Post by Idaho Linda on Aug 15, 2012 16:34:49 GMT -5
You will not believe how much cooler your T-shirts will be----and how much it "upgrades" them in fashion.
Start will an old T-shirt--one you would still wear, at least around the horses. If it is just slightly big on you, that is even better.
#1: Turn the T-shirt inside out.
#2: Place T-shirt on the ironing board.
$3: Iron a "hem" in about 23 inches from the top of the back collar. I am 64 inches tall. If you are considerably taller or shorter than that, adjust accordingly. You are looking to have this "hem" hit about 3 inches below the top of your jeans or shorts.
#4: Relax and remember that this is your pattern. Keep track of the measurements you use so that you can adjust according in the future.
#5: Cut some "Stitch Witch" into pieces about 8 inches long (no need to measure.)
$6: Work a piece of Stitch Witch into your hem. Iron it down. Spray the hem with water then iron--or use a steam iron. Work your way clear around the shirt. It is not necessary that every silly millimeter of the hem has Stitch Witch in it. It is okay if it folds over or overlaps a little. This is very forgiving stuff.
#7: Take scissors and cut the excess material off. (After you do this once, you may want to cut the excess material off before you insert the Stitch Witch.) Cut along the edge of the Stitch Witch. You might want to iron again. You are aiming to get a nice, straight hem all around your shirt. The material will be a little stiff--like cotton--instead of curly knit fabric. If this hem isn't perfectly straight, don't worry about it. No one will ever know.
#8: Go to your sewing machine. Turn this hem up one more time and stitch it so it is about 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Stop stitching about two inches from making it continuous.
#9: Put a large safety pin through the end of 1/4 to 3/8 inch knit elastic. Work it through your hem. Then safety pin the end of the elastic to the long end that is sticking out.
#10: Try the shirt on. Adjust how tight you want the elastic to be. You just want it to hold the shirt against your skin.
#11: Cut the elastic to length and sew the two ends together.
#12: Slide the sewn ends of the elastic inside the hem and finish sewing the last two inches or so of the hem.
#13: Wear with pride!
Start will an old T-shirt--one you would still wear, at least around the horses. If it is just slightly big on you, that is even better.
#1: Turn the T-shirt inside out.
#2: Place T-shirt on the ironing board.
$3: Iron a "hem" in about 23 inches from the top of the back collar. I am 64 inches tall. If you are considerably taller or shorter than that, adjust accordingly. You are looking to have this "hem" hit about 3 inches below the top of your jeans or shorts.
#4: Relax and remember that this is your pattern. Keep track of the measurements you use so that you can adjust according in the future.
#5: Cut some "Stitch Witch" into pieces about 8 inches long (no need to measure.)
$6: Work a piece of Stitch Witch into your hem. Iron it down. Spray the hem with water then iron--or use a steam iron. Work your way clear around the shirt. It is not necessary that every silly millimeter of the hem has Stitch Witch in it. It is okay if it folds over or overlaps a little. This is very forgiving stuff.
#7: Take scissors and cut the excess material off. (After you do this once, you may want to cut the excess material off before you insert the Stitch Witch.) Cut along the edge of the Stitch Witch. You might want to iron again. You are aiming to get a nice, straight hem all around your shirt. The material will be a little stiff--like cotton--instead of curly knit fabric. If this hem isn't perfectly straight, don't worry about it. No one will ever know.
#8: Go to your sewing machine. Turn this hem up one more time and stitch it so it is about 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Stop stitching about two inches from making it continuous.
#9: Put a large safety pin through the end of 1/4 to 3/8 inch knit elastic. Work it through your hem. Then safety pin the end of the elastic to the long end that is sticking out.
#10: Try the shirt on. Adjust how tight you want the elastic to be. You just want it to hold the shirt against your skin.
#11: Cut the elastic to length and sew the two ends together.
#12: Slide the sewn ends of the elastic inside the hem and finish sewing the last two inches or so of the hem.
#13: Wear with pride!
