Thread: TUTORIAL: Easy Peasant Shirt for Tribally Goodness

I've got a performance coming up at a Pirate Festival and decided that I needed one of those nifty peasanty tops to wear under my uber kuchi coin bra. Time to buy it in a store? Of course not! But it was curiously easy to make.

The fun thing is that the top seam is adjustable, so you can wear it over your assests or loosen it and wear it with a costume bra. Also, the sleeves are adjustable so you can wear them long or shirt, depending upon heat/troupe needs/bracelet explosion, etc.

I'm planning on wearing this for a pirate gig, but it will also be reused for ren faire performances. Hope this can help someone else out, too!

Check out the tutorial here (it's incredible how quickly you can make this from a pre existing shirt - which, of course, means there's very little seam-finishing to do!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishaki...7605302631351/

Please let me know whatcha think ;)

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Very cool! I used to do this type of sewing back in college. We had some really good thrift shops in the area and it was fun to "re-imagine" purposes for clothes I found on the cheap. I made a couple skirts with 2 slits and a small panel in the front by cutting up a long slip and a really hideous polyester dress. I also made a dagger skirt out of an old black corduroy dress--outlining each "dagger" with silver trim. These items weren't stage worthy but they were great for SCA events and Ren Faires. :o)

Cool!!! Loved the book tip, I'm so going to use it!