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Save on Summer Clothes: Create a Short Sleeve Shirt from a “Double” Sleeve Shirt

June 2, 2013 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

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How to Make a Short Sleeve Shirt From a Double Sleeve Winter Shirt

My son still fits his winter clothes, but the day time temperatures are in the eighties. As I was rummaging through his drawers trying to find a short sleeve shirt, I stumbled upon several “double” sleeve winter shirts. I realized if I cut off the mock under sleeve, I could greatly increase my son’s summer wardrobe.

How to turn a long double sleeve shirt into a short sleeve shirt (425x336)

This “double” sleeve style shirt was popular last winter. It mocks the layered style that my teen age son wears of putting a short sleeve shirt over a long sleeve shirt. However, in this case it is just a single layer shirt with different color long sleeves. You can easily remove the long sleeve and turn these shirts into short sleeve shirts without having to do any sewing.

Tutroial for repurposing long sleeve shirt and creating short sleeve shirts (425x283) (2)

I put one hand through the sleeve and rolled back the “short sleeve” seam to expose where it is attached to the different color long sleeve.

How to create a short sleeve shirt from a double sleeve long sleeve shirt, cut close to seam (425x283) (2)

I used small needle point scissors to cut the long sleeve portion away very close to the seam. You want to get as close as you can without actually cutting the seam.

How to make a short sleeve shirt from a double sleeve winter shirt (425x283)

This is what it looks like on the inside of the short sleeve after you have cut away the fabric from the long sleeve.

Make a short sleeve shirt from a long double sleeve shirt (425x322)

Voila! Two new summer t-shirts. It took me 5 minutes and didn’t cost me anything to create these short sleeve shirts. I love “shopping” in our closets!

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Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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