OK, so this is going to be a scarf at some point, and it's not a tee-shirt - it's the bottom of a skirt, but you'll get the picture.
There are other, faster ways of producing tarn, but this is my preferred method.
Are you ready?
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| Here's the bottom two tiers of an old frilly skirt. I kept the top half. |
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| I'll need to remove the elastic and the gathering. |
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Cut in a long spiral, starting with a little curve.
Here, I'm aiming for a strip around 2cm (one inch) wide.
Take huge care not to cut anything underneath your work! |
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You can see the curved initial cut. Some fabric curls nicely.
More on that later. |
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That curling can be a pain when cutting - use your thumb to keep it flat.
If you don't, you won't be able to see to keep the strip an even width. |
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| I've reached one full circuit. Just negotiate the 'bend' and keep going. |
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| You can trim that 'ugly' bit, or just let it curl up and hide. |
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| OK, so the other hand is holding the camera, but a gentle pull... |
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...and the tarn curls and stretches by about a third.
Don't pull too hard - you don't want to split those seams. |
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| Yay! |
