https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mens-shirt-to-womens-skirt • Posted by Kaitlin H.
Want to try your hand at refashioning but don't know where to begin? Try this simple men's shirt refashion and make a lovely, simple pleated skirt.
Want to try your hand at refashioning but don't know where to begin? Try this simple men's shirt refashion and make a lovely, simple pleated skirt.
Cut shirt across the chest, directly under the armpits. (Can you see that stain on the upper right chest? Hubby was sad to lose a shirt, but I was excited to gain material for refashioning.)
Pleat to fit your waist. I created two pleats on each front panel....
and six across the back. (1" pleats, spaced 2" apart).
Run a basting stitch across the top edge to hold the pleats in place.
If you need to take out excess fabric from the waist but don't want to go crazy with the pleats, take a bit from each side by pinning and stitching. This can also help take some poof out of the hip area.
Double turn top edge under and stitch again.
Add a snap as needed to keep the top of the placket closed.
And voila! As you can see, the buttons only extended so far down the shirt placket, so I stitched the bottom a little more closed.