Peasant blouse or chemise from large tshirt

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Finished blouse

XL men's tshirt

First cut, approx 1 inch in from sleeve seam and two inches from the neck binding.

Stitched and ready for the ribbon.

Finished blouse

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I needed a quick chemise for a Halloween costume and made this peasant blouse/chemise in under an hour. The local craft store has tshirts in all sizes, colors and for a reasonable price.

I cut the neck starting about 1 inch from the sleeve seam and just under the neck  binding.

Fold over 1 inch and stitch. The knit fabric stretches and any bobbles in the stitching is covered up when you gather. Or you could use 1 inch seam binding to create a gathering channel.

I added lace that just peeks above the new neck and on the sleeves.

Thread a ribbon through the channel, gather and wear.

For the sleeves I made small slits near the under arm seam and threaded 1/4" elastic through to gather the sleeves.

I will be wearing this next summer! Maybe I'll make another in another color.

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breezytoks writes: how did you do this pls.its so nice
Posted: 6:55 am on November 13th

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