On A Crafty Adventure: T-shirt from a Sheet

Monday 11 February 2013

T-shirt from a Sheet

Last weekend I went op-shopping with a great friend and we came across the hugest range of second hand sheets I have ever seen!

I had my eye out because I am making a crochet rag rug (more on that later) but after I got home with this blue paisley sheet (among others) I decided that I liked the material too much to tear it up.

I made this T-shirt using the shape of a comfortable shirt I already own.

I turned it inside out and cut the sheet around the front and back of the shirt, leaving room for seam allowances.

I marked where the arm holes were and sewed the shoulder seams and side seams.

I then folded up the sleeve and neck and bottom hems and sewed them down.

I tried the shirt on and it was a bit shapeless because of the way the material hung so I used a bit of creative licence and added a piece of elastic under the bust and a gather at the centre of the neckline. I also put a couple of pleats on the shoulder seams for a bit of interest.

Would you guess I was wearing a sheet? The entire single sheet (I used less than half) was $2. Bargain. And this was after I was telling a friend it was too expensive to make clothes these days. I sure told myself!