5 Ways to Make a Unique T-shirt

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This wikiHow teaches you how to make a unique t-shirt.

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Method 1 of 5: A T-shirt with a Braided Neck

Step 1. Make a vertical tear along the neckline

Each tear should be perpendicular to the neckline.

Start each tear at the base of the neckline, where the end of the neckline is.
The length of each piece is about 5 cm (2 inches), but the first one should be half the length of the other as it will open wider as you tie the knots.
The distance between the tears is about 2.5 cm (1 inch), but this does not need to be exact.
Make rips all over the front of the shirt, from shoulder to shoulder.
Note that you may want to apply this method to a shirt with a high neckline. This will significantly lower your neckline, and reveal more of your skin than you might think.

Step 2. Weave the second knot through the first

Face the shirt toward you and start on the left. Take the second knot created from your tear, and push it under the first knot.

As you pull the second knot out from under the first knot, you have to pull it to the right in the direction of the rest of the knots

Step 3. Weave each node through the previous node

Push the third knot through the second, pulling it out to the right.

The fourth knot is tied under the third node, the fifth node under the fourth node, the sixth under the fifth and so on. Continue this process until all the knots have been completely woven.
You will see a braid will form from the beginning of the braid. If this doesn't happen, open node and try again.

Step 4. Sew the last knot to the shoulder

The final knot won't go anywhere so turn it off with the hand stitches in place.

You can also try something creative with the final knot by sewing decorative buttons over it.
If the first tear is pulled into a hole, use a few stitches to close it.

Method 2 of 5: A T-shirt With Braids on the Side

Step 1. Use an oversized t-shirt

Ideally the shirt used should be able to cover the entire back of the body or more.

This will cause the length of the shirt to shorten significantly. This method also causes the fabric to "get in" so the shirt fits better than before

Step 2. Mark the desired braid path

You will create four vertical paths: two on the back and two on the front.

To find out what direction you want to go, place a snug jacket on the back of your shirt. Fold the jacket so that the sleeves go all the way in. Use chalk to trace the scheme from both sides of the jacket, creating two lanes on the back. Stop drawing 7.5-10 cm (3-4 inches) from the top of the shirt.
For the front, trace the path that corresponds to the path of the back. As you approach the sleeve, bend the path inward so that it reaches the center of the sleeve.

Step 3. Make a horizontal tear in each path

Cut the strips perpendicular to the four strips.

The tears are approximately 5 cm (2 in) long and 2.5 cm (1 in) apart from each other.
Be careful not to cut the other side off when you make the tear.

Step 4. Pull the second node under the first node

Start at the top of one lane. Push the second knot under the first.

As you pull the second knot from under the first, pull it down toward the rest of the knots

Step 5. Weave the remaining knots through the previous knots in a chain

Push the third knot through the second, pulling it out and down toward the rest of the knot.

The fourth node must go through the third node, the fifth through the fourth, the sixth through the fifth, the seventh through the sixth and so on. Continue the pattern until the entire path has been woven.
Make the braid as tight as possible to prevent any excess fabric or leather from showing from under the shirt.

Step 6. Sew to turn off the last knot

The final knot will need to be sewn with a few hand stitches to close. Sew a knot to the uncut fabric at the bottom edge of the shirt.

Step 7. Repeat the process for the rest of the paths

Make a rip along the rest of the path and use the same process to weave all the remaining knots.

Method 3 of 5: T-shirts With Knots on the Sleeves

Step 1. Make a tear in the middle of the shoulder

The tear should start at the seam of the sleeve and extend down to 2/3 of the sleeve.

Leave the 1/3 intact.
The tear should be in the middle of the sleeve. Notice the top of the hem that stretches over the sleeves. Try to match the tear with the hem.
Keep in mind that this method works best for short-sleeved shirts.

Step 2. Remove a small piece of fabric from the sleeve

You will need to remove about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of fabric from this tear.

Make a horizontal cut, perpendicularly pointing out from the base of the vertical tear. This tear should be 2.4 cm (1 inch) long.
Cut the curved path until it reaches your vertical line to remove the curved triangle-shaped fabric. The tops of these lines should meet at the starting point of the tear, but this cut should be as round as possible.

Step 3. Join the bottom of the sleeves to form a ribbon

Pinch the remaining fabric horizontally just below the hole you made in the sleeve.

Make sure that a ribbon will form when you pinch the fabric. The tighter you pinch the fabric, the clearer the ribbon will be

Step 4. Wrap a pinch of fabric in the center

Take a tuft of fabric you cut from the sleeve and wrap it tightly around the pinched part of the sleeve. Sew using thread and needle.

Place the ends of the fabric strips at the bottom of the sleeves to disguise any rough edges.
Wrap the fabric as tightly as you can to keep the tape in place.
Sew the piece of fabric to the sleeve to make sure it doesn't change its position.

Step 5. Repeat for the other sleeve

Follow the same steps of cutting, tying and wrapping to create a similar ribbon on the other sleeve.

Method 4 of 5: T-shirts with a Knotted Back

Step 1. Cut a half "U" shape from the back of your shirt

Place your shirt with the back facing the front. Cut in half a large "U" shape from the back of the shirt. The full "U" shape should extend down at least 10 cm (4 inches) from the bottom of the shirt.

Draw how big the "U" shape you want using a pencil, chalk or fabric pencil.
Before cropping, draw a half “U” shape that you plan to cut first.
Only cut the "U" in half at this stage.

Step 2. Fold the “U” shape and continue cutting

Fold the "U" shape so that it meets the other side. Cut the other half of the “U” shape using the first half as a guide.

Draw a schematic from half of that side to the other side of the fabric before cutting.
Cutting in this way ensures that both sides of the "U" shape are equal.

Step 3. Divide the “U” shape into sections

Cut the "U" shape into 3 parts.

The first section starts from the highest part of the "U". Cut a straight line 10-12.5 cm (4 to 5 inches) long to form a rectangle.
The second piece is 2.5 cm (1 in) wide.
The third piece consists of the remaining fabric.

Step 4. Form a bowknot from the cut fabric

Pinch the center of the large rectangle to form a knot. Wrap the center with a piece of cloth and sew.

Pinch the center even tighter to create a more defined knot.
Before wrapping the fabric in the center, sew the center to hold the knot shape so it doesn't change.
Wrap a piece of fabric in the center tightly to form a knot. Sew so that the shape does not change.

Step 5. Sew your knot to the top of the back of the shirt

Pin the knot to the top of the neckline of the back of your shirt and sew the edge of the knot to the edge of the opening on the back of the shirt.

You can either hand sew or machine sew so that the knot stays in place.
The top corner of the knot should line up with the top edge of the hole on the back of the shirt.
If this doesn't look good to you, then you can reposition the nodes and pin them wherever you want.

Method 5 of 5: Open Shoulder T-shirt with Pleated

Step 1. Choose a t-shirt

For this method, you will need a pinch of fabric from the bottom of the shirt. Therefore, you have to make sure the shirt you wear is long enough and leaves enough length after cutting.

Step 2. Cut some of the fabric from the bottom of your shirt

Take the fabric about 12.5 cm (5 inches) wide from the bottom of the shirt.

You can vary the width of the strip by about 2.5 cm (1 inch). The wider the cut fabric, the wider the resulting pleat

Step 3. Change the neckline

You can change the neckline to an asymmetrical one-shoulder t-shirt or a t-shirt with a boat-shaped neck.

To create an asymmetrical neckline, remove one sleeve from the shirt, leaving the other as it was. Make the edges rounded to remove any jagged edges.
For a boat-shaped neck, cut part of the neckline in a rounded shape that extends from one shoulder to the other. Make sure that the neckline is symmetrical on both sides.

Step 4. Ruffle and pin more fabric to the changed neckline

Pin the fabric you took earlier to the neckline. Curl the fabric as you pin it so that it forms a pleat.

Make sure that the top edge of the fabric is parallel to the edge of the neckline.
The pleats should cover the entire front of the neckline. If your fabric is enough to cover the back as well, then go for it. If not, trim the fabric so that it only extends from one side to the other.