Monday December 21st, 2009 Pimp your Outfits, Quick DIY-Ideas

DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains

DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains
Perhaps you have made this DIY project and there are some fabric remnants left over? For these lying around not too long and needing unnecessary space, I have written these instructions. Before working on this T-shirt, I have already spiced up the same top in black and was so excited that now this gray top even “had to believe in it”.
By the way, with these DIY instructions there is no need for sewing and are suitable for DIY beginners.

For this DIY project you need:
DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains
1.) top or sweatshirt that you want to spice up
2.) fabric remnants from an old T-shirt
3.) scissors (1x standard and 1 x nail scissors)
4.) about one meter long chain (available at hardware stores)
5.) a long, pointed object to make small holes (eg needle for wool)
6.) caliper

THE INSTRUCTIONS:

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 1 of 6Double-fold the T-shirt (or the fabric remnants) and cut strips of about 2.5 centimeters width with different lengths and with tapering ends.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 2 of 6Separate different chain lengths by bending of chain parts. The opened parts you need later!

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 3 of 6In the shoulder area with the nail scissors sting always two very small holes in the shirt or sweatshirt …

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 4 of 6 … and pull trough the strips of fabric. About 4 centimeters below the shoulder seam I also draw through two strips of fabric.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 5 of 6With the needle again pierce 2 holes (see large photo) for an opened chain part.

DIY PROJECT: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains - Step 6 of 6Now hang the chain on it and close the open chain-link with the caliper. Alternatively, you can sew the chains on the top. DONE!!!

THE FINAL RESULT
DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains
DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains
DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains
DIY Advent 21: Spice Up a T-shirt with Fabric Remnants and Chains

Photos Copyright: Michael Punzenberger and diy-tipps.onblog.at (publication only allowed in combination with the hyperlink to diy-tipps.onblog.at) .

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