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kristinaks aka Kristina is a 23.8 year old girl, has been a member since February 14, 2007, has scored 190 submissions, giving an average score of 2.52.

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Jul 19 '07 by kristinaks

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Alteration ideas?

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Ok, so I bought this shirt. And I love it. But it shrunk in a sort of weird way, it's a bit too wide and almost too short. Ordinarily, I would just take it in on the sides to make it fit width-wise, but because of the location of the print I can't do that. Anyone have any ideas for something I could create out of this shirt without ruining the image?

roboroller on Jul 19 '07 at 12:57pm

you know, there's a guy that just posted a blog about this shirt that said the same exact thing...I wish I could help you, but I know jack shit about clothes alterations.

either_oar on Jul 21 '07 at 12:25pm

would it work to take in just one side? i dont know how that'd look. might be weird

34 days later

ims828 on Aug 24 '07 at 9:37pm

Maybe you can make a pillow out of the shirt?

Leave the image intact, find another fabric or use the rest of the shirt for a backing, cut both into a square, sew-up the sides, stuff with some fluff you can buy at a craft store, and vwall-ah, a nice throw pillow.
: )

I really want this shirt, but after reading all of the size issues, I'm not sure.

2 days later

TheFlyingHippo on Aug 27 '07 at 3:26pm

Maybe cut it out and sew it onto aa different shirt?

2 days later

havechanged on Aug 30 '07 at 2:41pm

I just got mine.... I hope mine doesn't end up having that problem...

I don't know what to say about alterations-- The best idea I read was a pillow case... but that would be a bummer if you had to-

NomesMcFly on Aug 31 '07 at 6:58am

maybe you can cut it out really roughly and stitch it on with big stitches so it looks like its done on purpose. idk really.

6 days later

kristinaks on Sep 06 '07 at 10:22am

Some good suggestions here.. I thought about making it a pillow, but I really want to wear it. Maybe I will end up cutting it out and sewing it onto something else. A bag, maybe?

JulieOolie on Sep 06 '07 at 10:30am

Whenever I reconstruct shirts, I always buy a blank in a matching color so you have extra fabric to work with. That would help in this case since it's too short.

You could make a cute babydoll style top outta this one since the print is at the bottom. Use another shirt to make the top part and use this one for the bottom. You could gather it at the bust since it's too wide. I did this with Who Am I? I could post a picture later maybe if you wanna see :)

kristinaks on Sep 06 '07 at 7:32pm

That would be sweet, thanks!
I might give it a try.

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I'm an art student from Alberta, Canada. I love photography, music, my dog and cat and husband.

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Moon Kite
Sailing the High Trees
Breaking the Sound of Music
I Can't Draw
Growth of Destruction
The Scr-Emo

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99 Luftballons
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