So football season’s finally here and that means the Pitt tees are all coming back out. Ever go to the game and wonder how all the girls cut up their t-shirts so they look so cute? Well here’s an easy one that looks really great when it’s done.
Materials
t-shirt, scissors, rulers (or straight piece of paper)
1. Start by laying your t-shirt flat with the front down
2. Pinch just the top layer (the back) between two fingers and pull upward to separate the back of the shirt
from the front and fold it in half so that you won’t cut through the front of the t-shirt too.
3. Lay the t-shirt flat so that the back of the t-shirt is folded in half and facing you.
4. Start at the collar and lay your ruler in a slanted line with the widest part being at the top.
Remember.. The wider you start and the lower you go, the more open your t-shirt will be in the back.
5. Start cutting horizontal lines below the collar stopping at your ruler. The pieces should be about a half of an inch wide.
6. When you’re done cutting and you open your shirt, you should have a V shape made of half inch strips.
7. Here’s where you cut the collar off. I chose a boatneck but you can cut it however you want in the front. Make sure not to cut off any of your strips but try to blend them into the neckline.
8. Next, pinch your thumb and forefinger of each hand in the middle of each strip and slide them outwards so that the strips stretch and roll under.
9. Now for the weave. Looking at your shirt, we’ll label the top strip A and the second strip B. Start with B and lift it up and over A then behind it and back to where it started.
10. Original strip B now becomes the new A and you repeat the process with each old strip B becoming the new strip A.
11. When you get to the very last weave, cut the strip in half and tie it on both ends to the strip above it.
12. And you’re done! Taking both sides of the shirt and pulling outwards will fix up the weave and you’ve now got a cute new t-shirt for the game
— For an added twist, do more than one weave set.