How to cut sleeves off t-shirt
Why waste money on buying sleeveless shirts when you can make it yourself. Do you go to the gym regularly and you find yourself in need of gym shirts? Or do you want to wind down at the beach when the weather is hot but you find yourself over perspiring. Sometimes using tee shirts in those instances might not be really attractive. Do you want to learn DIY for converting your tees to sleeveless? This article gives you a step-by-step guide on how to cut off your sleeves.
Materials needed:
- The T-shirt you want to cut
- A pair of scissors
- A piece of chalk.
One thing to note is that you can use either old or newly-purchased t-shirts.
Instructions:
Step 1: Get the shirt ready.
Get the shirt you want to cut out and lay it on a flat surface. Hem out the edges to make it straight so that all the parts of the shirt is visible. Get your chalk ready to mark out the place you want to cut
Step 2: Prepare to cut the sleeves.
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Hold the shirt at one edge of the sleeve and cut downwards, and outwards. Cut at a 90 degree angle. Avoid cutting diagonally so that it doesn’t look floppy. Also try to figure out how thin you want the sleeves to be.
It is advisable to try it on one sleeve first to get the perfect size before you do the other.
Wear it to see the adjustments that you want to make, either a little more inwards or a little deeper.
Step 3: do the same on the other side.
When you figure out the perfect style you want, get the piece of chalk and trace the exact thing you have done on the first side and replicate on the other. And your sleeveless shirt is ready to be worn.
Do not throw away the cut out sleeves as it can be used to make a headband.
Cool tank top from t-shirts
For ladies who want to make a tank top off their t-shirts, the steps are similar as above
Step 1: Cut off the sleeves into your desired style.
Step 2: Cut out the neckline and curl the seam
Step 3: pull over the edges so that they can curl up.
Your tank top is ready.
The goal of these DIYs is to help you recycle used shirts that you might or might not want again. You can create something very useful from them. This also saves you the cost of having to buy new things all the time. It’s like making lemonades out of lemon.
Note that it is most preferable to use a round neck t-shirt rather than a V-neck t-shirt. As v-neck curls inward and does not give a wholesome look when it is cut.
With these simple steps you have your sleeveless or your tank tops ready to wear for whatever occasion you desire you have to attend.
You are welcome to try it.
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Source: Legit.ng
