Creating the Designer Look for Less Than $15
Today, I’m going to show you how to take some thrifted button-downs and make a $300 designer shirt.
Follow along as I take you through this DIY step by step.
Tools and materials:
- Button-down shirts
- Seam ripper
- Sewing ruler
- Tailor's chalk
- Rotary cutter
- Pins
- Sewing machine
1. Remove pocket
Seam rip the front pocket off of one of your shirts.
2. Mark vertical line
Using a ruler, mark a vertical line down the front, a couple of inches away from the buttons.
3. Cut along line
Use a rotary cutter to cut along the line you have marked.
4. Repeat
Repeat on the other side. You will be left with just the center collar section.
5. Cut strips from other shirts
Proceed to cut strips of fabric from the other button-downs, and you will be left with something like this.
Some of the strips can include fabric from more than one shirt, if you like.
6. Sew strips
Pin all the strips together and then sew where you have pinned.
7. Add sleeves
Finish up by sewing on the sleeves.
Creating the designer look for less than $15
Here is the finished look, and I made a tube top to match. I left threads hanging down at the bottom of the shirt to give it a rugged look.
This is such a one-of-a-kind piece, and I am so in love with it.
Instead of paying $300 for a designer shirt, now you know how to take some old shirts and make this design yourself!
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Great job!