Updating Simplicity
October 25, 2010 8:28 amI love simple T-shirts. I love simplicity, period. But I’ve been trying to challenge my creativity by taking simplicity to a different level. So I wanted to make a t-shirt with simple lines, but that had different constructed pieces to add interest. I came up with this top, the one I paired with my black pants.
Here’s a close-up of the front.
Next, the side. In retrospect, I would have like this line down under the elbow. Live and learn.
Finally, the back,
I used my dress form and my tape to create different pieces. Then I cut those pieces out of the fabric and pieced it together. It was like putting together a puzzle.
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Tags: Lex Designs, Original Designs, styling, t shirt
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Recycled T-shirt Clutch Tutorial
August 13, 2010 7:53 amI used this clutch tutorial for the Delish issue I was a part of. But I wanted to re-share it here on my blog because it’s one of my favorite clutches to use and it’s a totally “green” project.
Grab an old or new t-shirt. I thought this newsprint one would be cool.
Cut the part that you want to use for the front of your clutch into randomly sized strips.
Tags: clutch, green, purse, recycled, refashion, t shirt, tutorial, upcycled
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Aqua Bib front Top Refashion
June 14, 2010 3:13 pmHere’s a refashion that’s super easy that adds a lot of texture and interest to a plain top!
Here’s How:
Cut some strips of fabric. Mine were about 2.5 inches wide.
Ruffle them on each side of the strip.
Tags: refashion, t shirt, top, tutorial, women's top, women's tutorial
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Loose Fitted T-shirt Tutorial
May 31, 2010 8:03 amI got a lot of questions on how to make this simple shirt:
Tags: pattern, shirt, t shirt, tutorial, women's clothing
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Mama’s Got A New Dress
January 11, 2010 8:43 am
Let’s get started with an easy tutorial with things you probably have laying around.I started with an old T-shirt and a yard of coordinating fabric. Originally I was going to use an old men’s shirt for the skirt part, but this fabric matched too well to not use it.
Then I cut out a few more scraps. I cut out a piece from my skirt fabric and a piece of coordinating cream chiffon.
Now, I knew that on this T shirt adding a lot of detail would weight it down a lot. So I added a piece of lightweight interfacing to the inside of the shirt. Read more »
Tags: anthropologie, dress, ruffles, t shirt
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