the art of rust: no sew. no glue. just a t-shirt...scissors...and you!

My dear friend from The Vintage Modern suggested that I try this craft... IT IS SO EASY AND EVERYONE HAS THE MATERIALS TO DO IT AT HOME :-)

So when Christmas time came around, I decided that my version of the Martha Stewart T-shirt Necklace would be a great gift!

You can watch the video (click on link above)... or just follow these EASY steps!

1. pick a t-shirt, with no print on the surface of the fabric which will be cut and stretched...

2. cut off the bottom to get rid of the hem...

3. cut about 1 to 1.5 inch strips, creating loops horizontally through the tshirt...

4. stretch each strip, holding the loop at the seam to prevent splitting...
(you'll be left with really long tube-like loops because the fabric will curl in)

5. if you'd like a long necklace - fasten the loops together per your liking
OR if you'd like a short necklace - hold the mass of loops at each end & fold up from a figure 8 and fasten

Here are some of my finished products. Couldn't track down all of them... but you get the idea of how versatile they can be! Especially when you add some extra flair like chains or pins...