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An easy way to make 5XL an L
« on: May 29, 2018, 23:03:45 PM »
I have a way too large piquet T-shirt I can't wear, but if I narrowed it, it would be fine. The size is not too long, just very wide. I don't know how I ended up with 5XL, it's sort of a mystery. I bought a few T-shirts on sale last year and this one was never taken in use. The trouble is flat felled seams in the arm-shoulder joining (oh horror). I might try a stretchy seam joining the outside in and sewing them together (if that makes sense). Any tips or things I should worry about before I start cutting?

Bogwoppit

Re: An easy way to make 5XL an L
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2018, 07:10:23 AM »
I imagine doing that would look similar on the outside and only you will see the inside.

I did the same to an unworn t-shirt of my husband, it was an M, I cut the shoulders off to my then 7 year olds size, same with sleeves and used overlook foot on my sewing machine. Must find it in the loft as should be nearly right for the yougest
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