Hey you're watching WITHWENDY and today I'm gonna show you how I made this basic T-shirt
A basic t-shirt is a wardrobe staple and with wardrobe staples you want them to be something that will last, something that fits well
T-shirts I find, there's ways to get them super cheap, but then they might not be the material that you want.
And then when you pay a lot for them, you start to wonder,
"Why did I pay so much for a t-shirt?"
I decided to make my own - it cost me $10 in materials.
It's the exact cut, shape, length, weight that I was interested in.
One of my friends named Haley worked on making a t-shirt with me, and he actually has very little sewing experience.
He came over to my house, we went to buy the fabric, and when he first started he didn't know how to operate my sewing machine.
But by the end, this is what he created in a day's work.
It looks great! Thumbs up for Haley.
As you can see, his is men's cut
mine is a ladies' cut
He wanted his sleeves to go straight across when resting
mine go on a slant when they're resting
So whether it is round-neck, v-neck, the sleeve angle, scoop-bottom, straight-bottom
to be fitted, to be straight, all those things can be adjusted
You're the boss of the t-shirt
There's a link in the description
and up here for more photos of my t-shirt and Haley's t-shirt if you want to see it from more angles
Otherwise grab yourself some comfortable knits and keep watching to see how we made these t-shirts
Okay, taking 2 pieces of fabric and folding them both in half,
I traced out the back of one of my t-shirts and then cut down the collar to be lower for just the front piece
To finish off the collar you're going to need a strip of fabric
and then to do the sleeves, you'll need 2 pieces
I traced these also out from the existing t-shirt that I owned.
Feel free to cut the sleeves longer than necessary in case you decide to trim the shape when you're done
Our first step for sewing, will be to pin the shoulders together with the right sides touching
and sew them with straight lines
Haley and I took turns on the sewing machine, so you're going to see the contrast between the black shirt and the white shirt as they both get done
Once you've attached the front and the back along the shoulders
the next step is to pin the two sleeves along the armholes
I start at the middle to make sure it's symmetrical
and then pin outwards toward the armpit
Sew these two layers together with a straight stitch
and with knit fabrics make sure you're not pulling excessively on it as it goes through
just let it ease through the machine
Now we're going to lay the entire shirt inside out with the front on top of the back
align the two seams that are at the armpits and pin those two together
We'll be sewing down the two sides of the shirt
starting at the armpit going down the side
and then also up the sleeve
To attach the collar
First I iron the entire piece with the right side on the outside in half
Then pin it all the way around the neckline leaving it open along the back
As you make your way around
there should be more tension on the collar piece than on the shirt
so that everything lies flat when it is done
For that opening in the back
I reach the two collar ends together to see how much more is needed to seal it off
and cut off any excess
Then I pin them together along the middle
and sew those two loose ends right sides together with a straight stitch
After that I lay open the seam
fold the entire thing closed so that it's all hidden away
and then stitch that across the neckline to finish off the collar
Use a zigzag stitch if you want it to be extra stretchy
but if you want it to be nice and structured use a straight stitch
Haley's shirt was not as stretchy of a material
so he hemmed the sleeves and the bottom by folding it in twice and doing the straight stitch
For me, my shirt was quite stretchy with the knit
and I wanted to keep it that way
so I folded it in once, and used a simple zigzag to keep it flexible
That's the wrap on a super basic tee
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