DIY: T-shirt Surgery
by Kathreen Ricketson, Canberra, Australia on 03. 7.07
Image: flickr
Do you have have tonnes of old baggy t-shirts crowding out your wardrobe and not sure what to do with them? Chopping them up and reconstructing them into funky, sexy and hip clothing is hot right now. Often called t-shirt mashups, t-shirt surgery, or t-shirt refashioning, whatever its called we love it. TreeHugger has previously discussed SuperNaturale's t-shirts to underwear and looked at t-shirts to bags and of course the t-shirt to swimsuit, what else can you do with a t-shirt and how and where do you find out?
Image: Oh my stars (where you can find other tutorials and images)
Image: Skirt constructed from t-shirt at Lekkner
Some resources to get you started:
1. tutorials and patterns at ::Oh my stars and ::livejournal and ::what the craft and ::instructables t-shirt mashup
2. ::gurl guides generation-t and the generation-t website.
3. ::nifty laptop sleeve and ::SuperNaturale t-shirt underwear
4. ::Lekkner for the gallery of t-shirt surgery
5. (This is part 2 of the refashion your wardrobe series - see the first article here)
Here are my instructions for four seams to make a t-shirt fitted. Works great for freebies that nearly never come in girl styles.
Small white t-shirts make good pillow cases.
ive read great reviews of "T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions" by Sistahs Of Harlem
and
"Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt" by Megan Nicolay
the generation t patterns are supposed to be easier, the t-shirt makover patterns are supposedly funkier/sexier but more difficult.
My #1 use: Old t-shirts make *great* rags.
You can also chop them up into little squares to make CD/DVD and glass wipes (once a cotton t-shirt has gone through the wash a few times it won't scratch plastic). Put one in your wallet!
Another neat thing that I discovered completely by accident: You can twist them up, tie the ends into knots, and turn them into great tug-o-war dog toys. If it is an old t-shirt it won't last very long, but I'm sure the dogs will love that it smells like you (give it to them after you've worn it for a day).
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I love the idea,but don't you think it is not easy for common people to do this,I mean the equipments.On the other hand,it could be a waste of material.
We are direct t-shirt producer from China,we also do the DIY T-shirt.Anybody who is interested could send me your logo/image to be on the t-shirt,we may do this and send the tee to you at very very low prices.
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