How to Create a Sweeney Todd Vintage Inspired Ruffle Shirt

Here is a quick and easy way from Threadbanger to add ruffles to any plain old button-down shirt. To see more information on this and to find out how to make a Sweeney Todd inspired dress, watch the episode! Want more Threadheads diy style? Subscribe on iTunes!!

All you need is a plain button down shirt, a printed button down shirt (a cool printed piece of fabric will work as well), scissors, ruler, pins, and a sewing machine or the tools to sew by hand.

Cut out six 1 1/2 to 2 inch strips of your printed shirt. Finish your strips either with a serger or a zig zag stitch.

From the collar down, start attaching your fabric strips. To get the ruffle, just scrunch the fabric strips up under the foot of your sewing machine as you go, and attach down the length of your shirt.

You have a ruffley, victorian-y, Sweeney-Toddy inspired shirt!