


Supplies you will need:
•Sharp Scissors
•Straight Pins
•Sewing Machine (or a lot of patience)
•Thread
You may also find these supplies helpful:
•Tape measure or Ruler

2. Cut the sleeves. If the shoulder seam is a couple of inches down your arm, you can cut the sleeve right off and still have short sleeves. You can cut off a bit more than that for a simple sleeveless style
3. Mark the shirt for stitching. An easy way to make a pattern for your new shirt is to trace the outline of your favorite t-shirt onto the larger shirt, turned inside out. You can use chalk, or a pencil dragged across the cloth should make enough of a dent to use as a guide.
4. Pin the shirt. Once you decide how much fabric to ditch from the sides - put the straight pins in.
5. Sew it. With the shirt still inside-out and pinned, run it through the sewing machine just inside the pins you placed. You may want to use a zig-zag stitch, otherwise the thread may break when you pull the shirt on over your head. Err to the side of bigger, and take the pins out as you go if you think sewing inside them will make it too small.
6. Make width adjustments. Put the shirt on; if it's still too big, sew further inside your first seam.
6. Make width adjustments. Put the shirt on; if it's still too big, sew further inside your first seam.
7. Fix the sleeves. Pinch the fabric under your arms to see if you need to close the armholes up a bit as well, 2" sewn up from the side-seam you made should do it.
8. Fix the collar. Particularly if the shirt has a ribbed collar, go ahead and cut it off. Cut wider for a scoop neck opening.
8. Fix the collar. Particularly if the shirt has a ribbed collar, go ahead and cut it off. Cut wider for a scoop neck opening.
9. Hem it. Cut the bottom of the shirt off to your desired length, you can always cut more off, so take it easy or you may make it too short. You can hem it, or leave the rough edge to curl over on itself.
10. Flaunt it. Turn the shirt right-side-out, admire your sexy self, and don't forget to post pictures of your handy-work!