How to Cut a Shirt for Working Out
I performed a Personal fun project a few weeks back, to transform an unworn t-shirt into tank-top fitness. I felt quite shocked to find it out! After pictures were posted on the internet, several of you questioned how I managed it, so I hired the extra pair of hands from the husband to create that little guide for you. This simple guide could be done in less than 30 minutes. You can easily find t-shirts and tank tops in any old clothes drawer, including those that are too long, tight or large for you.
Until I perfected the art of creating a denim shirt that’s straight on both ends but doesn’t appear like a chopping task, I’ve still checked the web and never had any support to create this kind of top. It’s not a “tank top” but rather a lit cutoff with broader armholes and much more comfy and bright moving shirt for a workout. I’m sharing all of the actions to make it and also how I wear it as one part of my workout routine.
Once we get to cutting, several essential observations (but since I know from a lot of practice doing all the contrary!): When you cut a fresh new top, ensure you wash it and clean it out like you usually should before stitching it. Cotton begins to shrink longer than wider. And don’t claim that I wasn’t warning you because you may not like a crop top! Bias cut top: The front and back pattern pieces are placed on the fabric at a 90-degree angle, but the sides of the pattern piece are aligned with the direction of the bias. The stretchiness of the bias cut fabric allows for a snug fit.
Warnings
While cutting, garments like cotton can turn some more, so bear that in consideration before taking some quantity off the shirt’s size. Certain slinky materials like the modal / polyester/denim combinations aren’t likely to move that much. Most notably-cut amounts of Tiny! If you have removed many more, you can wind up with a thong, literally. The match rule works in every situation.
Again, this girl learns knowledge from plenty! Cut little, attempt to start cutting/checking as you proceed. Individually I prefer male’s shirt to create my tops, as I would like their style better than other female’s tops. This shirt now comes from Apex and is a slim male’s style. With all of that, let’s do it and get some great times! I have some small cuts, near the waistline, to help me make smaller folds of fabric as I wrap around. The cuts are just as in the picture below.
Instructions
- Flip your clothing halfway through.
- Cutting the sleeves and edge off (the fringe is unnecessary, I only want a bare edge style on many of my tanks).
- If you’d like to remove further, put the top on. The edges could be cut as short as you like, the braces as tiny as you want, and the hem as big as you like. It is indeed your prototype, and the possibilities are limitless!
- Cut tiny quantities single time, and start to learn until you appreciate it!
- This move is absolutely on your wish! When you choose to convert your latest shirt into a racerback rig, turn over your top, so the rear is called attention.
- Split one part of it away into a racerback size (be extremely cautious that you just cut via the rear of the tank-by mishap I split 100 percent to the front!).
- Consider taking the bit of cloth you merely split from the rear and switch it over to the other edge, which is not yet cut—cutting other parts of the tank off, following the strip of cloth across it.
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Nancy Behan
Nancy is an embroidery artist, fashion blogger and a full time editor at DIY quickly. Nancy edits the fashion section on DIY quickly, focusing on the embroidery and cross stitch articles, alongside with fabric and other costume design elements. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She loves to work on her own projects, read books and watch romantic movies in her spare time.
