Sash tank

YOU’LL NEED:

• Long-sleeve T-shirt with either a V-neck or scoop neck (the one shown here has buttons)
• Scissors Fabric glue (such as Unique Stitch)
• Ironing board
• Iron
• Sewing needle
• Thread in same color as T-shirt

1. Remove sleeves by cutting along seam line, leaving seam itself attached to shirt. Set sleeves aside. Turn shirt wrong side out, apply a thin layer of fabric glue ¼” from cut edge of armhole and fold fabric over, all around armhole. Press down to close. Repeat on other armhole.

2. To make sashes, cut each sleeve open along seam. Fold each in half lengthwise and cut at crease to create two equal pieces. You should have four total.

3. Glue two pieces of sleeve fabric together at hemmed ends, overlapping one on top of other about 1”. Join remaining two pieces in same way.

4. Lay one sash on ironing board, wrong side up. Turn one long edge of strip under (toward wrong side) ¼” and glue in place. Repeat for other long edge, and one short edge. Fold sash in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Make sure that folded sash is the same width all the way down. Glue hemmed edges together, leaving one short edge raw. Repeat for other sash.

5. To attach sash to shirt, line up closed end of one sash with shoulder seam and glue in place so sash falls to front of shirt. Repeat with other sash.

6. Cut raw ends of sashes at a 45-degree angle. Turn edges under ¼” and glue.

7. Reinforce as needed with a simple hand stitch.