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Refashioned Men's Button Up

Stealing dad's old clothes to make new for myself ;)

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/refashioned-mens-button-up • Posted by Kammy

Refashioning men’s button-ups is nothing new, but I love following other blogs and seeing what creative spins they put on it. Now, time for my attempt.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Refashioning men’s button-ups is nothing new, but I love following other blogs and seeing what creative spins they put on it. Now, time for my attempt.

Instructions

  1. I chopped off the bottom of the shirt, from waist down, and put that aside.

  2. Using a seam ripper, I removed the front pockets and sleeves.

  3. Basing if off the shape on an existing fitted tank top, I resized the top half of the shirt.

  4. I gathered the bottom strip of fabric, aligned it with the side seams and buttons, and joined it with the top half of the shirt.

  5. When I realized the top fit well except for under the armpits, I looked up a tutorial for creating darts in a tank top. I did not execute it well, so I needed to create something to hide those darts!

  6. I quickly whipped up two bows and applied them over the darts.