Zipper Rainbow T Shirt Recon

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  Step 1

  Decide where you want your zipper to go on your shirt. Then mark a line under the zipper.

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  Step 2

  Carefully cut along the line you've just drawn. Make sure you don't cut through the back of the shirt.

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  Step 3

  Place the zipper inside the shirt under the opening. Fold the edges of the opening and pin them to the zipper. You don't have to do the top and bottom just yet, because those are difficult and you won't need to sew those yet.

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  Step 4

  I had some trouble with the top and bottom. I decided to cut a little further than the zipper goes and the make two cuts to the side so I could easily fold the edges. I later sewed those edges onto the rainbow fabric.

• Step 5

  Now sow the zipper on. If you're sewing it with a sewingmachine, I suggest using a zipperfoot.

• Step 6

  Now get your strip of fabric. Make sure it's about 3-4 inches longer than your zipper. I only added 2 inches for seam allowence on mine, but that wasn't enough, because I accidently streched the shirt a little bit when sewing, so I didn't have enough left over at the bottom to make a nice hem.

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  Step 7

  Turn your shirt inside out and pin the strip on your shirt, including a nice double folded hem. In the picture I also pinned the top and the bottom already, but don't do that, because of what I explained in step 6.

• Step 8

  Now sow the strip on. I handsewed the top and bottom, because they're tricky.

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  Step 9

  And there you go. A super cool zipper, rainbow shirt.

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PJ F. · Fort Valley, Virginia, US 9th November 2011

Nice tutorial. Thanks for posting!

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Bailey N. 7th July 2011

YOU, are my new best friend.

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Bailey N. 7th July 2011

YOU, are my new best friend.

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Roslast · Cincinnati, Ohio, US · 5 projects 25th June 2011

awwwwwesome c:

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RainbowIce · Chicago, Illinois, US · 38 projects 23rd January 2011

This is sooo pretty =]

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Marjolein 24th October 2010

Wow, wat een leuk ideeee! Door deze site wil ik echt leren naaien!

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SaucyNinja · Round Lake Beach, Illinois, US · 6 projects 2nd October 2010

This is SO EPIC! I really wish I had a zipper so I could make this! I'll have to make a trip to Jo-Ann fabrics.

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Rachel J. · Ellensburg, Washington, US · 3 projects 30th August 2010

I used a piece of an old sequin tank top instead of rainbow. Love the idea though thank you for sharing!

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Sarania · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 15 projects 10th July 2010

This is so clever and it looks awesome. I am making this right now!!

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Create&Destroy · Chicago, Illinois, US · 2 projects 4th July 2010

Hey, awesome, dude! =P

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