off-shoulder top tutorial #1

Another simple recon tut, with a retro pin-up style flavor.

Difficulty:

Step 1

Take your big t-shirt and grab a tank top that fits well.

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Step 2

Put the tank on top of the t-shirt. Mark and cut around it. Don’t worry too much about the neckline and shoulder area.

Step 2

Step 3

You should have two pieces that look like this. Sew up the sides and hem the bottom.

Step 3

Step 4

Now cut across the chest. This is where your top band is going to attach.

It should be an inch or two higher than where the top of a tube top would hit.

Finish the “armholes” by turning the edges under and stitching or sewing a piece of trim around the edge.

Step 4

Step 5

Cut a long strip of stretchy fabric. It should be the length of the measurement around your shoulders, minus about 2 inches.

You could use a wide piece of stretch lace instead, if you prefer.

EXAMPLE: cut a 38″ long strip of fabric if you measured 40″ around your shoulders.

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Step 6

The strip should  be twice a wide as you want it to be.

EXAMPLE: if you want a 2″ band, cut a 4″ wide strip.

Step 6

Step 7

Fold the strip in half lengthwise, with the outsides facing in. sew along the edge.

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Step 8

Now you should have a long tube of fabric. Turn it right side out.

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Step 9

Sew the ends together. you should now have a loop of fabric that will serve as the top band of your top.

Step 9

Step 10

Mark the center back and center front of the fabric loop and the top and sew them together.

Done! It should look like this.

Step 10

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