Make a top from a top! Do you have a baggy or unattractive t-shirt or two lying around? If so, check out these sewing tutorials and projects which show you how to refashion an existing t-shirt to make a new and stylish top.
You will find clever projects and ideas for adding ruffles to a t-shirt to give it a completely new look, altering a baggy or oversized t-shirt to give it a fitted finish, slashing a t-shirt to create a lace effect plus much more! Not only is this a great way to recycle old t-shirts, it is also a great way to make a new garment for very little money.
If you are looking for other ways to recycle t-shirts and other materials then don't forget to check out the other refashioning projects we have here at FreeNeedle. We have more t-shirt recycling projects and tutorials as well as tutorials that reuse everything from jeans to old bed linen. We add new projects every day so come back soon and see what we have that is new for you!
If you've an old doily or crochet table runner lying around, here's a fantasric way to press it back into service by refashioning a tank top for summer.…
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This is a super easy no-sew project to refashion a man's t-shirt into something quite unrecognizable. You'll just need a pair of scissors if you fancy…
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Initially born from a child's drawing, this refashioned t-shirt is a nice and easy sewing project. The ruffled stripes with lettuce leaf edges make a…
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This page demonstrates a technique for refashioning a man's t-shirt into something much more interesting and stylish. The designs are made by making simple…
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This isn't the first ruffle shirt that we've featured from the Tea Rose home blog and this is just as good looking as before. This is made from two matching…
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This t-shirt refashioning project is very distinctive and also super easy, being completely no-sew - you just need a leather hole punch and, ideally,…
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If you've got an oversized plain t-shirt, heres an easy and clever way to refashion and it add some shape and interest to the design. While this may look…
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Here's a novel approach to refashion a couple of t-shirts that uses a cut out design in one to allow the other to show through. It's a very effective…
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Every now and again we include some interesting no-sew projects and here's one courtesy of Martha Stewart's site. This is a simple technique to refashion…
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For those in the northern hemisphere who are now well into spring, thoughts must be turning to preparing for (hopefully) hot and sunny summer days. This…
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