You can print the above and place it next to you while you cut!
MATERIALS:
- Old t-shirt (I used my old college tshirt! We were Home of the Fighting Poets. Hahahahaha. How threatening :P)
- Pair of scissors
TIME: 15 min
DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut away the crew neck the sleeves and the bottom. For the sleeves, you will want to start at the shoulder (you decide how thick you want the strap to be) and cut straight into the chest area. Then curve. If you curve the whole way, it’s gonna look weird on you. If you have no idea what I am talking about, no worries, just follow the tutorial, you can always snip away later. Tr to follow my pictures.
2. Clean up the edges. Decide how low you want the neckline to be.
3. Turn the shirt to the back and make a narrower racerback. Then cut a deep V.
4. Take the bottom edge of the shirt that you cut off and cut the seams off so that you’re just left with fabric.
5. Stretch it like a maniac. This is fun.
6. You’re left with a really cool noodle thing. It’s really long too!
7. About 2″ above the bottom of the V tie a know with one edge of the noodle.
8. Wind it round ‘n round, then double knot it at the other end too. Cut off loose ends.
9. To make this a hi-low top, lay your shirt sideways and flat. Then starting at about 4-5″ from the front center of the shirt start diagonally cutting down til you reach the back. You’ll want to cut straight for a bit at the front center then start creating the diagonal or else you’re gonna get a weird arrow shape with you open up.
DONE! Start pulling at the fabric to make rough edges go curly and to make your tank longer.
What a fab way to reuse old shirts as vintage gym fashion! I love it. When you guys make yours, please share it on facebook or tweet it to me @Blogilates.
Wear with a bright bra to make it pop!
Oh and be sure to be the first to pin this to Pinterest! GO!
<3 Cassey
From there, seek for a college fashionista. We have long held beliefs and standards
for ourselves some that we may change at a moments notice
and some that are set in stone.
Just did it using a girly shirt, ended up having a belly top :D craft fail
Hi There, I just spent a little time reading through your
posts, which I found entirely by mistake whilst researching one of
my projects. Please continue to write more because it’s unusual that someone has
something interesting to say about this. Will be waiting for more!
This is such a great idea!! I literally just came across this post via a Google search and have already gone on a cutting spree with all my old t-shirts, haha.
Thanks so much for sharing!! :)
xo, Victoria
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Good breakup therapy using concert t-shirt bought by ex-boyfriend.
Just made one of these! I used a black t-shirt, so I turned the hi-lo hem I cut off into a sweet headband. Thanks Cassey!
Seriously wish I had all my old music tee’s to do this to – they’d be awesome!
All of my favorite recipes I have found on https://healthyrevelations.wordpress.com. There are a lot of amazing pre and post workout meals. Everything is very healthy and low calorie :)
Check out this cool tutorial about T-shirt revamping : http://creativitee-ebook.com/sexy-back-t-shirt-makeover-project/.
I’ve done mine in 10 minutes and I’m pretty pleased with the result!
This popped up in my search results and is how I first found your website. I made 4 of these shirts and even started working out! Thank you so much! You are awesome
hello cassie THAT IS URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
soy de Argentina amo tus videos! queria saber si estos trabajos los puedo hacer con tobilleras para trabajar mas y tonificar.¿puedo? por favor RESPONDEME
Just did one in less than 20 minutes and it turned out so cute!!! So excited to do this to the rest of the shirts I was about to give away. YAY!!!
I love this! I have a ton of old t shirts lying around that I never wear anymore, but soon I will be wearing them again, just as tank tops! I also have a few very oversized t shorts, I wonder if this will work on them too? I don’t know, but I will try!
Just made this – so easy!! I love it. Workouts are going to be so much more comfortable now. My only suggestion to people considering this is: use a shirt that is slightly baggy on you and a bit long. Once you start cutting and tying the back, and cut off the bottom (I only cut about an inch – half an inch was the seam and half an inch of fabric to weave up the back) it might be a bit short. I’m only 5’3″ so length isn’t a problem, but if I were taller I’d have to use a larger shirt for the length. Thanks for posting this!!
we just did this….aaaand it looks awesome. thanks!!!
This is so cool. I’ve been having a lot of trouble letting go of old t-shirts. This is a perfect way to keep them and have something new at the same time! ^_^
Thank you.
Love this! Thank you!
Hey!! This really helps all the workout and it very easy!!
Dear Cassey,
This year I fell from a bike and injured my ankle badly. I was not able to exercise and was feeling flabby and down. I stumbled upon your site by chance and started doing your poppilates. I enjoyed it so much and it did not impact or cause any pain to my ankle. I have toned up very much and my hubby says I look good. I will continue looking at your site and enjoying every move that you upload. Thanks so much!
LOVED this. I took all of my old college Ts and converted them into fun racerback tanks. I wear them to bootcamp and on my runs. Compliments left and right. Thanks for adding fun to my workout wardrobe! :)
I tried this and it worked out great! Love it! :)
If you want to you can see it here:
http://tothebeatblog.blogspot.fi/2012/08/do-it-yourself-treenipaita.html
I think it’s best to use a shirt that’s little loose on you, so it wont become so tight. :) I used my old high school shirts.
I love this!! I did notice, however, that using those old oversized “freebie” shirts from high school & college did not cut it. Definitely use a shirt that is your size, or a tad bigger. I wear a M typically, and my XL freebies are a bit too big. But oh well, live and learn! Thanks Cassey, love it!
My daughter and I have just 2 of these. Super easy, thanks. What a great way
to recycle old tshirts.
Hi could you post a video tutorial? It would help alot, thanks :)But it looks fantastic, I must say. xo
Ok so I feel really dumb right now but I don’t understand what it’s asking in step 4! Do I cut like all the threading off or what?! I’m terribly sorry..
This looks so cute but I’m too scared to ruin one of my shirts. I usually just cut old tees into cutoffs but this is infinitely more difficult and scary, haha. Oh well, hope I try it soon!
Just tried it and its super cute! Definitely needed to go a shirt size up though, but now I know :) thanks!!
This is the worst DIY shirt ever. Not only were the instructions unclear but I also ruined my favorite shirt. More detailed instructions, please!
The instructions were plenty clear. Maybe instead of getting upset with her you should be upset with yourself for being so dumb as to use your “favorite shirt” for your first time trying this out.
lol. couldn’t agree more.
She even has a video up on how to do it…
omg Cassey you don’t know how long I’ve wanted to do something like this to all my XL t-shirts! You rock!
how do you do the double knot at the top? im having problems :/
I loved the shirt Cassey! Thanks for the tutorial!
Also, my boyfriend went to Oxy… I remember going to all the football games against the threatening Poets! :)
oh yes, we were so threatening…
I made this shirt a few minutes ago, it turned out like it was supposed to, but I guess it’s not what I thought it was going to be. I guess I was hoping it would be cuter and look less like just an old workout shirt. I mean there is no way that you CAN’T wear anything under it, you have to wear a tank top or a sports bra under it, or you’ll be showing everything!
the latest trends include a bandeau… that’d go perfectly with this!
how deep should the V in the back go…..im having problems….o.O
Thanks Cassey! I’m going to try this right now!
I just tried it and it came out AWESOME! Great tutorial!
Super cute. Too bad I am incompetent with a pair of scissors! Both of my attempts sucked… I have a friend with a steady hand, I’ll make her do it! =]
I just did this yesterday and I love it! I showed my mom(my totally awesome workout buddy) and she wants to try it too! I was surpised at what little time it took to make it. What a great way to utilize those old shirts sitting in the bottom of my drawer!
I’ve just done it. And it is sooo goood! I was always so annoyed about tons of big t-shirts which were given in many occasions for everyone. But throw it away?? No.. But now I have an awesome workout shirt. thank you!
this worked amazingly!! thank you for posting this. i’ve been trying to make my own work out shirts lately and this is the best one so far (:
I am a size M and used an XL shirt for this project. It turned out Horrible! NO amount of cutting could turn this shirt into something salvageable. Any tips?
um.. use a size M shirt…
Yeah I didn’t like mine either, it’s not the size that’s bad, it just looks like a crappy workout shirt. Not as cute as I thought it was going to be.
Thank you so much for sharing this idea! I play in a kickball league in Miami and the shirts get so hotduring the summertime league. I just made mine into a tank and I can’t wait to wear it this week to our game! Thanks :)
oh my gosh this is awesome!
such a great way to spice up old shirts :)