#Needleworkmonday upcycle crochet tanktop
What would you do when you find a hole in your t-shirt?
You could simply through it in a garbage bin, cut it into small pieces to make disposable wiper, transform it into slippers, and many more ways to do.
Well, before I noticed about the hole, I have seen a beautiful doily stitched t-shirt on internet. It looked simply good and I wanted to try making one for my own but I was engaged in different project. So I just kept it in my mind and whenever I saw a round doily diagram in intetnet I saved it.
That is why when I discovered the hole, I thought this is my chance. I started making the crochet doily mainly at night before I sleep as my bed time story kind of thing. Very slowly done them in 2 months time to have enough large and small size doilies.
I prefer asymmetry and randomly positioned but not so good at balancing things, so I cut out papers that are the same shape as the doilies and moved them around on the shirt until it looked nice.
Then I replaced them with actual doilies.
Once I temporary stitched them on, I cut out the holes a little bit small to have sewing seam. The seam allowances were tucked in to make the holes more stronger and won't stretch so much.
To be completely honest with you, I actually did "test wearing" to see everything would be ok, well, the front didn't look so good with the small doilies because no wow factor... yes, I already cut out the holes... but... these happens do often to me. I just figured to put large doily on upper torso. Yep, it's all right!
The last thing I did was to place my skin tone fabric beneath the 3 doilies on the upper torso. My straps and cups showing? I don't think it's a good idea, and by living in a tropucal climate, less clothes is better, so I decided to cover around these.
Front side
Back side
The creations are made and photos are taken by me, @naomipangolin. Some of them also uploaded to my fb and instagram(kt.naomi)
What a wonderful idea to re-purpose a tee shirt with a hole in it! Well done @naomipangolin :)
Thank you @dianadee!! I will wait other t-shirts to have one, too, just for fun and enjoyment :)
Wow , this is some real innovation, when I first saw the picture I thought the designs came along with the shirt until I read your post , it look even prettier than before, I think using a different colour of dollies like purple or blue will still come out just as nice. Ok, after seeing this beautiful piece, I'm coming for all those shirts I have with holes on them, they're so going down!😎
I'm glad you like it @wondermaey! And happy to share. Yes, color variation would be nice, I agree. The trick is, when there is a hole.... make it BIGGER and make MORE holes, be bold!! :)
Ok, I'm a bit wary about making more holes tho, anyway let me get my hands on some dollies first. Thanks for the encouragement.🙂
A warm hello and greeting to you @naomipangolin!! Welcome to #NeedleWorkMonday!! I am so glad you found us and are sharing with us today!!
This is some clever work!!! I absolutely love this idea of upcycling a t-shirt with beautiful doilies!!! We have a needleworker that also creates beautiful doilies...@anise! You should check out her blog when you get a chance! I love the idea of putting your skin tone fabric underneath!
Thank you for sharing the process of your work! That’s one thing we encourage everyone to do. It’s really fun seeing a project come to life! I hope you make some really great connections here and take the time the time to connect with other crafters who share like interests! Monday’s are a lot fun as we get to share our creations, ideas, patterns and tips with one another and inspire a community to get crafty!!! Looking forward to seeing more of your work!!! 😊
Thank you @crosheille! I will go and check @anise :) I'm a newbee and felt lonely out in this steemit full of people but no connection... I was quite dejected and feeling down, but now, I am getting to know you, @fiberartists, and others who have similar enthusiasm, feeling so much better, comfortable and encouraged! I will make some more! Hug hug :)
You are very welcome!!! Well I am so glad to hear you don’t feel those ways any more. I am so glad you have found some crafting communities and are ready to engage and mingle. We have a lot fun and I think you will make some great friendships on this plattform. Hugs back at ya!! 🤗
Excellent idea! Bet you're glad your shirt had a hole in it! Thanks for sharing.
Hahaha, exactly @fiberartists!!! I am so glad I can share my fun activity with someone :) cheers*