So the problem? Matching the measurements of the new sleeve and the original width of the shirt is a bit tricky. Somehow with the three previous shirts, I managed to connect everything and the three shirts look somewhat decent. Not perfect, but decent. And decent is the perfect word to describe my new refashioned blue shirt. *sigh* Where do I begin? I should've been more careful reattaching the first sleeve.
The seam looks a little messy, but I don't think I have any room for corrections. Maybe when I have time and patience, I'll fix the sleeve but for now I'm leaving it as is. Reattaching the second sleeve was more successful because I was more careful and semi more patient. The only slight issue I have are the side seams, where I had to sew a few new stitches. The side stripes don't match perfectly, but again for now, I'm OK with imperfection.
Take a few minutes and wander over to my blog at jenniferelliott14.com.
Jennifer Elliott
7 comments:
Hi Jennifer, the link doesn't go to your refashion page :)
@jenny_o: the link sure doesn't direct you to my blog! :) The link has been fixed. Thanks so much for saying something!
Jennifer Elliott
No problem :)
By the way, I have the same difficulty with sleeves. Other refashioners make it look so easy. I am all thumbs and wavy seams and puckers - we need someone to do a detailed post on this!
It's hard to let go, I know, but sometimes we're the only ones will ever notice our imperfect refashions. Your new t-shirt looks great!
-Carissa
We're you shortening the length of the sleeve hem or at the shoulders?
@RanchHouse: I was shortening at the shoulders AND cutting a new sleeve from the existing sleeve.
@jenny_o: I used cucicucicoo tutorial -- http://refashionco-op.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-to-make-mens-t-shirt-more-ladylike.html -- and made some slight modifications. Cucicucicoo really provides an excellent tutorial and she's just amazing!
Ah, thanks, Jennifer - much appreciated!
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