Here is the way to make a new pattern so you can make a new t-shirt again and again.
You will need a pencil, a big sheet of paper, that could be a newspaper, wrapping paper, a leftover from a papertable cloth or what ever you have (tape some printing sheets together)......
Here we go:
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| 1.Place the t-shirt folded along the side of the paper, be sure the shoulderline and the sides are totally flat. |
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| 2. Mark along the sides, the shoulder and the neckline back |
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3. Fold the sleeve against the body and place your fingers along the seam, now you can mark the opening by following your fingers. 4. Do the same along the neckline in front. use the fingers as markers and draw. 5. Remove the t-shirt from your new pattern and place it again on the paper with the sleeve placed flat . Be sure sure you have enough room to your right on the paper nowa s you only draw a half sleeve, and in order to make it a whole sleeve pattern you will have to fold the paper.
Now you draw around the sleeve in the top, same method as with the neckline. Continue along the sideseam and the bottom. until you reach the middle of the sleeve where it is folded..
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6. You should now have these drawings on your paper.
7.Cut out the front/back piece and fold the paper along the middle of the sleeve drawing.... now you can cut a whole sleeve pattern:
8 .As you know, there is both a front and a back on a t-shirt and you only have one pattern piece you will have to draw an extra "top" with the neckline. I have drawn the back and cut out the front on the whole patternpiece. I have also made a pattern for a tank top by making the armscye deeper and the shoulder smaller. ( haven't made the back pattern for that yet , but I will show you when I make one ) remember to make these "top-patterns" long enough, so you can use the armscye as marking points when you are cutting the fabric.
The pattern is ready... I will show you how to cut the fabric next time.... have fun.......
and well...... here's my first "copy"
I will also show how to sew it later......