DIY Athletic Racerback Tank

Alright guys, first post! WHOOOO.
We're going to be making an athletic racerback tank. I used this as inspiration:
 http://www.blogilates.com/printables-2/diy-racerback-workout-shirt-tutorial

Ok so first things first; supplies! You will need:

• a T-shirt
• scissors
• a pen/marker

That's all! It's super simple.

Step one: Lay your tee out on a flat surface.

I'm using this wonderful Relay For Life 'Fight To Win' T-shirt.











Step two: Try the shirt on and eyeball where you want to cut the neckline and sleeves. You can use a pen to mark the spots while you're wearing it. I DIDN'T do this and the neckline came out a little strange.

Step three: Take the shirt off and mark the new sleeve and necklines you want. I wanted low sleeve holes so I cut about 1.5 inches off there. Also decide where you want the straps and how thick you want them to be. THEY COME OUT THINNER THAN THEY LOOK! I think mine came out too thin, personally.

 Step four: Next, flip the shirt over. Make a deep V on the shirt (I suggest making yours deeper than mine) and then make two arcs curving towards the V. Again you must decide how thick you want the straps to be and how big you want the holes to be. Make sure the lines on the back meet up with the lines on the front in the right places.

 Step five: Cut along the lines you made. I suggest holding the fabric apart tight with one hand and cutting with the other- this makes neater lines.

Tip: Try the shirt on after cutting the sleeves and after cutting the neckline to see if there are any adjustments you want to make.

 Step six: Cut off the bottom edge of the shirt (about 1 inch ABOVE the seam).

Step seven: Now cut the seam off of the strip. Try and cut pretty close to the seam. Then stretch the resulting strip as much as you can. Keep doing it until you get a long noodle of fabric like so:

 Step eight: Take the strip and tie a knot around the bottom of the V on the back of the shirt. Then wind it tightly around the V. I suggest stopping around 1-2 inches from the top. Tie another knot at the top and cut off any excess.

Step nine: Next ask yourself if you want a hi-low tank. No? Then you're done! Skip to step ten. Yes? Try on the shirt again and mark where you want it to come up to ( I didn't want my belly to show and I didn't want to wear another tank underneath so I made a subtle rise). Lay the shirt flat and in the middle of the shirt draw a straight horizontal line about 4 inches long at the highest point you want your shirt to rise. Next curve down to the corners. Now cut!

 Step 10: You're done! Now tug at the edges you cut- this makes the tank longer and makes the edges look more natural instead of awkwardly curling upwards. Wear and enjoy.

Not the best picture quality, I apologize! Keep in mind this is my first blog post!
Hope you liked this tutorial. Stay crafty.
♥S