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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on August 12, 2007, 12:20 pm
I am blessed with the ability to buy crew neck T-shirts very cheaply.
The problem is........I prefer a scoop or V neck.
Is there a quick and easy way to alter them??
All suggestions gratefully accepted!! I am medium to fairly good at
sewing.
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Posted by on August 12, 2007, 1:32 pm
Dear Pat,
You need a matching or contrasting piece of ribbing (sold by the
inch). It should be 60% of the circumference of the neck style you
want, by twice the desired width (usually at least 1-1/4 inches), plus
two seam allowances. Sew the ribbing into a ring. Fold it in half
lengthwise. The seam is the center back. Mark the ring into quarters
by folding so that the seam is at one side; the opposite side is the
center front. Fold again so that the center back and center front are
matched, and mark the sides. Do the same thing to the neck of your
garment. (Please note that the side marks on the garment will not
match the shoulder seams--they'll be a little back from them.) Match
the center back mark and the seam together, and take a couple of
stitches to hold. Stretch the ribbing to match the side marks;
stretch the next section in the same way. Continue stretching the
ribbing to the garment to finish.
If you don't have a serger, you can finish the inside seam with a
piece of matching bias tape.
Teri
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Posted by Veloise on August 12, 2007, 9:56 pm
Pat wrote:
> I am blessed with the ability to buy crew neck T-shirts very cheaply.
> The problem is........I prefer a scoop or V neck.
>
> Is there a quick and easy way to alter them??
>
> All suggestions gratefully accepted!! I am medium to fairly good at
> sewing.
My favorite method: pick out the topstitching (on the back of the
shirt and about an inch of the shoulder seam stay tape, trim). Turn
the rib collar to the inside and stitch about 1/2" away from the
existing stitched edge. (You can make this deeper; I find it helps to
leave at least 1/4" of the finished ribing edging.) You can use a
serger; good luck getting over the bulky shoulder seams.
Trim the seam allowance. If you guessed accurately, the shoulder tapes
are just long enough to be included in the seam.
You could pick the collar off, but then you have to finish the edge
somehow, and you wanted quick & easy. I've done several dozen shirts
like this and like the results.
HTH
--Karen D.
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Posted by Knit Chic on August 16, 2007, 5:15 pm
I"m not sure if this will help you, but there is a book "Generation T: 108
Ways to Transform a T-Shirt" you can get it at the library.
It's a cute book .. some good ideas and a couple of bad ones ;)
I have used some of the ideas in my own shirts and for my daughters.
>I am blessed with the ability to buy crew neck T-shirts very cheaply.
> The problem is........I prefer a scoop or V neck.
>
> Is there a quick and easy way to alter them??
>
> All suggestions gratefully accepted!! I am medium to fairly good at
> sewing.
>
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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on August 17, 2007, 7:13 am
> I"m not sure if this will help you, but there is a book "Generation T: 108
> Ways to Transform a T-Shirt" you can get it at the library.
> It's a cute book .. some good ideas and a couple of bad ones ;)
> I have used some of the ideas in my own shirts and for my daughters.
Many thanks for the suggestions.....I will try them all. It is crazy
to buy them for 12 or 15 dollars when I can get something for 1/4 of
that.
Thanks again!!
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