You will probably need to be a bit flexible here as this don’t always fit exactly like your pattern pieces. You’ll now be able to see where the hemlines fall on the pattern pieces and where the graphic print will sit. Lay out your new fabric on the fold and place your pattern pieces. If the neckline binding is pulling the fabric in a lot you may need to cut this off too, but I like to wait and see if this is needed. Open the shirt up and cut the shoulder seam and cut the sleeve off along the seams. Cut up the side seams (or where the side seams would be, most shirts don’t have them) to the underarm point, then along the sleeve seam. Prewash your graphic tee, iron it and lay your shirt flat. They work fine and you don’t notice the difference. You could also use ribbing for the neck binding, but whatever you use it must have good stretch and recovery.įor both of these t-shirts the sleeves and neck binding are plain cotton elastane jersey and the body of the shirts are 100% cotton with less stretch. I use cotton-lycra jersey fabric for both, usually left over from other projects. You need extra fabric for the neck binding and long or contrast sleeves. This shirt feels very tight through the upper back. This is a shirt where I forgot to use my larger (for less stretchy knits) version of the pattern, and accidentally used the smaller version that works perfectly in a stretchy cotton-lycra jersey. I’d trace or print a new version of the pattern just for refashioning and less stretchy fabrics. You definitely need to account for this especially with a pattern like the Concord that has negative ease at the bust. Size up! 100% cotton jersey graphic tees do not have the same stretch as a cotton-lycra jersey. In these examples I have used the Cashmerette Concord t-shirt for the set in sleeve shirts and the Hey June Lane Raglan for the raglan shirts, but you could use any basic tee pattern. I tend to avoid rayon shirts, tri-blends or high polyester content because they are thin, drapey and can be harder to work with. I prefer 100% cotton jersey, but have had success with cotton/polyester blends. Here are some other raglan sleeve color combinations.Īlso consider the fabric content of the shirt. You can see I had to cut off the top of the design – this often happens. I knew this green shirt would be really hard to fabric match for long sleeves so I used a raglan pattern that looks ok with contrast sleeves. Also consider whether you’ll be able to match or contrast the neck binding fabric color. If you cannot match your sleeve fabric I suggest making a raglan sleeve shirt with contrasting sleeves. Many tees are available only in short sleeve so if you want a longer sleeve you’ll have to find matching fabric which is easiest with black and white. If you want a long, elbow or 3/4 sleeve tee also bear in mind the base color of the fabric. The dark tee is a tall 3X size, you can see how much longer it is.Īlso bear in mind when selecting a tee how high up on the shirt the graphic is printed (the lower the better) and whether you will mind if the top of the graphic is cut off. The best way to check if your pattern will fit your shirt is to measure the width of the pattern pieces and measure width of the tee, some retailers have flat width listed. Here’s my pattern piece on a white 2X shirt – it didn’t fit and I refashioned this shirt for my daughter instead. Sites that sell graphic tees beyond a mens 3X are very hard to find – please share resources in the comments if you know of somewhere! Check your local thrift store, especially if you like sports team shirts. My measurements are 45-41-52 and I have had good success with a Mens 3X from somewhere like Threadless. Get yourself a t-shirt that’s as large as possible. Thankfully I can sew! I have spent the last year working out how to refashion my favorite graphic tees into a fit I love. I love graphic tees but I hate that many of the designs I want are only available in my size in a boxy men’s fit. Inclusive Sizing, Independent Patterns, and the Curvy Sewing Collective.Meet the People Behind the Curvy Sewing Collective.
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