You can either use a sharp knife or scissors. A knife is more dangerous, but can leave a precise cut. Scissors are safe, but may leave ragged edges if they are not good quality or dull.
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Stretch the t-shirt over a cutting board, a piece of wood, or other material that won't be damaged by your cutting.
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If you get too carried away, you can always wear a tank top under the shirt if too much skin shows.
Cutting the Neckline
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Alter the neckline of your T-shirt. Cutting the collar is a quick and easy way dramatically change the look of your shirt. Here are a few suggestions.
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Cut a boatneck. Boatneck collars run wide and shallow on both the front and back of the shirt, exposing the tops of the shoulders without dipping too far below the collarbones. Make sure you leave enough of the shoulder on for the shirt to stay up.
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Cut a V-neck. After you cut off the ribbed, collar, cut a V-neck on the front of the shirt (as well as the back, if you'd like).
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Cut a sweetheart neck. A sweetheart cut starts narrow at the sides of the neck and flares out a bit. When viewing your shirt from the front, the bottom of the neckline should resemble the top of a heart, with two very slight convex curves and a small notch between them.
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Cut a one-shoulder neck. Leaving enough fabric on one shoulder to hold the shirt up, do a sharp diagonal cut on the front and back of the shirt, removing the collar and most of the other shoulder.
Cutting the Sleeves
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Make cuts in the T-shirt sleeves. Lay the shirt out flat, front facing. #*If you want your cuts to be diagonal (starting big and getting skinny, or vice versa) lay out a ruler on the sleeve at an angle.
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Cut sections about as wide as your pinkie, stopping the cut when you hit the ruler. Be careful - if you cut sections too wide, people won't be able to see your designs. To small, and they'll shred and disintegrate quickly.
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Continue up to the collar. If you want, you can keep making cuts all the way up the shoulders to the collar of the shirt.
Cutting the Back
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Fold the T-shirt in half so that the sides are facing up and down. Match up the seams running along the sides of the shirt to do this. Make sure the bottom and top sleeves are out of the path of your scissors.
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Use a ruler for a diagonal design. Again, you can lay a ruler at an angle to achieve a pitched or flared look.
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Cut sections about as wide as your pinkie, stopping the cut when you hit the ruler. Pinkie-width is about right in terms of visibility and durability.
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Loosen the cuts. Hold your T-shirt face down and stretch the back so that your sections loosen a bit. (You can just tug the sides of the shirt, or pull on each individual section to loosen it.) After you do this, the horizontal ends will roll over and create a more uniform look.
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Weave the cuts. To add extra flair to your back design, you can "weave" the sections you just cut out to create a braided look on the sides of the open sections. Lay your shirt out in front of you so that the shoulders of the T-shirt are at the top. Grab your second cut-out string, draw it under the top, or first, string, then pull it back over the first string. It should be in "second string" position again, just with the sides looped over the first string. Take the third string, draw it under the second strip and pull it back over, creating the same loops. Do this all the way down the back of the shirt until you've looped through the last string. Cut the last string in the center, and tie off each side with an overhand knot, keeping the loop from the string above it secure.
Cutting the Bottom
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Choose a design. Decide how you want the bottom of the T-shirt to look. Here are a few possibilities.
Crop the shirt so that the bottom hits your last rib. You can wear the shirt as-is or put a tank top underneath.
Cut a diagonal line. Starting four or five inches above the current bottom of the shirt, cut in a diagonal line so that your scissors are close to the original hem by the time they reach the other side.
Make a tie-up bottom. Cut four or five inches up one of the side seams. Tie the two corners you've created together in a square or granny knot to lift the bottom of the shirt slightly. You can do this on one or both sides.
Add retro fringe. Lay the shirt out flat. Cut off the stitched "hem" portion at the bottom of the shirt by starting at one side and cutting a horizontal line across. After that, cut "fringe" all around the bottom by cutting up about three or four inches (or as far as you like). The work will go faster if you make sure your scissors are cutting the front and back of the shirt at the same time. For extra embellishment, tie a not at the "top" of the fringe (where it meets the uncut shirt), slide some beads onto the strand, then tie another knot at the bottom to secure them.
Cutting the Sides
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Add shredded cuts. Like you could have for the sleeves or back of the shirt, do a shredded look on the sides. Lay the shirt out flat and front-facing. Cut both the front and back into about pinkie-sized portions. Stretch out to make the threads thinner and more uniform. Lay down a ruler at an angle to guide your cutting if you want a flared or pitched effect.
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Cut out diamonds. Lay the shirt out flat and front-facing. On each side, cut out a series of triangles (big or small, your choice). When you put the shirt on, you'll see a series of diamonds running down the side. Put an inch or two between each triangle when cutting. (For more uniform diamonds, use the corner of a box to guide you.)
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