T-shirt reconstruction

[DancerAnnie]

This is my new favorite thing to do with t-shirts.

I cut slits in the back, realllly wide...and then cut it all the way up the center of the shirt....then tied the strips together...then, voila! A wayyyy cuter t-shirt :)

[knitin.chick]

i love it! i'm going to give it a try with a few of my old tees. thanks so much for sharing! :D

[crummyrummy]

I have a feeling that would less cute on me.....

[icedteapriestess]

yeah, don't think it would look the same on me either... the 5 inch wide bra strap would probably detract from the whole look. (only totally jealous.. hahah.)

[knitin.chick]

I have a feeling that would less cute on me.....Crummy, you crack me up! :D

[crummyrummy]

Crummy, you crack me up! :Dwell, if I had the hourglass curves......

[Bare Foot Bunny Hugg]

Thats hella cool

[CoRriNieRiNniE]

thats really neat!

[Tamee]

hey that's pretty cute, but is it hard to get on and off?

[DancerAnnie]

hey that's pretty cute, but is it hard to get on and off?
No...cotton stretches...you just have to make sure you get your head in the right hole.

[tree_huggin_veg]

No...cotton stretches...you just have to make sure you get your head in the right hole.
Haha. That cracked me up....

Very cute. I do a lot of reconstruction with my shirts.. I make halter tops and over the shoulder shirts

[Bumble]

Nice, I've seen lots of raver girls do that to their shirts.

[lucyinthesky16]

i recently bought this book at barnes and nobles called "generation t: 108 ways to transform a tee shirt" i got all excited and have been "reconstructing" like crazy. theres even instructions on how to make that shirt in there! if you had fun with that you should totally get this book!

[Tamee]

damn I wanna have a look at that book.

[RetroGroove_Grrl]

that wwould be really uncomfortable if you sat in a backed chair. BUT it looks fantastic

[Ursula Buendia]

cool idea!!!!! I like it!!!

[EarthyGirl1985]

Yeah, I was thinking about the chair thing too. I think that is so cute thought! Good idea, I am definantly going to have to try it. Unfortunantly, it will probably be with one of my husband's old t-shirts. LOL

[Rue Takedo]

I cut some of mine starting below the bra line....still looks good and doesn't show off your skivvies. ;)

[Rosepetal]

That's awesome! I have loads of t-shirts that could definately use a lift so I may have to look for that book :D

[ImaMuffin]

I couldn't pull off a look like that, but I definately have some tee's that I plan on altering.

[Rainbow.wine]

thats awsome... very creative... i think i am gonna have to give it a try man. :)

[SweetSasha]

Very cute! If you don't mind me asking...did you get the directions somewhere online? I'd like to do the same but maybe have some different styles too but haven't had much luck finding directions.

[DancerAnnie]

some of the girls at the dance studio I work at did the same thing to the sides of their shirt, but the holes were smaller...lots smaller...no skin showing, so that's where I got the idea from initially.

[SweetSasha]

Cool it looks awesome!

[Miss_Beatle]

oo I love it!! I'm definitely going to do it!

[MaryJeanne]

love the idea! i get some good ideas from craftster.org as well.

[Starr]

Whats it looks like in the front? Is it more form-fitting than a regular tshirt since its pulled tighter in the back? I want to try this idea cause its awesome, but like some of the others on here Im afraid it would look silly on me. Awesome idea though, and it looks super cute on you!

[DancerAnnie]

In the front it is more form fitting, which I like

I don't think it would look silly on anyone!

[wanderin_blues]

oooo i love it! what a killer idea, im stealing it!!! mwhahaha

[shessmiling]

i've seen a lot of t-shirt recon. ideas, and this is one of my favorites.

[sugrmag]

Go to www.ohmystars.com or www.whatthecraft.com both have great tee recon ideas.

[LucyInTheSky777]

cute, but that would look sooo terrible on me :(

[Scarlet101]

I think im definitely going to have to give this a go, its such a good idea-and if it looks rubbish, well-its only a t-shirt!!

[Hipmoon]

I'm telling you, once you get into tshirt recons, you will get so addicted!

Here are a few I have done in the past. It is one of my favorite things to do as a seamstress.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/420688887_6cc10a7ae6.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/420688880_f276bfe5a5.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/1045857571_1ef41671dd.jpg?v=0

[lucyinthesky16]

wow, the one in the middle is awesome!

[mrsmorrison27]

i love t-shirt reconstruction! and this is a way cute design!