Shopping my closet for t-shirt "Light Refashions"

EDIT: I added notes  on methods used.
I am shopping for " light re-fashions" from my closet.  

Work was needed to keep many items in the rotation.

I learned new skills and practiced old skills that will be useful in "full-on refashions". 

This post is lounge, sleep, yard-work, exercise  t-shirts that I worked on this week.

#10 #11 Neckline  Raised  Learning how to raise t-shirt necklines was a much needed skill.   

• #10-11 started as several sizes too large. Leaving the body large creates a tunic style. 
• Remove sleeves. Gently pull the thread in the seam in that will release the rest of the stitching.
• Cut shoulder seam off. Pin/baste so that trim edges and shoulder edges meet up. Ease back or front shoulder in if one is longer than the other. 
• Seam shoulder seams to raise neckline. Make several seams and check for fit on each seam. Take only a pressure foot seam at a time - the neck raises quickly. Check that you have room to go over your head. 
• Do not let back neckline become too short. You can cut more off of the front and create a slight hi-low hem. 
• Trim the new shoulder seam. Press to back. Top-stitch. 
• Reinsert sleeves. The shoulder seams create a smaller arm hole. 
• Fold the sleeve to find the cap. Place a pin to mark the cap of the sleeve, pin at to the shoulder seam and at the side seam.  Ease the sleeves back in. Seam.
• Overlarge sleeves can be altered at the original seam. Large sleeves were good on these at-home Ts. 

#12 #13 are the same style. Neckline  Raised.

• #12-13 methods follow #10-11
• These started as several sizes too large.
• Removed sleeves. Seamed shoulder seams to raise neckline.
• Reinserted sleeves.
• Released tight elastic in lower sleeves.

#14 Neckline Raised and Ruffles Removed

•  Seamed shoulder seams to raise neckline.
• After I cut the original seams, the back shoulder was wider. I eased it in. 
• I also cut more off of the front creating a slight high low hem. 
• The ruffles were worn. I un-stitched and saved in the scrap bin.

#15 Neckband Replaced.

• Ruffle from #14 was used to cut a neckband for #15
• Press the ruffles and trim to 2" width with rotary cutter.
• Press in half and iron.
• Cut length to 3/4 neckline length.
• Pin/baste. Stitch. Press. Top-stitch.

 #16 Navarro College t-shirt shoulders narrowed

• remove sleeves, cut off shoulder width
• take side in below sleeve re-placement
• replace sleeves

#17 Neckline Raised

• Elastic inserted to raise the neckband

#18 Trim removed from neckband   Trim is often the 1st to show wear.

 

#19 Removed elastic to raise neckline

#20 Oversized t-shirt was altered. 

• This oversize shirt needed standard fit, not tunic fit.
• remove sleeves, cut off shoulder width Measure shoulder width on a good fitting T.
• take side in below sleeve re-placement 
• replace sleeves
• Cut off length, save for mending bin, hem. Shirt was torn at hem and much longer than needed.

#21  T-shirt was mended using #20 scraps. 

 

#22 Bleach Stains removed.

• Long sleeves cut to 3/4. Hemmed.

 # 23-24-25 Hand mending seams put these back in rotation.