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Running into some bumps [Sunday|08 Apr 2012|7:11pm] unsettledink I'm looking for help/suggestions with two issues I'm running into. One - I have a couple large t-shirts that I'm planing on making more fitted. Yet I can't seem to find any tutorials or advice on how I can change the shoulder seam. The large ones are the kind where the body is just a rectangle and the sleeve is sewn onto that, whereas the one I'm tracing off of has the sleeves set into the body (girly cut shirt, basically). If I just sew up the sides and bottom of the sleeve, it's still not going to look odd with those shoulder seems down my arms. Help? NEVERMIND. Somehow I missed the tutorial: resize tag and found one that should (fingers crossed) help me get it right. Two - Some other large shirts have really cool designs on the back that I would love to have on the front instead, but I haven't really seen any designs that seem like they would work. Part of the problem is cutting the high back neck - if I cut it as low as the front, I lose part of the design. Any suggestions for designs that work with the shirt backwards? Thanks! 3 makeovers||tear me apart

T-Shirt to Halter Project [Monday|09 Jan 2012|5:31pm] mass_comm_girl Here's a video showing my project and a tutorial for it :) Hope you like it! tear me apart

T-Shirt Wall Art [Wednesday|04 Jan 2012|2:53pm] mass_comm_girl A little while back I was trying to come up with ideas for cute wall decor on the super cheap (I was laid off a few months ago so EVERYTHING has to be done on the cheap now!).  I remember the pile of t-shirts I have that are just waiting to be used for projects...and the pile of recycled wood in the garage (old shipping palets from HVAC equipment)...put the two together and came up with a really cool idea!  Here's a video showing my project and how I made it :) tear me apart

Baby Sleeper Bags [Wednesday|04 Jan 2012|2:49pm] mass_comm_girl I'm going to be an aunt in less then 2 weeks for the first time!  So I've been trying to think of things I can make for the new baby (without spending much money!)  So I've made a couple of sleeper bags using thrifted tees and old pj pants.  My sister (soon-to-be-mother) looooved the first one so much! tear me apart

T-Shirt Resize [Wednesday|04 Jan 2012|2:47pm] mass_comm_girl It has been forever since I've done any t-shirt recons...but I just finished up several projects :) Here's a quick video showing how I like to do my t-shirt resizes for the best results.  Hope you like :) tear me apart

Staff T Shirts [Friday|25 Nov 2011|10:04pm] vaneslei Suggestions on what to do to modify a t-shirt that has a design on the front and staff across the shoulders on the back? I'm just looking for simple ways to make it my own because i'll be wearing it a lot this month and next. thank you! 1 makeover||tear me apart

Shirt for my brother? [Tuesday|22 Nov 2011|10:09pm] emerymoon [ mood | creative ] Tomorrow I plan on taking a trip up to Goodwill to pick up some shirts I plan to recon, my little brother is visiting for the week and I was wondering if anyone had any recon ideas for men? Most recons are things like halters, tanks, crop tops or laddering. Things my 15 year old brother isn't going to wear. 8 makeovers||tear me apart

broke halloween [Thursday|03 Nov 2011|5:08pm] disco_lizzy Hello fellow surgeons! I found myself quite poor on halloween, so I made my costume out of three XL men's t-shirts: red, blue & yellow. My total at the goodwill was less than four bucks. yes! I'm pretty good at being poor. I was Anne-Marie from All Dogs Go To Heaven: The belt & the hair bow were made from other t-shirt scraps I had left over from other projects. 20 makeovers||tear me apart

[Friday|30 Sep 2011|8:52pm] plasmic_slime I have a baggy tshirt that I want to make fitted, but don't have my sewing machine with me, so it needs to be minimal or no sew. Any tutorials/ideas out there for no sew tshirt surgery? 4 makeovers||tear me apart

[Thursday|29 Sep 2011|4:38pm] aranumenwen Made mah self a fancy new shirt this afternoon.  ( click and enjoy ) 9 makeovers||tear me apart

Experimenting with T shirt Reconstruction [Wednesday|21 Sep 2011|10:13am] merebeth [ mood | busy ] Hi y'all! Ever since I discovered 25 cent day at a local thrift store, I have been experimenting with T shirt reconstruction.  I would like to get other's opinion, sooooo, let me know what you think!         I have many more as well! http://www.etsy.com/shop/MerebethsCloset?ref=pr_shop_more 6 makeovers||tear me apart

Some more shirts. woo hoo. [Sunday|18 Sep 2011|2:39am] aranumenwen [ mood | loved ] I wanted to post some more stuff but I didn't wanna overload. I gave up.... ( Check, check, check it out...(oh so very picture heavy..heavy like an elephant heavy) ) You should click on that link, It'll make me feel special. 14 makeovers||tear me apart

Changing tank top straps? [Tuesday|13 Sep 2011|4:18pm] abcdefghijkimmi Hi there! Long time occasional reader, first time poster. Hopefully someone can help me! I have a gray spaghetti strap tank top that I got on the cheap for a costume. It fits and everything, but I had the idea to change the straps and the seam around the neck to a contrasting color of ribbon. Any idea how I could pull this off, without winging it and just wrapping the straps with the ribbon? Help! 2 makeovers||tear me apart

Dango, that's a foxy shirt. [Sunday|11 Sep 2011|4:32am] aranumenwen [ mood | weird ] So someone asked me for a tutorial, and I was all bored so here you go.  Sorry, I wish there were more process pictures as well. ( Way much too long for a regular post, and also, slightly random. ) I'm pretty sure I've missed something, allz ya gots to do is ask. And I'll be less confusing. promise. 2 makeovers||tear me apart

[Thursday|08 Sep 2011|5:27pm] aranumenwen [ mood | accomplished ] ( Read more... ) 9 makeovers||tear me apart

My Very First T-Recon!!! [Sunday|04 Sep 2011|7:03pm] namoweno http://namoweno.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-first-tee-shirt-recon.html 9 makeovers||tear me apart

Looking For Suggestions... [Friday|26 Aug 2011|9:01pm] skinartia [ mood | creative ] Hello thar! This is my first post. I got this sweet Bruce Lee shirt 11 years ago. I don't care for the long sleeves and I'm looking for mod suggestions. ( The shirt as it is now... ) Anyway, if you have any suggestions (either simple sewing or strictly cutting) of how to modify this shirt, please let me know. I'm looking for some basic ideas because I'm still learning to sew. Also, I still want it to be a wearable shirt, not a tote bag or something. ;) Thanks! 12 makeovers||tear me apart

Modified Trench [Wednesday|17 Aug 2011|9:09pm] jerricajaneen New little sewing/upcycling project! I found an mid-calf length trench awhile ago at a thrift shop, and decided I could hem it and add a few gold studs. Jen was gracious enough to model for me again - they changes were simple, but the pocket-flap studs and new mid-thigh length makes it trendy! Before:   And the after shots: ( Many More Pics and Close Ups! ) 10 makeovers||tear me apart

What is this style called so I can google it properly. [Sunday|14 Aug 2011|4:09pm] pigeon_foot [ mood | determined ]  So i've been trying to figure out the name of this style of tank for a little bit now so I can Google tutorials for it.    Visciousannamal make a blondie tank with it in this post. t-shirt-surgery.livejournal.com/5368092.html  Two triangles make up the cup and a body of a tee attaches below. If you know where I can find a good tutorial on it I would appreciate it a lot or even proper terminology so I can search myself. Thanks so much! -Cole Pigeon_foot 3 makeovers||tear me apart

[Saturday|13 Aug 2011|10:53pm] plaid_boots An easy Tutorial to make your own Portal gear. Stenciled with stuff you already have, to get an aged,worn look. Find it on- plaid_boots  or Tumblr Find more of my work @ Shinshay Originals tear me apart

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