J.Crew ruffle henley tutorial

J.Crew ruffle henley tutorial

• 1.20.2010

I saw this henley on J.Crew's site and thought, oh, a new twist to the ruffle-embellished tee!
Here's a tutorial for how to make your own from a t-shirt hoodie.  I know I have several of these, and they're honestly not that flattering.  The hood pulls back on the placket and I always feel flat-chested in them.  So, I'm going to take this black thermal one and turn it into a cute ruffle-front henley.

• Start with a cheap hoodie (this is from Wet Seal or some equally cheap quality place in the mall)

• Cut off the hood, just above the seam that attaches it to the shirt.  This will be the ruffle fabric.

• Cut off the binding of the hood, and cut down the center seam.  Now you have a bunch of scraps.

• Cut the hood into bias strips and sew them together.  Press the seams open.

• Gather one edge 1/4" or so in and pin it to the neck edge.

• Sew next to the edge.  I ran out of ruffle a little near the bottom of the henley placket.  Oh, well.

• Ta-dah!