yayo: How to make your own cropped top from junk tees

This post will be on how to make your own CROPPED TEE from an old junk/home tee. Okay.. if you think i'm cheapo and all.. whatever.. i know i know. PS i'm not a fashion student. So.. pardon my lack of wisdom if you happen to know more than i do.

Materials you'll need:

A BIG TRUSTY-HANDY SCISSORS(Make sure it cuts cloth well).

AN OLD JUNK/HOME TEE(Pardon me cuz it looks like my junk tee is not ironed).

I would like you all not to judge me based on this. I sincerely did not meant to cut the shirt this short, honestly. Well, it actually isn't that short if you match it with a high-waist short. My outfit based on below's picture can be great for beach wear. so fret not if you cut yours too short.

This will be the finished product.^ Interested? Keep on reading them :)

Lay the product down flat onto a hard surface. Make sure the sleeves(where you will be cutting) are compressed & in place. Different shirt has different cutting so don't follow mine(the picture above).

CUTTING OF SLEEVES(you can ignore this step if u wanna keep your sleeves)

1# Cut the sleeves starting from the bottom. They will be a spot where layers of cloths were sewn together to put the sleeve and shirt together. Cut a clean curve beside it.

Follow the shape of the sleeve while cutting. Dont go out of place. keep cutting till the whole sleeve comes off. ^

HOW TO CUT(my method)

Cut the sleeve away BIT BY BIT. DON'T BE RECKLESS. Make sure you forefinger and your thumb sticks beside, slightly behind and closely to the scissors then give some sort of firm pull when every little cut made. Maintain the same distance & strength between the scissors and your fingers. ^

This should probably be how it looks like after the sleeve came off. ^

Now your product is sleeveless :) ^

EDITING OF STRAP(Important if you wanna edit your sleeve!)

If you wanna make your strap thinner, ONLY CUT THE TOP AREA, then carefully swing your way out till the middle, don't meddle with the half-bottom sleeve area. ^

RED DOTTED LINES: Direction for scissors to follow.

GREEN CIRCLE: Nothing much, just to let you guys see the main point of the picture.

Why is cutting the full side of the strap wrong? If you cut according to the amount you want your strap to be, it might not seem a lot to you but it's actually a lot and it will affect on how it looks on you when it's worn. From the side, your bra will be shown. Not the side of the bra like but the cup where it's supporting your boobs. It's really ugly, even with a tube on. Plus, there will be like a folded piece of cloth coming out because the shape of the original sleeve where it perfectly fits your boobs in it has been changed. Also really ugly. Unless you know what you are doing then go ahead.

Back & front view.

MAKING IT INTO A CROPPED TEE(Finally)

If you're confident with your cutting a straight line, go ahead. If not...

Alternative 1# Use something heavy and straight then use a penknife and slit it repeatedly according to the side of the heavy item.

Alternative 2# Use a pencil and ruler and lightly draw a line across the top. Fold your short into half or more, preferably half and use a tough scissors and cut above the line.

AND TADAH, FROM PRODUCT IS FINALLY DONE!

Here are some products I did.