Yeah... the one with basically permanent creases in it from being folded up for so long?
Go grab it.
Get a pair of scissors.
Follow these instructions and.... voila! New gym shirt!
1) Take an old T shirt and lay it flat on the floor.
2) Cut off the neck, the sleeves, and the bottom hem of the shirt. Save the bottom hem that you just cut off.
3) Decide how thin you want the straps, then cut straight down into the chest area before curving out toward the armpit area. If you curve it the whole way, instead of cutting straight down for a ways, the shirt will come right up under your armpits and look funny. Make sure to cut it straight down for a ways before curving out.
4) Cut a dip in the neckline, as low as you think you want it. (Note: better to cut it too shallow than too deep. You can always cut away more fabric later.)
5) Flip the shirt over so the back faces up. Cut the back into a narrower racerback shape.
6) Cut a V into the back. You can use a hanger to hang up the shirt and see how deep that V actually is when the shirt is upright.
7) Take the bottom hem of the shirt that you cut at the beginning. Carefully cut the seams off so that you have a very long, very skinny strip of fabric. Pull it like crazy so it becomes this rolled up string.
8) With the shirt hanging up and facing AWAY from you, pinch the back straps about 2 inches above the bottom of the V. Tie the string around it.
9) Wind the string around the two straps, pulling them together. When you get a few inches below the seams on the tops of the shoulders, stop and tie the string off. Snip off any loose ends.
10) Try the shirt on and make any adjustments to the neckline or straps that you need to.
11) Pull on the edges of the shirt to hide jagged edges (the edges will curl in) and to lengthen the shirt if necessary.
12) Rock that sh*t!
(from blogilates)
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