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T-Shirt It Yourself
Thinking about throwing away those old t-shirts? Well, think again! You can repurpose what you already have into something super fab.
Here's the TIY (T-shirt It Yourself) how-to from Lifestyle Expert Kristen Hilyard:
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- Spread an old t-shirt flat on a table
- To create a pattern on top with a thick marker, draw across the collar, along the armpits, down the side and across the bottom
- Grab your (sharp) scissors and start cutting along your pattern
- When you're finished, it's all about how you put it on -- put both arms through the circle and let it fall like a vest!
- Lay your t-shirt flat on a table
- Grab a marker and create a one-inch border around the collar, pressing hard with your marker so it bleeds through to the other side
- Draw another dotted line about one inch from the bottom hem of the shirt
- Then draw another dotted line about an inch above that line
- Flip the shirt over and follow the same pattern on the sleeves
- Create a V along the neckline
- Cut out your pattern
- To make the racerback part, take the extra piece that you cut from the bottom and stretch it out
- Cut it open to make one long strip
- Gather the sleeves about two inches from the top and knot the strip around the sleeves
- Then wrap the strip around and around, pulling tight and knotting it at the end
- Fold a t-shirt in half, then quarters, then eighths
- Cut one inch wide strips
- Snip the pieces into long strips and pull to stretch out
- Next, do a five strand braid...
- Gather the ends of five stands together, knot them, and lay the strands out straight on the table
- Starting at the right, take the end stand and cross it over the one next to it
- Then take the middle strand and cross it over the one next to it in the same direction
- Take the leftover stand and cross it over the stand next to it heading back in the other direction
- Keep crossing the strands the same way, back and forth
- Knot both ends and make a bracelet or necklace or headband!
For more information:
Kristen Hilyard
Lifestyle Expert
www.kristenjoy.com
