Scissor Twists – DIY Costumes

DIY T SHIRT INTO tie-up dress

What you’ll need

• oversized t-shirt
• scissor
• measuring tape
• needles and treads or sewing glue

For this DIY t shirt project, I suggest you select large or an extra large t-shirt. the larger the dress are the more length you can have to work with which is really good. okay then’ let’s start! 1st take your t-shirt and put it inside out and fold it in half. Now remove all the wrinkles out of the t-shirt.

Now make a small mark under the armpit of the t-shirt. Measure 3 inches from the armpit to below you just drew. now mark a small point in between the two marks. now measure 7 inches toward the middle of the shirt and trace out kind of like a “U” shape across the marks you just drew.

After done with that mark the hip and front line. Now cut off all the marks you just made. Open the shirt up and you should have two separate pieces. Now we are gonna start sewing part. But you can use sewing gum as well. sew on the marks we made (3 inches from armpit) earlier. if you need a slim dress cut the sides all the way down and sew it again removing about a half inches. Make sure you do this to both sides.  sew or glue the cut outlines we made.

Now cut 8 inches long 3 inches wide two-strip from the leftover fabric. Tie one strip to the front and other to the back. now you are officially done with your beautiful tie up summer dress you just made from an oversized t-shirt.

DIY t shirt into “v” neck dress

Cut off ‘v’ neck dress are quite famous these days. This takes only a few minutes and makes any tee look wooow! So let’s make this from men’s t-shirt.

what you’ll need

• a t-shirt
• scissor
• ruler

Take your t-shirt and measure the length you want your V neck to end. Draw V shape from the place where you measure. make sure to draw just under the collar area, so that you can keep collar strip. Next, mark another 3 lines about 3 inches just under the collar area.

Now fold the only front part of the t-shirt. Make sure collar seam are still sat on each other.  now carefully cut the top of the collar area. Next carefully cut the other marks you made. and this is super easy.

oversized t shirt into one shoulder dress

Lay your extra size t-shirt on a flat surface. Now mark the lines as shown in the picture.

If you are a beginner 1st you can make a pattern and draw it on your t-shirt. Now you have one side cut off t-shirt. you can just keep the t-shirt that way or you can remove the hand from the other side. or you can make cold shoulder hand for the other side. Each of those looks beautiful you can choose either one. After you done with cutting using a perfectly fit dress mark the hip and bottom side. now cut off the extra fabric. sew or glue on it. You are done!

Recreate men’s t-shirt into a cute dress

What you’ll need

• L or EL t-shirt
• scissor
• elastic
• sewing machine

This is also an easy DIY project but the outcome is priceless. what you have to do is lay your t-shirt on a flat surface and mark where you want to attach your waistband. Next measure your waist remove 3 inches from your waistband. For example, if your waist is 28 inches then your new size is 24 inches. Cut your elastic band on your waist measurement. Now stitch elastic band to the t-shirt. Next cut sleeves. okay, you are finished!

Recreate a diy t shirt kimono

what you’ll need

• an oversized t-shirt
• scissor
• chalk
• Fringe
• needle and treads or glue

1st lay your shirt on the flat surface and find the center. Then mark a straight line with chalk and cut only the front piece of the shirt.

2nd mark a V shape on the collar (as shown in the 3rd picture) and cut it off. Stretch the fabric along the cut. As you can see you already have a kimono.

Now lay your kimono over to the back. stitch or glue the fringe to kimono. Next using fabric paint you can color the bottom part of the kimono. These two steps are totally optional and if you don’t need an extra work you can just keep your kimona that way.

That’s it! we are done.  Your DIY t shirt kimono will be super cute with your DIY bralette and DIY shorts.

why do you wear the same t-shirts every day when there are many DIY t shirts ideas to transform your regular t-shirt into new and different.  They are super easy and only take five minutes to complete. And the most importantly it doesn’t require sewing skill. Here, I’ll show you two DIY t shirt cutting ideas to transform your boring t-shirt into something you love to wear every day.

cut t-shirt into off shoulder top

This is one of the super simple DIY t shirt  and this will literally take you to under five-minute to complete.

What you’ll need:

• Old t-shirt
• scissor

Take your old t-shirt and lay it on a flat surface. 1st thing to do is cut off your collar. If you are a beginner you can practice this on another old t-shirt that you really don’t care. But this is super easy ladies! even if you are a beginner I’m quite sure you can succeed in 1st try.

Mark directly underneath the stitching of the collar. but for the other side, you are going to cut a little bit wider than the first one. Because we want this to be an off shoulder t-shirt. You can select either side. Now cut the mark you just drew. After done with cutting stretch the fabric of the collar so that it looks more of a clean look.

After that, we are going to focus on the sleeves of the t-shirt. Cut about one inch from both sleeves and do the same stretch procedure for sleeves.

The third step is optional but you can try if your t-shirt too long or you need an off shoulder crop top. Cu the bottom part whatever length you want it to be but be careful unless you don’t want to ruin your t-shirt. What I suggest is 1st cut small part, check it and wear it if it’s not fit you can cut again. okay, ladies. we are done.  Wear your off shoulder t-shirt with high waist denim jeans or shorts and of course you can try your DIY Bralette with this off the shoulder top. Try this DIY and let me know how you succeed with this.

 Cut up DIY t shirt

This is a super cute DIY t shirt to try at home. But you have to careful with all the cutting because you can’t go back once you are cut off the t-shirt.

what you’ll need

• a plain color t-shirt
• scissor
• ribbon or chalk
• pins

1st choose a t-shirt. I recommend you a plain color t-shirt.  Lay your t-shirt on a flat surface and mark the length you want to cut.  Make sure line is perfectly straight if not you can’t get this look. what I recommend is select the length you Want to cut and add a ribbon on the line using pins. If not you can just use chalk that can remove from 1st wash.

Now mark the lines from neckline to sleeves where you are going to cut. You can make them thinner but don’t make too thinner if you don’t want to rip lines apart. Half of the inch would be perfect.  Also don’t cut too far from sleeves. Now cut the line you just drew.

once you are finished with cutting stretch all the cutoff strips.

The most important thing to remember when t-shirt cutting ideas there is no rule. You can’t go wrong with DIY t shirt. All you have to do is just grab your scissors and t-shirt and just simply cut off and remove the unnecessary parts. Don’t panic when cutting, after all, it just an old t-shirt. You have nothing to lose from an old t-shirt anyway. Never stop DIYing when you are failed because sometimes your failed DIY  t shirt will be the cutest and different one.

Here’s another quick DIY project that you can finish within 15 minutes. Turning t-shirt into shorts is one of easiest DIY project you can try at your home.  I know there are lots of DIY projects that teach how to turn a t-shirt into shorts. But here, I am trying to make this easy and quick way. This will help you to reuse something you would otherwise throw away.

What you’ll need?

• T-shirt
• Scissor
• Sewing machine or needle and treads
• Elastic
• Safety pin

choose a t-shirt to turn a t-shirt into shorts

For this DIY project, use an old t-shirt of yours or your boyfriend’s, dads or maybe your brother’s. okay then! Let’s turn a t-shirt into shorts.

First, lay your t-shirt on a flat surface. It’s always better to use a plain color t-shirt or in case if there is a logo turn shirt inside out. Trust me, it’s going to work!

Now using the edge of the shirt as head of the shorts cut it using an old shirt you are using.

  Step two- create the pattern

Grab your best fitting pair of shorts, lay it over your shirt fold it over and trace it out. Make sure you are leaving about half and inches for seam allowance.  Now cut on the lines you just drew. In here if you are a beginner 1^st you can trace the shorts pattern on a paper. Then you can use the pattern to make short.

 Step three- sewing part

When you are done with cutting, face the two pieces right sides together and sew down the sides. For this, you can use sig sag stitch. It will give nice clean and more of a professional look. If you are using needles and treads make sure to sew it twice on the same line. If not you can’t use this for a long time.

 Step four- constructing the shorts

Now lay your fabric wrong side together and pin the edges. Now stitch that. After you done with sewing your piece should be like this. As you can see we are half done with our t-shirt into shorts. You are closed ladies, You have just a few steps to finish your t-shirt shorts.

Take the safety pin and pin your elastic. Gather it all across the waist. Now, stitch the open area of the waistband.

You are done!

Yeey! You are officially done with t-shirt into a shorts project. And your short should look like this.

As you can see making t-shirt into shorts is quite an easy DIY project and also a fun project. Who thought just an old t-shirt can build something completely different. So all I am saying is think twice before you throw your old garments because sometimes those outfits can make something you can’t even buy from amounts of money. I really hope this article helped you.

How about your favorite baggy top turn into no-sew Knotted top ? Did you know that giving a simple knot to your top will change its entire look? Knots give a cute look for your outfit. knots are quite famous fashion these days. knotted t-shirt, knotted shirts, knotted skirts see… knots everywhere!

we all have unfitting baggy tops but with the comfortableness, we love to wear them so much. so making your baggy top into knotted top would give you a more chance to wear your favorite top every day. And knotted tops are the best solution for your boring and old tops. No-sew knotted top is one of easiest project you can try at your home. Okay, let’s start then.

what you’ll need?

• t-shirt
• scissor
• marking pen or chalk

When you are selecting a t-shirt it’s better to select a baggy t-shirt. 1st lay your shirt on a flat surface and fold it into the half.

Next, draw a triangle and cut it. Now as you can see both sides have ties.  what you are gonna do next is lay t-shirt on a flat surface and fold the front side to upward. Next cut out the triangle the fabric of back side. Make sure front piece is facing upward right now because you don’t accidentally cut front triangle as well.

Next, cut through the middle of the triangle and just cut upwards. so you just made two ties for your t-shirt. Now take the edges of the ties and stretch it. after that, all you have to do is take the two ends and tie them together. And that’s it!

Wear your no-sew knotted top with high waist jeans or shorts and let a little bit of your skin peep out. Also knotted top and ripped jeans would be a perfect match. Try to make your own ripped jeans at home.  If you like more feminine outfit wear this with a long maxi skirt.  Also, you can even wear this as a bathing suit cover-up.

Happy DIYing ladies! Try more DIY projects from scissortwists.com.