How to Make a Mini Skirt From a Shirt

Make a mini skirt out of a T-shirt.

New clothing can get expensive, so look to your closet to craft new pieces out of old materials. If you have a T-shirt with a pattern you like, and you don't mind sacrificing it in the name of fashion, try making it into a mini skirt. Crafting a mini skirt out of a T-shirt will take you less than a half hour.

Things You'll Need

• T-shirt
• Scissors
• Needle
• Thread
• Pins
• 1/4-inch belt

Instructions

1. Lay the T-shirt down on a flat surface and remove the top half of it by cutting a straight line underneath the armholes.

2. Try on the bottom half of the t-shirt inside out. Test it for length and tightness. If you'd like the mini skirt to be shorter, remove it and cut a straight line along the waistline. If the mini skirt needs to be tighter, fold one side to the desired fit and pin it in place.

3. Take off the skirt and make a vertical basting stitch to hold the fold in place. Double knot the ends of the thread.

4. Cut away the folded side of the fabric.

5. Sew along the basted line using a flat line stitching pattern.

6. Lay the mini skirt on a flat surface and fold the top edge down one inch.

7. Make 1/4-inch cuts into the fold that are spaced 3 inches apart. Make these cuts across the entire fold.

8. Unfold the top of the skirt and thread the 1/4-inch belt through the holes. Tighten the belt after you put the skirt on to keep the skirt in place.

References

• From the Runway to RVA: How-to-fasion - Shirt to Skirt!
• Datchi: T-shirt Mini Skirt
• Cut out and Keep: Easy Skirt out of a T-shirt