Five DIY T-Shirt Transformations
Today, I’m going to be showing you a few different ideas for ways to add some cute details to a boring, white t-shirt. In this DIY t-shirt tutorial, there are five fun and easy projects that will take your plain tees from drab to fab.
Tools and materials:
- White t-shirts
- Contrasting fabric
- Pom-pom trim
- Racing stripe trim
- Iron-on motif
- Iron
- Dishtowel
- Scissors
- Pins
- Seam ripper
- Sewing machine
Pom-pom hem crop top
For this DIY, you will need a cropped t-shirt, and a roll of pom-pom trim.
Pin and sew
Pin the tape of the pom-pom trim to the hem of the shirt and sew.
Pocket patch
For this DIY, you will need a t-shirt with a pocket, an iron-on motif, an iron, and a dishtowel.
Place motif
Lay your shirt flat, and place the iron-on motif where you want it.
Iron
Cover the patch with a dishtowel. Turn the iron up to a high setting with steam, and iron over the patch.
Flip the shirt over, and iron over the patch from the other side, as well.
Contrasting sleeves
For this DIY, you will need a short-sleeved t-shirt, contrasting fabric, a seam ripper, scissors, pins, and a sewing machine.
Rip the seams
With a seam ripper, remove the sleeves from the t-shirt. Then open the side seam and hem of one of the sleeves.
Pin and cut
Pin the opened sleeve onto your contrasting fabric. Cut the fabric using the sleeve as your guide.
Sew
Fold up the flat edges of the new sleeves, and sew them down to create a hem.
Pin and sew
Pin and sew the new sleeves onto the t-shirt.
Racing stripe t-shirt
For this DIY, you will need a short-sleeved t-shirt, a roll of striped trimming, pins, and a sewing machine.
Pin and sew
PIn and sew the striped tape down the center of each sleeve.
Contrasting pocket
For this DIY, you will need a pocket pattern, contrasting fabric, scissors, pins, and a sewing machine.
Cut
Use the pocket pattern to cut out a piece of fabric for the pocket.
Fold, pin, and sew
Fold down the top edge of the pocket and topstitch it down with a contrasting thread. Pin the pocket to the shirt, and sew it down close to the edges.
Which one of these basic DIY t-shirt transformations do you like best? Which one are you going to try?:
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