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• Steps
• Part 1 of 2: Create a Basic Sleeveless T-shirt
• Part 2 of 2: Modifying the Sleeveless T-shirt

Sleeveless T-shirts will perfectly accentuate your muscles in the gym or while working out on the street. Plus, they're easy to make. All you need is the T-shirt you want to trim, an old pair of scissors, and something to outline the line on the T-shirt, such as chalk or a pen. Try converting one of your old T-shirts into a sleeveless version to showcase your muscularity in your next workout.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Create a Basic Sleeveless T-shirt

1. 1 Prepare the necessary materials. Making a sleeveless T-shirt is easy, no sewing skills required. To make a sleeveless T-shirt you will need:
   • T-shirt;
   • scissors;
   • chalk, pen or marker.
2. 2 Fold the shirt in half. It is important that the sleeves of the T-shirt lie flat, otherwise you risk cutting them obliquely. To keep the armpits at the same level, start by folding the shirt in half lengthwise.
   • Make sure again that the outlines of the sleeves line up with each other.
3. 3 Mark where you want the new hand slots to end. Then determine where they should start and mark the shirt in those places. You can also mark how deep the hand slots will be. However, keep in mind that the deeper the slits are, the more your breasts will be visible.
   • Mark the dotted lines along which you will make the slits, slightly above, near and below the existing sleeves. Remember that you can always enlarge the hand slots, but you cannot make them smaller after you cut them.
4. 4 Cut off the sleeves. Once you determine the location of the slots, the sleeves can be trimmed. Cut along the dotted lines that you have sketched, forming a slightly curved line. Cut as carefully as possible to avoid jagged edges.
   • If you end up with a jagged edge, you can always trim a little more.
5. 5 Pull gently on the slits to fold the fabric. After trimming the sleeves, pull lightly on the armholes. This will fold the fabric slightly around the new edges you have created and improve the overall look. Ready! The sleeveless T-shirt can now be worn.

Part 2 of 2: Modifying the Sleeveless T-shirt

1. 1 Make the hand slots larger. The deeper the cuts are, the more your body will be visible from the side. Therefore, it is important to carefully consider how large the hand slots will be. Try making small cuts first, see how they look before cutting off too much fabric. Take your time, experiment, you will always have time to cut more, because, once you do this, there will be no turning back.
   • For example, if you cut halfway down the T-shirt, the ribs and oblique muscles of the abdomen will be visible.Don't cut this far if you're uncomfortable showing those muscles.
2. 2 Cut out the neckline. You can just cut a little, stepping back from the neck to widen it, or expand it significantly by cutting off more. If you prefer a V-neck, you can cut a neckline at the front of the T-shirt.
   • Try cutting a cut close to an existing one and see how you do it. The deeper you cut the neckline, the more exposed your chest, back and shoulders will be.
3. 3 Hem the T-shirt. Trimming the hem of the T-shirt is more useful for a more uniform look, but it will also help slightly or significantly reduce the length of the T-shirt. First, try hemming the shirt closer to the seam to give the bottom of the shirt the same slightly curved look as the arm slots. Then pull the hem slightly to fold the fabric around, as you did with the sleeves.
   • If you want, you can trim the hem more to make the shirt shorter.