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If you can't see what is in the picture, let me list them. First, you need a fairly well fitting t-shirt. It has to be 100% cotton. I say "fairly well" because I've made several of these, and out of three (I think), two (including this t-shirt) of the tees have been a teeny bit too small. You will want to make sure that it isn't too small, or too big, though. You're also going to need something to mark on the t-shirt (I used some pens), scissors (the normal type work on most t-shirts, but you'll get a smoother cut with special fabric scissors), and either a sewing machine, or a hand needle and thread. I used a hand needle and thread for mine, because you will need to do very little sewing, but it's up to you, really.After this, you have to cut the sleeves of the t-shirt off. You want it to start near the inside of the armpit, and go up to NEXT to the neck. You do not cut the neckline!! (not yet, anyway.)
That red line is how you should cut it. Do that to both arms. Okay??? Alright. When you've cut off both of the sleeves (and a little of the body- like the line says), you are going to cut around the neck in the back. I have a picture to show what I mean, because, in my opinion, that is a very confusing sentence.
I bet you know what the red line is for, don't you. :) Smart readers you are, I'm sure you can figure it out, even if I don't tell you. Which I will anyway. You're supposed to be cutting along that red line. Okay? Once you cut it, it's going to look like this:
After you do that, you're going to turn it over, to see the back. If you haven't noticed already, there is going to be a flap of fabric on the top that isn't being held up by anything. You are going to cut that off. Otherwise, you'll have a flap of fabric hanging around, and that just looks like you've gotten half way through this tutorial and then were to lazy to finish. :P
So, you've cut off the back, and you have the arms cut off. Now what? So far, you have the basic body shape of the halter top. If you chose to wear it like this, it would look a little baggy, but it would still be a basic (baggy) halter top. So, what we're going to do, is make it NOT baggy. First, we're going to change the neck. Take that neck piece that I told you not to cut, and, snip, cut it.
Now is the time to try on the halter top. There are ways that you can fold the neck ties, so that you can't see the seams. I recommend trying this, because it looks a little nicer. For those of you who think that their tops look good already, bye, and good riddance. (kidding, KIDDING, kidding..) For those of you who think that the top looks a little baggy in the body, stick around and I'll show you how you can fix that.
Turn the top over, and cut right up the back. This is going to make it so that it's not in a "shirt" shape, just in one piece of fabric. You may want to cut a little off from a side, or both, so that it'll be thinner. It's going to look like the picture below this, when unfolded and everything.
There are several ways that you can make this thinner. First, you can just cut off some of the fabric from both sides, and then sew it together. That would work, but, in my opinion, that would be a little boring. I decided to lace it up. You know that extra fabric you've cut up? Well, take it, make strips from it, then sew them together, like they look like in the next picture. You're also going to want to start making the holes to thread them through. The next picture also shows you about how far away and what not. 
When you have enough holes for you to thread the lace through, all the way up to the top, you are going to want to start threading it. 
When you've finished that step, tie the lace in a bow, and try the halter top on. I have a picture of what mine looks like from the back, below this. (you can see it from the front at the top of this post.) Have fun cutting up all your old t-shirts now!! :)
Remember to continue reading- we won't have posted all the time, but we do work on things. xxx
Angela
p.s. you had better like these tutorials- you have any clue how annoying blogger is, when it comes to the pictures? you're lucky I didn't take to the computer with a sledgehammer or something!!
