This recon was taken from Megan Nicolay's second book - Generation T - beyond fashion. As ever, I didn't follow the instructions exactly, just the general gist. I used one shirt - cut at top, narrowed at sides and lengthened at the bottom (using the spare fabric from the sleeves).

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 I was fully intending to do something completely different. However the pattern across the top of this T-Shirt inspired me.

 

The design is deceptively simple - just a single cut and 3 short lines of stitching (which could even be replaced by brooches for an even speedier recon).

 

I've shown it worn tucked in, but it could also work as a long tunic style over skinny jeans.

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I found this top at a charity shop - 50p in the men's bargain bin. It's a light cotton jersey and  originally had a high round neck. I wanted to make it a bit more ladylike so I reset the sleeves to make it narrower at the shoulders. I widened the neckline and used the material from the hood to make a peter-pan style collar.

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I don't know who first noticed that a sleeveless t-shirt is the same shape as a basic leg piece. Easy-peasy yoga pants. Genius.

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This was one of those spur of the moment creations. I made it after seeing this sleeveless version. I love the halter look but decided to leave the sleeves on (for now).

I had a couple of T-shirts that I dyed jeans blue. One shirt had a collar which I cut away. I used material from another shirt to create the braided neckline and also bands to bring in the waist and and ends of the sleeves. It's still very comfy but much more flattering than a big old T-shirt.  

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These necklaces are all over the craft-scene. I did mine a bit differently from the instructables version.

You can cut a continuous spiral or make lots of separate loops by cutting straight across. I left the seams intact so that it's still one piece. Hopefully the diagram below makes sense. The tricky part is finding a cotton (or cotton-blend) shirt that curls at the edges when you cut it with a pair of sharp scissors.

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I absolutely love this. It's so simple but effective.

  

You can find instructions here. 

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I can't take full credit for this recon. My nephew did the beautiful scribbling using fabric crayons.

I cut off the collar and most of the sleeves, sewed up the sides to create a more fitted look, and slightly gathered the edge of the sleeves. Still slouchy but a bit more styled.

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This is my winning entry to the Threadbanger T-shirt recon contest.

The dress is actually made from three t-shirts. The extra large shirt forms the skirt part. The sleeves get turned inwards to form the pockets. Here's the video tutorial with all the detail.

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This is based on Megan Nicolay's beautifully simple halter top which she describes in the Threadbanger video tutorial below. I made it slightly more complicated by re-attaching the arm pieces as cap sleeves.  

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