Knit wrap dresses are very fashionable this summer. I have seen them in various designs and with price tags ranging from $30 to $150. I decided to write an instructable for a wrap dress that can be made from a very large men’s t-shirt for under $8. The versatility of this design is what makes it so great. This design is unique because when spread out, the dress can serve as a towel to layout on. It can then be wrapped around your body to be used as a cover-up over a swimsuit. It even folds so small that it can fit in the pocket of your beach bag!
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1 Very large t-shirt *
Thread to match color t-shirt
Scissors
Pins
Sewing machine
* Here is the chart I suggest you use to determine which size of t-shirt you will need. Be aware that the sizes of T-shirt vary from brand to brand. I used a “Basic Editions” size 4XL in this instructable.
Dress size Men’s T-shirt size
12-14 4XL
8-10 3XL
6 2XL
Thread to match color t-shirt
Scissors
Pins
Sewing machine
* Here is the chart I suggest you use to determine which size of t-shirt you will need. Be aware that the sizes of T-shirt vary from brand to brand. I used a “Basic Editions” size 4XL in this instructable.
Dress size Men’s T-shirt size
12-14 4XL
8-10 3XL
6 2XL
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you! you not only give a great tutorial, but you up-cycle a T-shirt to boot... LOVE it :)
I'm off to make this now, as I have a full back tattoo session later this afternoon. this wrap will keep me descent in public & allow my artist the full access he needs.
Thanks for the tutorial & enjoy your weekend!! -jor. CEO & Head Seamstress, The JuteBox
... a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.