Kristen had never used a sewing machine before, so the two of us put our noggins together. Kristen figured out the length of the strips, cut them, and even did some of the sewing.
We used two basic long-sleeved tees from Target ($6 each). Kristen cut strips out of one shirt that served as the horizontal woven pieces, then wove those pieces into the vertically-cut strips of the other shirt. We pinned and sewed it along the side seams.
Jersey doesn't work as well as something like a sweatshirt because the jersey curls in, giving you more space between weaves. But I still liked the finished shirt.
The most impressive part? We worked on this shirt until midnight after work on a weekday, and we didn't mess it up!
Have you ever reconstructed a shirt?
This is so amazing! I can't even cut a single straight strip of fabric. My mind is blown.
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