How to tailor your own shirt
Recently, we received a video submission from John Paul. He wanted to know how to make a baggy shirt fit, because we all know how expensive it is to get a shirt made specifically tailored for you.
We're going to show you a little method that we think is the best called the "Pinch and Pin"
2. Make sure you have a friend help you with this step. Get our a bunch of pins and then pinch the excess fabric and pin it so it fits how you want it to. Be sure to pin all the way to the bottom of the shirt and don't forget under the arms. Repeat on the other side.
3. Once you've got your shirt pinned, you are going to start sewing a seam starting above the armpit all the way down the side.
4. After you're done sewing both sides, try on the shirt to make sure that it's the right fit. If you're happy, you can cut off all the excess fabric and you've got yourself a shirt that fits!
5.If you're serious about make a shirt from scratch, we recommend purchasing "Shirtmaking" by David Page Coffin.
Happy sewing!
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I wonder... could you do this with a t-shirt? I am ~7 months pregnant and have some extra large t-shirts I'd love to be able to wear without looking like I am wearing a moo-moo.
Yep!
There's a couple guides on instructables about doing just that!
i have the last day of school coming up.. and there have been about four dances where i said i would make my outfit and wear it.., uh and at the last minute having to dig out an abercromie shirt just like every other girl. Sothe last day of school is coming up , and i really REALLY want to make something to wear. ( no pants and i dont have much expierence.. so dont use fancy words..) and so i cant spend more than 3 hours working on something. And ideas? OH and by the way.. whenever someone walks in wearing something really ugly , my friends go.. DID you get that at the salvation army? ( another thrift shop) so maybe i could get something from thrift shops and make it in to something else.. and theyd be like.. were did u get that? and id be liek .. the salvation army duh!!
Wardrobe Refashion is great for conversion projects! Also, Instructables has some good stuff...
And don't forget there's a forum here now!
I did it! I found what I was looking for on instructables.com and took an oversized t-shirt and customized it to fit my pregnant belly. You can see a picture of it by going to my blog. Thanks for the inspiration and the suggestions.
Oh... I thought it would hyper-link my site address since I typed it in, but it didn't. Here is my site address: http://jennifer.brucesabin.com/journal/blogger.html
do you think that it will work better if I used an existing tailored shirt as a pattern? I mean just laying tho tailored shirt over the project shirt, outlining, and then sewing and cutting?
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nice materials and test thank you
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Hi,
I am writing to know if it will be possible to buy your Hand Pick T-Shirt or shirts ranging from $18 to $25 and shipped to Africa Ghana to an orphanage home. I am in New jersey and would like to send it over to the Orphanage home in Africa Ghana. Please get back to me if it will be possible for you to ship to Ghana or have a shipper to come over for pick up. I will prefer to buy 150 pieces of any once you will hand pick for me. I will be pleased to have your early reply, so that an arrangement for payment can be made through my credit card.. Note that because of my past experience, i would not want to shop on line, rather i will send you my credit card through email to run it.
My regards,
Eddie.