Shirt

I am joining the “I alter my giant t shirts into something cool” club, and started working on this. No, I don’t actually own any giant t shirts, I stopped that habit a long, long time ago, so I had to get one from Shannon. This one is a black XL, with a white screen print of some Russian serial killer. It has some holes in it, which I didn’t notice at first, but it doesn’t have any paint or obvious stains.

First, I cut off the sleeves. Right at the seam, but on the sleeve side of the seam. Then I cut straight across the front, arm hole to arm hole, approximating how high I want it to be on my chest. Same on the back, a bit higher. Then I cut the hems off the cut-off sleeves, to be used as bands at the top of the front and back. Then trimmed the sleeves to be shoulder straps. So here I am with a bunch of black stuff that looks like nothing, as most projects do in their initial stages.

Brought it home. I dragged down my good old Judy, who’s body has been clawed by some very naughty cats, and started pinning…It’s hard to pin this stuff. It’s pretty experamental right now, but there are a bunch of pleats in the front, facing out, and one big box pleat in the back. The straps, at first, were going to be neat and flat, but now I think I might just gather them too and they will be wide and sort of loose. I have to get it on the floor and find a measuring tape to make it all even, and a chalk, re-pin, and attempt to sew. I won’t have time today, because I have a job interview at 4.30pm, but seeing as I only work three days a week, currently, I have lots of time…