Easily personalized and upgrade your DIY wardrobe using cool ways to cut a t-shirt without sewing. From neckline alterations to off-shoulder, tie back to crop top, Fashion Wanderer has tons of easy t-shirt cutting tutorials.
If you have plenty of old clothes in your closet and don’t know what to do with old t-shirts without sewing, you are in the right place! In this tutorial, you will learn brilliant and cool ways to cut a shirt.
A plain old t-shirt is a great material to upcycle to turn into stylish and trendy brand new clothing. Build your collection of no sew t-shirt refashions by following the step-by-step photos, detailed instructions and video tutorials.
Take old tees and turn them into upcycled clothing that is on trend and you are excited to wear again. Whether you use existing elements or completely reconstruct the garment, you will find joy in transforming something old into something brand new.
Oversized tees and fitted silhouettes offer transformation potential. Each t-shirt cutting design comes with specific measurement and guidelines that works for your size.
So, grab your measuring tape and learn how to take body measurement for clothing before starting the project. With these measurement instructions, you will have a clear idea for how to draw the new style lines that will fit you perfectly.
What Are Some Cool Ways To Cut A Shirt
Looking for some cool ways to cut a shirt? Start by preparing sharp fabric scissors and fabric glues handy.
Always test the adhesive on a scrap of fabric to find the best fabric glue for clothes. The bond should be permanent, dry-quick, and washable when it comes to any no sew DIY clothing projects.
Because some of the cutting techniques require joining seams or adding trims to complete the task, I recommend you become familiar with no sew hacks. Not only can you make cute DIY clothing without sewing, but the reconstructions are fashion forward and on trend current styles.
To get you inspired, here are cool refashion design ideas that you can easily achieve with t-shirt cutting:
- Remove sleeves to create workout friendly no sew yoga tops from old t-shirt to pair with your favorite leggings. From halter neckline to crisscross back detail, give a sporty style to an oversized tank top for a great layering piece with a sports bra underneath.
- Adjust the length to make a crop top from t-shirt for a great design to wear with any high waisted bottom. The standard length for size small crop top is 18” when measured from high point shoulder. In this tutorial, you will see how I use a measuring tape to correctly adjust and mark the new hemline.
- Cut and tie a shirt along the center back to create this modern looking t-shirt into back slit tank top. The slight overlap at the back neckline gives natural closure to the center back.
- Simply removing the sleeves won’t create comfortable tank top. Deduct 1” away from the shoulder seams and lower the armhole 1” to create new armhole to cut a t-shirt into a tank top. As a result, you will get general tank top silhouette that you can further modify or keep it as it is.
Explore more fun ways to cut t-shirt that doesn’t require any sewing at all. From cropped length to sleeve detail, there are numerous no sew alterations that can be made on an oversized shirt to make it look more fashionable.
T-Shirt Neckline Cutting Ideas
To alter the neck opening with no sew t-shirt cutting designs, the starting point is where the neckline meets the shoulder seams. Every classic crewneck t-shirt can easily transform by following the measurement from the tutorials to create a new neckline using fabric scissors.
Use this t-shirt cutting technique to cut a t-shirt into a v-neck. Keep the width of the original scoop neck of the t-shirt and measure 8” down from the high point shoulder to mark the low point of v-neck.
This is the general neck drop for v-neckline, however you can make it lower or higher, whatever looks good on you. Make sure to only cut the front neckline and keep the back crewneck the same.
If you have a skin-tight ribbed t-shirt, explore how to cut off the shoulder t-shirt. Simply measure around the front and back piece to cut top part off.
Because the material is ribbed knit fabric, you don’t need to finish the raw edge to prevent fray.
Keep the neckband of original t-shirt when you make a halter top from t-shirt. Always fold the t-shirt in half to create equal cutlines and neckline on both sides along the center front and back.
In this tutorial, I share the exact measurements to create a halter neckline with a cute racerback silhouette.
T-shirt neckline cutting ideas are a quick alteration you can do without sewing. Review the tips and get used to measuring curved lines.
Mark the styling lines with fabric chalk so that your new cutlines are easier to execute. There are plenty of ways for you to become an upcycle clothing designer.
How Do You Cut A T-Shirt To Make It Cute
Cut a t-shirt into a cute and stylish top without any sewing involved. Choose different cutting techniques to revamp your old tees by changing the neckline, armhole opening, cropped length and sleeve detail.
Convert your old tees into up-to-date clothes with these cool cutting tutorials. Each idea is guaranteed to make you excited to wear the old tee over and over again!
Start with a basic cutline to create the off shoulder neckline and add a tunnel to insert elastic for a nice hug around your shoulders. This method works best if you are not using ribbed material.
Play around with the hem to make it cropped or even dress length to satisfy your style!
Simply cut the center back to criss cross along the neckline to attach along the shoulder seam. If you have an oversized t-shirt, this crossover back tank is perfect design to apply. I used old concert tees that I no longer wear, so try yourself!
Create a new neckline and back opening to add ¾” wide elastic strap to complete this tank top style. You can use between ¼”-1” wide elastic for this reconstruction tutorial.
Be sure to match the color of the shirt to give the top a more unified look.
To execute this classic muscle tank, you need a drop shoulder width that will create a relaxed tank top silhouette. Follow this tutorial, to cut t-shirt into muscle tank that is workout and yoga friendly.
Add a deep armholes and twist side seams to complete the refashion design.
Learn how to make racerback tank top. Advance your cutting technique skills by turning a cutout twist tank from t-shirt.
It’s cool design idea that you can easily achieve with fabric scissors and fabric adhesive. Cut the center back about 11” long and twist the racerback cutout as much as you want!
Add trim along the hemline of the sleeve to create a beautiful bow tie on both sides. The cold shoulder sleeve includes an adjustable tie built into the cute design you can do with grosgrain tape.
Make sure the width of the hem tunnel is slightly wider than the width of the tape trim.
Begin cutting off the sleeves by following the steps for how to cut t-shirt into tank top. Disconnect the shoulder seams to swivel the pieces before you rejoin.
It’s a beautiful design that only looks good with a v-neckline.
With the crewneck, the twist shoulder might not look the same. I suggest to follow the 8” v-neck depth and then apply the twist detail.
