9 T's resized

Keep up the good work!

Juno

Thanks Juno. I just got downstairs from doing another. :) I sure had a lot of BIG shirts. Susie

They look great, but I'm really curious...why were the shirts so large to begin with?

LizH.

you mention getting "how to adjust T's" help from a yahoo group, i don't suppose you could share a little of the how to part here ? :)

curious me

Susie, how did you take them in? Did you just sew up the seam from hem to arm?

-Irene

------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

I don't know how she did it, but when I resized the maternity shirts I made after the birth of my fourth/last child, I had sewn the sleeves and side seams with basting thread so I just undid part of the hem right around the side seams and then the side seams themselves, took the sleeves off, and laid the template I had already prepared when I made them in the first place down against the fabric and re-cut, then reassembled.

****For the side seam, use a stitch that has at least some forward/backward-motion, it puts more thread into the seam and makes it elastic. These stitches should work fine: mode 1 #5 or #6 mode 3 #1, #2, #3 the stitches in mode 3 finish the edges.

The hem: press the hem, then sew with an elastic stitch or the twin needle. Personally, I don't like the twin needle, I rather use some nice decorative stitches like mode 2 #27 #29 #31 #32 #46 #49 #59 #67 mode 3 #28 #45 or any other stitch you like.

Remember to loosen the presser foot pressure for sewing knits to prevent stretching and to use jersey or stretch needles.****

I have made a few mistakes but I have now done 10 t shirts and I'm happily wearing them. The only thing I have ever sewn is a few quilts, wall hangings, curtains once, and purses. I have never done anything with clothing so this was a first. Susie in northern NY

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hi, thanks for sharing , that sounds like a great simple straightforward way to get a custom t-shirt.

certainly beats my plan to salvage an old favorite t-shirt shape, length and fit by deconstructing the remaning bits of the old T and trying to use as a pattern to reconstruct a new t-shirt.

i am fairly new here as well... so i have not really earned the honor to welcome you to the group yet.... but i'll say welcome anyways.

robb

Hi robb, Thanks for the welcome. Seeing I've never sewn clothing of any kind before this method seems to work for me. At least now I will wear the shirts. :o) Susie