Tuesday, April 26, 2011

DIY Halter

Want a easy halter for summer without spending a fortune? 
Then this is the project for you. 

 Tutorial
Things You Need
1. T-shirt, mine was a men's small.
2. Cord  or ribbon ~One Yard
3. Extra material~ if you want to make the ruffle neck line.
4. Sewing machine
5. Scissors
6. Needle and thread the same color as the shirt you use.



Cut where I marked the orange lines. 


Fold over and sew 1 inch hem.
I also hemmed under the arms 1/2 inch.


Thread your cord through the hem that you made on the front and the back, then tie the two ends of the cord together
Take your material and cut 4 inch strips.
Fold the strips in half and hand stitch a running stitch at the folded side, then gather your material to make the ruffle.
Then you hand baste it to your shirt around the neck line.



Tous les Fini!


A new white halter for summer.
Use your imagination and change it up a bit by using ribbon where the cord is or different color material around the neck. The possibilities are endless.

As always email me if you have any questions.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
<3

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29 comments:

  1. Wow this looks amazing!!! :D

    kisses xoxo

    www.stylemesteph.com

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  2. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK Anne It is so cute

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  3. this is sooooo soooo cute!! What a great idea!!!! Hope you'll link it up to my party tomorrow :)

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  4. Once again, you're amazing! I love it! My list of things to make from your blog is getting rather long... haha!

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  5. BRILLIANT!! I'm in AWE!! Must try this with a dress! ~serene

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  6. This I would try, but sowing by hand it's really hard.

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  7. i'm amazed that this transformation is possible. wow, how little i know of all things DIY. <3 EverRubyGirl.blogspot.com

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  8. EEk! I love it! I'm totally going to have to steal one of my hubbies tees for this one. Shh don't tell him...

    Jeanna @ dramaqueenseams.blogspot.com

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  9. I think this is AWESOME! What a great idea for summer! Thank you so much for sharing this at our blog party today, great creation. :) Heather @ 500dollarwedding.blogspot.com

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  10. Very elegant! You're amazing! :)

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  11. What a great idea-I'll have to try this!

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  12. Oh my goodness, I wouldn't have ever thought that a t-shirt like that could turn into something so lovely! I'm going to try that!
    www.daughterbydesign.blogspot.com

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  13. This is brilliant! I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
    I'm also doing a month of clothes upcycling projects - and have a long term linky on a dedicated page, if you wanted to link up there too!
    Have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success

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  14. Hey missy! I liked this so much I featured it on my blog today! Come check it out and grab a button :) http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/05/your-whims-wednesday-5-and-features.html

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  15. I love this shirt so much. You always have such cute stuff on here. I am now your newest follower. I can't wait to go through all your projects. I know I will be sewing up a storm after seeing all your projects. Hope you have a fabulous day!

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  16. AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME! LOVE IT! You did a great job! This one of my favorites!

    Have a great week!
    Irene

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  17. Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit! and for grabbing my button too!
    Hope you have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  18. Anne-

    You never cease to amaze me! BTW...where did you get your dressform?

    Thanks for linking to Creative Juice. Hope to see you back again this week!

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  19. This is the cutest thing ever! I'm SO doing this! My husband has a bunch of shirts he doesn't wear so I'll just go raid his closet :D

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  20. Ok, you have me hooked now. I'm so in love with this! Gorgeous!

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  21. This is fabulous! I'm never going to look at a piece of clothing as "just a t shirt" ever again!

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  22. So, I found this on pinterest and wanted to thank you!! I found an old white shirt that Ive only worn like 2 times and was going to get rid of it... not anymore!!

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  23. I love, love, love this ...I'll be making one very soon.

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  24. A friend and I are making 1 of these today for ourselves.
    We also decided to modify and embellish just a wee bit.
    thank you so much for the idea.

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  25. I think this is amazing and really want to try it. I'm trying to gauge what size to use though-- I noticed that you used a men's small. I'm only 5', have a petite frame and short torso. What size do you recommend that I use for this so that it's not too long?

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  26. This is way cute...thanks. I am assuming, however, that you hemmed the underams first and then folded the tops of the top and back and sewed that second making the pocket for the chord? That is how I see it in my mind. Thanks again.

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