I had such a great response to the lace overlay tee that I thought I’d make a tutorial. It’s actually really simple and really easy! And I love my long-sleeved version that I didn’t need much of a push to make a short-sleeved version!
Read about how to hem lace.
I decided to mix the pale pink lace with a dark teal. I love these mix of colors! I only had enough lace to do the front of my tee, but since the style lines are different I think it works well. Here’s some tips for sewing knit fabric.
Supplies:
- Cut out tee pieces
- Stretch lace
- Sewing tools
How to Make a Lace Overlay Tee
To make mine, I traced one of my very favorite shirts (I will be so sad when it’s too worn out to wear!). Then I used the front piece to cut out a piece of lace.
Then when I sewed the tee together, I treated the lace and the front as one piece. You can zigzag baste them together if you’d like, but I didn’t. It would make it easier.
You don’t have to do anything special because the lace and the front are “one piece.”
Learn how to sew a neckband.
Laura says
It like it even better in those colours too, such great contrast.
Kristie says
Way cute. And way easy. Now for the time to make one….
Mikelina says
That's beautiful! Especially with the contrasting colours.
Melissa (Melly Sews) says
Featuring this in my newsletter this week – nice job!
Lauro says
I like this one even more than the last one! the contrast of the colors is so great and the lace is so funky! great job and thanks for the tutorial.