Craft project: Fortress Press T-shirt

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It’s so hard to get photos of my repurposed shirts. Anyway, I basically cut the sleeves off, cut inches off the bottom, cut open the neck and put grommets at the back so I could tighten it at the waist.

Details: I used another shirt as a template for the length and the neck shaping. Then I reshaped the neck a bit, with a bit more of a scoop and then a slight V at the front midpoint.

For the sleeves, I noticed that the seam ended at kind of a juliet-length so I just used a hem ripper to take off the sleeves.

I pinned it in the back at the waist, a few inches out from my spine, and put two small holes about 8″ from the outer edges of the shirt. I thought about using just the holes but decided I wanted the metal look of the grommets. I still may add some kind of metal or beading to the neck.

Anyway, I ran a strip of scrap fabric (the hem, actually) through the two grommets and tied the ends, cinching the waist (it’s hard to see the difference in this photo, I know).

I also darted it at the bust b/c of the sleeve removal. I was covered, which is unusual for a 2X w/ removed sleeves, but it gapped and looked odd w/o the darting.

I think I may add some long sleeves from an old colored t-shirt underneath, maybe green. I have one in mind. I’d need the sewing machine for that.

This was a no-sew repurpose. Other than scissors, all you need is a grommet set, although you could just cut a couple of holes. Next shirt I’m going to do more of a corset style up the back with a couple of holes or grommets for shaping.

Shirt is from Fortress Publishing.

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