I love knots. Is that weird??? I like them much better than bows... bows are a touch too frilly for me. I think knots are their casual cousin.
I've had this long sleeve shirt kicking around my closet for a while. I didn't wear it much without pushing the sleeves halfway up my arm (they were too short). So it's been hanging up, neglected. Until I remembered it this morning and realized it was the perfect shirt for the project that I've had in my head.
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First, I cut the sleeves off. Just a little past regular t-shirt length, but not quite 3/4... is there a term for that? Anyway, since it's a tee, and I cut remarkably straight cuts (VERY surprising for me), I didn't hem them. That and the fact that my sewing machine is in the chest that our TV sits on... hmmm, guess I should get that out at some point, I plan on using it...
Then I went around the collar and cut little slits from shoulder to shoulder. I did seven cuts, but you could do as many as you want. I didn't want too much poofiness going on, so I kept it simple.
Now take one of your sleeves, cut off the seam, and cut as many strips as you have slits (cutting the short way, so your strips aren't crazy long).
Tie them to the collar through the slits (I did triple knots), and that's it! An easy, no-sew shirt redo!
I'm such a goober :)