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Hi everyone!

So, today on my channel I’m starting a new
series and its going to be called...

So, I do a lot of sewing and creating things
that I don’t actually film and put on my

YouTube channel - either because I’m
making alterations or I’m trying something

new or I’m making something which requires
a lot of specialized equipment like an overlocker.

But, I thought that it might actually be fun
to start filming some of this sewing I do.

Because while you might have all the equipment
necessary or some of the things I do might

not that simple,
you might be able to pick up some tips or

tricks or things that you might want to purchase
in the future.

So, without further ado...
This is the thing that I made today.

And I want you to all join me as I make it!
So I started out with this old crop top whose

pattern I wanted to copy because I like the
fit of it.

And some pink stretchy fabric.
I then folded the crop top exactly in half

and I placed it on the fabric’s fold.
Then using a washable fabric marker, I traced

around this half of the top.
Adding a small seam allowance of half an inch

all around the way around.
So, I didn’t trace out the sleeves here.

This is because I’m going to trace where
the shoulder seam is instead.

To do this, I’m going to be using a curved
ruler.

Now, the curve of the ruler matches the shoulder
seam perfectly.

So I used it to trace out the shoulder.
Its kind of hard to see the pen here,

so, with the help of some computer graphics,
this is what I just drew onto my fabric.

Then, I just cut it out!
And then I used the same piece to trace and

cut another shirt piece so that I ended up
with two identical pieces.

One will make the front of the T-shirt and
the other will be the back.

Next up is making the pattern for the sleeves!
I place the sleeve onto the fabric fold, with

the stretch going in the opposite direction
this time.

I traced all around the sleeve leaving about
half an inch of the seam allowance again.

And then, I used a curved ruler again to trace
out that shoulder seam.

So then, I cut this out.
Used it as a template for another sleeve piece.

Then I unfolded both of them and...
Here are my two sleeve pieces.

Then, just to make my garment look all *professional*
I overlocked the edges of the sleeves and

the front and the back of the top like this.
Overlockers are amazing!

But if you don’t have one, this is not a
necessary step. It's just a step to make things look nice.

Then I placed the these two top pieces together.

So, I started sewing them together using a
zigzag stitch and...

Wait! Why am I doing this when I have an overlocker?!
So, I used the overlocker to serge the two pieces together instead.

Now, this clip hasn’t been sped up at all!

This is literally how fast it is when using
an overlocker.

~OVERLOCKERS!~

Seriously though, I love my overlocker.

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I then tried on the top for size and I have

to say its looking pretty sexy at this point!
So, the next step was to hem both the neckline

and the bottom of the top.
Now, if you remember from before, these were

the raw edges that I overlocked.
To both the neckline and the bottom edges

of the top, I folded these edges up inside
the top about half and inch.

Then I sewed over the top of them using a
zigzag stitch with a piece of paper underneath

to prevent ruffling.
I ripped the paper off when it was done and

this is what the hem looks like!

Then it was time to sew on the sleeves!
So, I matched up the sleeve and the top’s

shoulder seams - right sides together, just
like this.

And I pinned the sleeve all around the arm
hole.

Then I sewed the two together carefully using

a zigzag stitch.

And, this is what it looks like!

I repeated this for the other sleeve and that’s
the top finished!

Now, this is the first stretchy T-shirt that
I’ve ever successfully made!

And I have to say that I’m pretty please
with how it's turned out.

I did have a bit of ruffling going on at the
hem,

and I think that fiddling around with my overlocker
settings or getting a walking foot for my

machine would help me to make better T-shirts
in the future.

So, I would love to hear your feedback about
this potential new series!

And don’t worry, Make Thrift Buy isn’t
going anywhere!

Its still my favourite series to make!
And I also want to make this a space where

you can share tips and tricks of your own
with me if you have a better method for doing

something, then let me know.
And yeah, that’s it!

I’ll see you all in the next video!
Bye!

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