Easy peasy tutorial!! Upcycle a favorite t-shirt into a peasant dress for your daughter.
Materials:
1 Tshirt
1/4 to 3/8 inch width elastic
Step 1: Cut off the top of the t shirt – at the very bottom of the ribbing around the neck, you’ll cut a straight line across, except at the sleeves curve upward just a bit Make sure to do a slight upward curve at the sleeves so you don’t end up with a V as you hem the sleeves.
Step 2: Fold over the neck and sew a casing. Leave a small opening to insert the elastic.
Step 3: Insert elastic using a safety pin. Try on and wiggle around elastic to make sure you have enough, cut and pin. (I use about 18-20 inches for a 3-4T)
Step 4: Sew elastic ends together. Insert into the casing, and sew up the casing opening.
Step 5: Voila! You’re done!
11 comments
This is the easiest tutorial for a peasant dress ever. Thank you so much for sharing.
Could you embellish on step 1 a little more? I am SUPER BEGINNER, and am not 100% sure what you mean. 🙂
Hi Melissa,
I’ve added a second picture with a drawing and some more detailed instructions. Hopefully that will make it clearer to you. If it doesn’t, please email me at [email protected] and I’ll try to answer any questions you have.
You are AWESOME. That helps A LOT. Thanks so much! Perfect. When I make one, I’ll email you a picture. 🙂
What size t-shirt did you use? What size would you recommend to make a 5T dress?
For a 5T, I’d probably go with a Men’s Medium. I usually try the shirt on my daughter to make sure it’s the right length before I cut it up.
Stephanie, have you ever tried this with a womens long sleeve shirt? I have a really long tee, womens L, the sleeves are pretty slim fitting, and i would “hem” them at the wrist. I”m thinking of trying it….
I have never tried it with a long sleeve shirt, but I bet it would work just fine.