Graphic Design Refashioned T-Shirt

Update an old white t-shirt into a trendy graphic designed tank.

• white T-shirt (for my project)
• another shirt with a neckline I preferred (to use as a template)
• spray fabric paint
• painters' tape
• a pair of scissors
• a piece of cardboard large enough fit inside the width of shirt and stretch it lightly

Modify the shirt to be the shape you desire. Knits don't fray, so I didn't need to hem anything. I made this plain white T-shirt into a casual tank. I changed the neckline, cut off the sleeves, and cut off the bottom hem (so all the edges matched and some weren't hemmed while others were not). I generally used the existing seams and hems as guides to make sure my cuts were straight.

I put the cardboard inside the shirt to make sure it was slightly stretched/tight and to ensure the paint didn't bleed through to the back of the shirt.

I taped off the top and bottom edges of the chevrons (my two pieces of tape were five inches apart). I approximated how straight the tape was by comparing it to the bottom of the armholes. If I can't tell it's crooked, no one will be able to tell the design is crooked either.

I used a pencil to lightly measure the midpoint between the two lines and drew a line down the middle (parallel to the tape) to guide the midpoint of my chevrons as I taped.

I began taping the edges of the chevrons (you could really modify to do any shape here). I used a piece of tape as my guide for the white space (where the paint would ultimately be). I wrote on the piece I used as a guide so you can see my example. I needed to cut the edges of the tape straight so that the left most tip of the chevron was clean.

Following the instructions on the paint container, spray the paint to your desired color and allow to dry.

After the paint has dried, remove the painters tape and wear!