I bought this shirt from a charity shop for £4.50, you’ll
need one with long sleeves to make the waistband, and choose a shirt much
larger than you’d actually wear!
1. Press
the shirt, lay it on a flat surface and cut straight across, just under the
sleeves.
2. Cut
4” strips from the sleeves, you’ll probably need to join a few together to make
the waistband.
Measure
your waist. Cut the waistband fabric 2” longer than your waist measurement.
Fold the ends over by ½” and press. Fold the fabric in half and mark the centre
point, do the same with the shirt. Pin these two points with the fabric right
sides together. Pin the end of the waistband to the end of the shirt, and make
even pleats in the shirt to make it the same length as the waistband.
4. Repeat
with the other half of the shirt, making the pleats face the opposite
direction. Try to keep all the pleats the same distance apart. This is a bit
time consuming but your skirt will look better for it! Sew the waistband to the
shirt. [Which I’ll now call a skirt!] Fold over the raw edge of the waistband
by ½” and press.
5. Fold
the waistband in half and press. Sew from the right side, you’ll find your
stitches will be neater. Sew a button hole on one end of the waistband,
5. And
attach a button [from the scrap pieces of shirt] to the opposite end.
6. And
hey! You’ve transformed a shirt to a skirt!
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