This tutorial is great for beginners because it requires no sewing! All you really need is a sharp pair of scissors, an old tee, and about 15 minutes!
Difficulty:
You’ll need:
- A t-shirt that’s too big for you or approximately 1 yard of stretch/knit fabric
- Sharp scissors
Step 1
Lay your shirt out on a flat surface. As always, I recommend trying this on an old shirt first, in case you make mistakes. Then you can use that as a pattern for your good shirt.
Step 1
Step 2
Mark your tee like so. You might want to use a tank top as a guide for where to place the shoulder straps. All 3 sets of straps (halter, bust, and waist) should wrap around to the back.
Step 2
Step 3
So the back will look something like this. You can add more rows of straps if you want. 1 strap, 5 straps, 10 straps. It’s all up to you. Just make sure the straps are long enough to tie in back. You can always cut them shorter once you know they reach.
Step 3
Step 4
Cut where you’ve marked. The end product, laid flat, will look like this. You’re done! You don’t need to worry about finishing the ends, because knit fabric doesn’t fray.
Step 4
Have tried a similar reconstruction project with much success. Was one step away from throwing away a really cool Bob Marley tee that was just way to big and had a hole in the back. Problem solved! Thanks for the sharing.
i have tried so many times to do something like this and have failed badly. thanks for the simple instructions to help me try one more time.
You’re welcome!
This is great i have a concert this weekend and a band t i really wanted to wear but it had a few holes now its like a brand new top!!!Thanks
What an incredibly easy and straightforward reconstruction! Got into T-shirt recons a few months ago but only knew how to do very basic simple things and any other halter neck designs were terrible. This is FAB!!!! So glad i found this site. Tee shirt drawer…. here i come!!!
i tried doing this without marking the lines and i messed up my shirt, but then i made it look like something else. I gogo dance and so the way i did it kind of worked out anyways :p
Glad you were able to salvage it! I love when mistakes work out okay.
Okay so that’s how it’s a no sew project. I was really wondering how to make a halter top with no sewing required. Pretty clever.