Kassie's T-shirt Dress in Thread! (IMG Heavy)

[oldbaglady]

This is a T-shirt dress I've made for my adgd Kassie. I started with a $2.00 T-shirt, and added a skirt, sleeve trims, and collar, all done in size 10 crochet thread. The skirt is designed so that (hopefully) she won't have to wear a slip underneath it, kind of full, and lacey towards the bottom, with a shell edge. The sleeves are also a sort of shell pattern, and the collar is lacey. I finished it off with a shell bead that matches my varigated pink color thread nearly perfectly. I can't wait to see her wearing it!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/MarjorieCrochets/Kassies%20Dress/D1.jpg

Close up of the skirt:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/MarjorieCrochets/Kassies%20Dress/Skirt1.jpg

Collar detail:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/MarjorieCrochets/Kassies%20Dress/Collar2.jpg

And collar and sleeve:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/MarjorieCrochets/Kassies%20Dress/CollarSleeve.jpg

Please let me know what you think.

[rascalsmom]

Wow, that is VERY pretty!!

[Yammy]

Very pretty, bet it will be very cute on her.

[Krakovianka]

I think it's darling! Now *that's* a nice use for variegated thread! I'd like to see it being modeled, too. :)

[misssmaggie]

Looks great...nice work!!! Thanks for sharing!

[kittyloverdeb]

How cute! How did you attach the thread to get started? I have 3 small nieces who would look adorable in that! How long did it take you?

[oldbaglady]

How cute! How did you attach the thread to get started? I have 3 small nieces who would look adorable in that! How long did it take you?

Some of the patterns that I've seen have you crochet right into the t-shirt itself. I don't like that idea. I've pinned things on my own t-shirts before, and they leave holes that seem to get bigger and bigger with washing and wearing. My soloution was to embroider a chain stitch around the hem of the t-shirt, right between the rows of double stitching. Then I sc a row into those chain stitches, and continued from there. I did the same thing with the sleeves. The collar was crocheted as a seperate piece and sewn into place. The whole dress took me about five days, I think.

Kassie's mom has promised to take photo's of Kassie wearing the dress once I get it mailed to her! Hopefully, she'll share them with us.

[Aelita]

Wow that is so pretty and I love the color. I can't wait to see Kassie in it. You did a great no awesome job.

[carovan]

Very pretty. I've seen those dresses made out of t-shirts and wondered about how to attach the yarn. Your solution seems so much better than holes punched into the fabric. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to pictures of Kassie wearing it.

[kimmiep621]

very good job. i can't wait to see pix of it being modeled

[crocheting_Kelly]

Wow! It's very pretty! You did a great job.

[magiccrochetfan]

Very very cute! Altogether a neat idea, and I love your idea of embroidering first then crocheting into that.

[loopy1]

It is so cute! Great work!

[Mapleleaf Mom]

Very adorable......thank you for the inspiration!!! A girl can never have tooo many dresses!!!

Cheryl

[pragmatica]

Wow! What a brilliant idea for getting the stitches started, and what a great idea for a dress! Thanks for sharing it!

--Elissa

[oldbaglady]

Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm working on a tank top dress for Kassie's little sister now, quite different from Kassie's and can't wait to show it off!

[irikel]

I loveeeeeeee it ! I know what im gonna make my grandaughter!

[caitlinsmom]

Really pretty. I can't wait to see Kassie in it. Great work!

[cshort]

Very pretty!

[MsSuzKelly]

LOVE it. I want to make one for my dd. Maybe I'll start it today!

Can't wait to see her in it - I'll be watching for your pics!

[deedes]

That is adorable, can't wait to see her model it. You did a great job.

[copchic905]

:cheer wow that is so very pretty

[AnjyB]

:drool OMG! That's awesome. I've seen pictures of these before but nothing NEAR as classy as yours! Is this an original pattern? I love the stitches you've used. and you say your making a tank top one also? Oh I'd love to see it. I'd love to have a pattern, this would look great on my 2 yr old.
I absolutely LOVE it!:manyheart

The stitch you mentioned to start with, the embroidery stitch, I've never heard of it and would love to learn it as I would love to add edges to pillowcases, blankets and such.:hug

[NanaJ]

Did you make the collar and sleeve decorations separately? then sew them on? I was thinking of adding some to tshirts for xmas But not 100% of how to do it.

[oldbaglady]

:drool OMG! That's awesome. I've seen pictures of these before but nothing NEAR as classy as yours! Is this an original pattern? I love the stitches you've used. and you say your making a tank top one also? Oh I'd love to see it. I'd love to have a pattern, this would look great on my 2 yr old.
I absolutely LOVE it!:manyheart

The stitch you mentioned to start with, the embroidery stitch, I've never heard of it and would love to learn it as I would love to add edges to pillowcases, blankets and such.:hug

There's a great video tutorial for making the chain stitch found here:

http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/embroidery-stitch-video-tutorial-chain.html

I used the same size 10 crochet thread to do my chain stitches as I did for the dress. I just did NOT pull my stitches tight, as I was working on T-shirt material, and I wanted a little give to it. The chain stitch works great to add edgings to all sorts of fabrics. BTW.. I remember my grandmother using the chain stitch to crochet edgings onto pillowcases, which is where I got the idea for doing it on the t-shirt.

The tank top dress is almost done, so I'll be posting it soon.

[oldbaglady]

Did you make the collar and sleeve decorations separately? then sew them on? I was thinking of adding some to tshirts for xmas But not 100% of how to do it.

The sleeve trim I added using the same chain stitch embroidery as the skirt, but the collar I made in a seperate piece and sewed it on. I just used a tiny stitch, I want to say it was a blanket hem stitch, but I don't think that was it. I just wanted it to blend with my begining chan stitches.

[AnjyB]

There's a great video tutorial for making the chain stitch found here:

http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/embroidery-stitch-video-tutorial-chain.html

I used the same size 10 crochet thread to do my chain stitches as I did for the dress. I just did NOT pull my stitches tight, as I was working on T-shirt material, and I wanted a little give to it. The chain stitch works great to add edgings to all sorts of fabrics. BTW.. I remember my grandmother using the chain stitch to crochet edgings onto pillowcases, which is where I got the idea for doing it on the t-shirt.

The tank top dress is almost done, so I'll be posting it soon.

Can't wait to see it. Thank You for the link. Seems simple enough to remember, I appreciate you sharing it with me.:D

Is this an original pattern or where can I get this pattern?

[oldbaglady]

Can't wait to see it. Thank You for the link. Seems simple enough to remember, I appreciate you sharing it with me.:D

Is this an original pattern or where can I get this pattern?

The skirt is an original pattern, I kind of made it up as I went along. I started with a 2 dc shell stitch ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same st - I think that's what it's called) for 6 rows to make a denser fabric so she wouldn't need to wear a slip underneath, then switched to a 3 dc shell stitch (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) then I added a double crochet inbetween the shells for a lacey look. Hope that makes sense?

[AnjyB]

The skirt is an original pattern, I kind of made it up as I went along. I started with a 2 dc shell stitch ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same st - I think that's what it's called) for 6 rows to make a denser fabric so she wouldn't need to wear a slip underneath, then switched to a 3 dc shell stitch (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) then I added a double crochet inbetween the shells for a lacey look. Hope that makes sense?
I understood everything up until the "added a double crochet in between the shells for a lacey look"...However I will go back and look at the picture again and maybe it will "dawn" on me! LOL

Thanks hon. When I get around to this I may have to consult you if I get confuzzled, but So far I'm understanding what you mean. I guess I just need to be brave enough to "try" it huh?

Ok I went back and looked at the picture again, and I see what you mean so no worries. I still think its just adoreable and I SO have to try this!

Thanks alot again!

[GlasgowLindsay]

What a wonderful idea it looks amazing! I bet she loves it!:)

[Riohnna]

Very cute!

[darcee]

Thanks. I had picked up a couple of tee shirts and was thinking about just this. Now that I see it, I am convinced that my granddaughters MUST HAVE