome.

Eien

Eien

28 Mar 07:03

I am adding this to my must do list... so soft and pretty looking.

m

m

30 Mar 04:13

this is a great idea! and it looks like something i might be able to pull off as well (i've been denied sewing skills, but i'm trying!) i can't wait to attempt this!

felicia in wonderland

felicia in wonderland

30 Mar 20:48

i cant believe how simple this is.. wow.
this is such a great idea
yours turned out SOOO lovely! :D

Selina F.

Selina F.

31 Mar 23:44

OMG I LOVE this!!! Thank You!!!!

juneybuguu

juneybuguu

04 Apr 20:39

awesome! I'm so going to do this!

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

04 Apr 21:18

TO CUTE!!! I NEED TO MAKE!!!

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

04 Apr 21:22

I read the How-To but I still don't get it! And yes! People have call me slow! :)

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

04 Apr 21:23

I read the How-To but I still don't get it! And yes! People have call me slow! :)

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

04 Apr 21:25

Why did it say I said it two times? This computer bugs my sometimes.

EVEnl

EVEnl

04 Apr 22:06

Twilight lover- please read the how to again and tell me which step it is you have trouble with... perhaps I can help.

northernstar

northernstar

05 Apr 22:41

Thank you for this!! I just made a lovely one out of a miss-shaped long sleeve tee that has been on my scrap pile for ages!
WOO

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

05 Apr 23:05

EVEnl: Never mind! I get it now! I was having an "off" day! Thanks tho! :)

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

06 Apr 22:53

I'm working on making one right now! I just need to sew and get ribbon!

Andy

Andy

11 Apr 23:54

pretty!!!!!!!!!!

nicci A.

nicci A.

13 Apr 16:19

what a great way to reuse a tee.
this is great for the shirts that kids have just outgrown.

crazymaisey

crazymaisey

13 Apr 19:05

Gorgeous project. It`s hard to believe that something so ordinary like a basic t-shirt can be quickly transformed into something so pretty and ellagant. I`m rummaging through my Tees now so I can get started.

Bezzy B.

Bezzy B.

15 Apr 19:04

cool

Blue Interpreter

Blue Interpreter

15 Apr 23:35

Wicked awesome ladies...very cute little shrug :)

Mandy C.

Mandy C.

29 Apr 17:00

This is such a great idea! I might have to try it out and see what happens.

Mrs T

Mrs T

29 Apr 17:07

i love this! how clever and unique!

I'm going to make one!!

ginnie l.

ginnie l.

29 Apr 21:41

I love it!!! Gonna make one for my granddaughter tonight

ginnie l.

ginnie l.

29 Apr 21:41

I love it!!! Gonna make one for my granddaughter tonight

sanam b.

sanam b.

01 May 11:28

This was my first sewing project ever!(besides some random practice) and I just loooooooooooooooove it.I asked my mom for an old t-shirt. It turned out absolutely gorgeous and I'm really proud now lol especially since my mom always complains about how I never follow anything through to the end. In your face, ma! haha well it didn't hurt that the project was super fast. Thanks for getting me into sewing:)

yvonne l.

yvonne l.

02 May 11:20

I just think this is brilliant

Lucia T.

Lucia T.

10 May 02:14

OMG...PERFECT!! At my school, the outside shirt straps have to be at least 3 inches thick (stupid dress code!). Which means, I have a zillion cami-dresses that I can't wear. I'm gonna make a billion of these so that I can wear them over the dresses. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

Lucia T.

Lucia T.

10 May 02:15

OMG...PERFECT!! At my school, the outside shirt straps have to be at least 3 inches thick (stupid dress code!). Which means, I have a zillion cami-dresses that I can't wear. I'm gonna make a billion of these so that I can wear them over the dresses. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

*scout nubbies*

*scout nubbies*

13 May 23:07

pure genious!

mapiz

mapiz

16 May 11:54

its so beautiful and easyy!! omg!!
congrats!! ;)

Kay-Cee

Kay-Cee

18 May 04:14

This is absolutely gorgeous! thanks so much for sharing it! I'll have to try it soon!!!

Koyelia S.

Koyelia S.

27 May 15:09

Thanks a lot for this post. loved it! xxx

Ninjabean

Ninjabean

28 May 01:27

This is simple and pretty darn neat. I may have to try this!

Miss Smalls

Miss Smalls

28 May 22:07

This is sooo fantastic! I just had to try it! And it came out pretty well too. I think I'm going to make loads of those to recycle some of my older shirts. I begann with an old Polo-shirt so it was a little bit difficult but I managed. ^^ Thanks so much vor sharing! I love it!

EVEnl

EVEnl

29 May 08:34

I appreciate all your kind comments. Thank you!

Maddz103 S.

Maddz103 S.

07 Jun 01:49

so pretty i think now i shall be compelled to creat as well...

Maddz103 S.

Maddz103 S.

07 Jun 01:49

so pretty i think now i shall be compelled to create as well...

CDDesigned

CDDesigned

07 Jun 14:33

What a great idea to transform a shirt that may not be work appropriate onto one that is by layering with this srug design, I had Bought some second hand shirts that I wanted to do a shrug with but was thinking about shortening it at the back but this would add more to it. Thanks for the idea!

ileana v.

ileana v.

15 Jun 06:19

cool

chelsea diane.

chelsea diane.

17 Jun 22:31

wow. this looks so delicate and simple.
i'm definitely getting on this project tonight.
also, i love the inspiration.
:)

яаcнзι ♥ ☼ ☺

яаcнзι ♥ ☼ ☺

20 Jun 01:03

There are s0 many versi0ns---is it really that easy?

Vazquez

Vazquez

24 Jun 05:32

love it!

Nicky Love

Nicky Love

30 Jun 16:15

Wow! What an amazing tutorial! That sounds like such a cool thing to go to! Way to go!

Cassie

Cassie

01 Jul 01:23

this is great!

Anesha C.

Anesha C.

02 Jul 02:35

Damn this is cool

Anesha C.

Anesha C.

02 Jul 02:36

Damn this is cool

Susan B.

Susan B.

02 Jul 17:22

What are you doing sitting there reading my comments? Get out to another exhibition...get insipred...be creative...we want MORE!!! I can't wait to make this!

SmartiesJunkie

SmartiesJunkie

03 Jul 11:28

That's a realy good idea!! Love it!!

crafty countess

crafty countess

14 Jul 21:30

i LOVE this project:)

Rio B.

Rio B.

16 Jul 00:10

My favorite t-shirt in the world got a hole right on the front of the boob, so I haven't been able to wear it in over a year. I just made one of these shrugs out of it, and it looks awesome! I can wear it again! Thanks!! :)

Kyrna

Kyrna

22 Jul 16:35

Can't wait to make this!

Leslie M.

Leslie M.

27 Jul 15:08

Ok, I did this project. it was even easier than I thought, I swear I am digging through all my old t-shirts and doing a major conversion!!! Thanks

Kerolajn

Kerolajn

28 Jul 12:29

I will do it! Definitely...I't exactely what was I looking for a some time...

Lyra Rose

Lyra Rose

31 Jul 03:49

i love this
i want to try it the minute i get my hands on a sewing machine

Heidi G.

Heidi G.

31 Jul 17:02

Wow, what a great tute! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

Jolanda

Jolanda

01 Aug 19:41

It’s so nice! Must feel good that everybody likes it

Deborah F.

Deborah F.

03 Aug 02:57

what a great idea! so simple yet so stylish!

Jocelyn B.

Jocelyn B.

12 Aug 00:31

Im trying This tomorrow!

I Amerika

I Amerika

12 Aug 22:16

this shirt is too cute! i need a freakin' sewing machine, i soooo want to try this!!

Katia Ruby

Katia Ruby

14 Aug 18:56

this is truly the perfect project...every single "version" of it looks great on everyone!
hooray!

<3 Katia

Shmandles

Shmandles

21 Aug 07:53

dude, this is sweet. really like it!

Crafty Dreams

Crafty Dreams

28 Aug 18:29

Absolutely adorable! I soo have to try this for myself

IzzyLa

IzzyLa

29 Aug 02:05

What a cool idea!
So brilliant you came up with that.

punky~funky~mom

punky~funky~mom

02 Sep 21:29

amazing!

Moxie D.

Moxie D.

07 Sep 19:10

I'm a complete sewing machine idiot, but I may be able to do this :) Thanks!

Alias Dani

Alias Dani

02 Oct 03:52

hmmm....must try

forthelove f.

forthelove f.

03 Oct 14:55

so great! I am going to go and cut up a shirt right now!

Laneige Jones

Laneige Jones

04 Oct 00:02

toooo cute!

Laneige Jones

Laneige Jones

04 Oct 00:02

toooo cute!

Rachel

Rachel

07 Oct 22:30

So pretty! Must try!

TL H.

TL H.

16 Oct 00:40

LOVE this! I'm making a few while watching TV tonight. Thinking of making one out of a nicer fabric shirt for a shrug at a wedding (my strapless dress isn't church appropriate)

Hannah o.

Hannah o.

21 Oct 06:56

Since i saw your post two days ago i have made 4 shrug tops, took a while since i do not have a sewing machine, but they still turned out good. I really like that i can wear my short sleeve tops with the shrugs over them, gave me a lot more wardrobe options. Thank you so much!!!

Nope :-P

Nope :-P

21 Oct 23:20

Wow, I love this! I need to get my sewing machine up and running.

NKOLLIO=)

NKOLLIO=)

03 Nov 19:34

i luv this!!

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