How to convert a men's shirt into a women's blouse?

Many women, sorting out in the closet, stumble upon her husband's old shirts. How many of them he has! Both striped and checkered, there are strict whites and bright monophonic ones. They seem to be quite good, almost new, but he no longer wears them.

What is the problem? He recovered, changed jobs, a small hole appeared, or he just doesn't like them anymore ... It's a pity to throw them out, but this "wealth" takes up a lot of space. There is an exit! How about converting his shirt into a woman's blouse? Good idea, and most importantly, it's easier than it sounds.

There are a lot of great and simple options for how to do this, and today we will share them. Changing the shirt will not be a big problem, and you will have a new thing in your wardrobe - who doesn't dream about it? In the event that you often sew something or you have experience in this business, you can handle this business in no time! So, let's begin.

First you need to prepare everything you need for the creative process:

• men's shirt;
• threads, needles, pins, elastic bands, etc.
• scissors;
• accessories (for example, lace, ribbons, rhinestones - whatever comes to mind);
• sewing machine or overlock.

Before you start cutting off all unnecessary, you should think about what you want to get. The most important thing is to get away from the straight silhouette of a men's shirt, emphasize the waist, highlight the chest.

Many women wear men's shirts as they are, using only a belt and rolling up their sleeves. Together with jeans, it looks stylish, especially if the husband and wife are about the same build.

Then the resulting blouse is just a little bit big in the shoulders, too long and does not fit the figure. However, this image attracts attention and looks cute. In any case, today we will consider many options for how to alter a men's shirt.

One of the simplest options is an off-the-shoulder blouse. In addition, this is especially true this season.

Cut the sleeves to the desired size, process the edges, insert the elastic.

You can also insert elastic at the bottom of the sleeve. Thus, the blouse is light and airy. It remains only to figure out how to decorate it.

1. Mark the line of the sleeves and neckline, cut off the excess.
2. Place pleats along the neckline and along the tops of the sleeves.
3. Tighten your blouse.

Here's a blouse.

Perfect for everyone!

Cut off the sleeves, make a cut of the shape you like, process the edges. You can leave a free, "flying" style or remove the width using undercuts.

The most popular option is to leave the collar by sewing on a robe blouse. To decorate the collar, you can use rhinestones, thorns, embroidery, lace - the choice is yours.

Blouse with a racer-style collar with a beautiful weave on the back.

If you are throwing a cowboy themed party or are invited to such an event and you have no idea what to wear, there is a way out. You can quickly make a cropped shirt from your husband's plaid shirt.

Getting rid of the sleeves, rolling them up and hemming them is not so important. Cut off the bottom of the shirt to the desired length, trim the hem, and then tie the hem at the waist. The new outfit is ready!

To make the thing truly unique, it is worth working on the decoration. On plain shirts, lace trim, for example, a lace collar, will look beautiful.

Do not forget about the currently fashionable drawings on the pocket or under it, when only part of the drawing is visible to everyone, but the most interesting is hidden. You can do this using appliqués on clothes or embroider a drawing yourself.

Ribbons or beads can be used in the same way. The most common place to decorate a shirt is invariably the collar, but feel free to experiment and come up with something special.

1. All the edges of the shirt must be sewn on a typewriter or processed with an overlock. If you do not have either one or the other, be sure to hem by hand.
2. If you and your man are very different in parameters, then the shirt can be ripped at the side seams, removed and sewn back.
3. If you and your man, on the contrary, are similar in your parameters, then you should simply insert an elastic band under the chest or at the waist or wear a shirt with a belt, which will also visually help you to reduce the blouse and fit it in.
4. Use your imagination! Do not be afraid that something will not work out - with the worst result, you can throw out the thing without regretting it, because it has been idle for so long. You can do whatever you want - paint the fabric, paint something on it with a special paint for painting on fabric, or sew an applique on it, glue rhinestones or thorns. All in your hands!