Thanks to the amazing work of the late Lee Alexander McQueen, the sparkly clutches of Thomas Wylde, and the wearable art of Zadig et Voltaire, skulls have found a place in high-end and mainstream fashion. Even the goodest of the good girls are sporting skulls on everything from blinged out bags to preppy polos.
Cut outs are a fun and fresh form of embellishment and lucky for us they are easy enough to do on your own. Try livening up a white tee with a deathly skull- if drawing isn’t your strong-suit, print out a picture, lay it between the layers of your shirt and hold the shirt up to a window to trace a shape on to the back. Keep the shapes simple- the less pieces you cut out the less you have to sew and the quicker the process will be!
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I don’t know to write English very well, because I’m chilean (Spanish spoken) but I want to tell you that I always see your blog, and I think that is amazing, and today you post it, I wanted in a long time, so, thank you so much. Sorry by my english.
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No sé escribir inglés muy bien, porque soy chilena (hablo español) pero quería decirte que siempre veo tu blog y creo que es increíble, y hoy lo que posteaste yo lo quería hace mucho tiempo, entonces, te agradezco mucho, Disculpa mi inglés.
This is definitely going on the list of your projects I want to try (:
hmmm haven’t tried doing a cut out tee! Looks great idea, and I have lot’s of t-shirts that I don’t like, so I could play with them!
By the way I’ve given you the One Lovely Blog Award. Details here: http://designedbyann.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/one-lovely-blog-award/
this is such a cool idea!
xx Grace
Dream-Boating
I just found your blog. You just found one more fan. I m doing this project now.
kisses from Athens!
I have to tell you, I am SO excited about this that I’ve planned a little party for my girlfriends and I so we can do this while watching the WC finale this weekend. I will totally post photos to my blog and link to you! Thanks for the awesome post, love the blog!
Very well done! You can save yourself alot of time and iron on some fusing to the T-shirt back from inside. Then you can cut out your motif and the edges will not fray.
thanks, lena! i wanted it to look like the zadig et voltaire version which has a rolled under stitch around the holes – it takes more time but looks better when it’s done and is much more comfortable to wear!
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this is so gorgeous! I just made one myself, didn’t turn out exactly as planned but still it’s pretty cool.
http://haznakhaled.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-skull-cut-out-sweater.html
Do you have a pattern for the skull design? Its awesome!
Sorry I don’t! I just looked at the original online and tried my best to duplicate it.
Where can I found the draw???
Amazing post!!
What happens if you just cut it without sewing the edges?
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Now that is unusual and very different. Though not sure I would wear it alone, perhaps with another T underneath. Or even sew a bit of cloth under it with a contrasting colour.
So I cut out the tee and it looks fantastic!! How do I sew the holes though? I tried and it seems impossible
just a loop stitch around the edges to hold it!
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Hello! I stumbled upon your blog and was so inspired by your skull cutout DIY and decided to do one myself. Not as great as yours by if you want to see it – http://chic-musings.tumblr.com/post/25786576078/diy-skull-cutout-t-shirt
Thank you for this post! X
Dille of Random Chic Musings
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it looks awesome!!!!
perfect!
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it’s so nice… just perfect!
can you please add a “pin it” button for this for pintrest?? I love this idea and wish to share it with my pintrest world!!! Its amazing and genious!
Wow..I’m loving your designs, now to find a plain colored Tee & a sharp pair of scissors…