How to Sew a Tank Top

Sewing a tank top is easy for seasoned sewers. It is also a good project for beginning sewers to start with. Use four cut pieces of the tank top, a front and back to the fashion fabric, and a front and back to the lining fabric. Follow the tips below to sew them together.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tank top pieces
• Sewing machine
• Thread
• Bias binding tape
• Pins
• Scissors

1. Place the front and back of the fashion fabric with right sides together and pin into place. Sew the shoulder seams together with a regular straight stitch.

2. Sew together the side seams from the arm holes down to the bottom of the tank top with a regular straight stitch.

3. Stitch together the lining in the same manner. You can also make the tank top reversible by choosing another fashion fabric instead of lining.

4. Pin the fashion fabric and lining together at the neckline and armholes. Place wrong sides together. Stitch them together with a straight stitch. Clip the seam allowance to allow for more stretch every couple inches, being careful not to cut the stitch.

5. Attach by sewing bias binding around the neckline and the armholes to finish the edges. It looks nice to use a contrasting color of binding. Stretch the binding as you stitch around a curve for it to finish nicely. Since it is bias binding, it stretches naturally.

6. Finish the hem at the bottom of the tank top. For a reversible tank top, either use binding to finish the edge or hem each layer separately, the same length. For a tank top that's not reversible, hem both layers together.