old tees turned new

[perSue]

i need some advice please.
i dont have a sewing machine, so by hand is all i can do.

i have bunches of tees that i would really like to wear that ppl get for me often.
however, i hate, no despise, wearing the tight circular t-shirt neck.

so my question, how can i turn that tee into a vee neck w/out risking botching the whole dang thing? can/should i re-use the neck edging?

i also have some tees that are too long, but fit well and plan on hemming. that shouldn't be hard, right?

thanks!

[dcompton]

Hemming should be easy enough. But I'll defer to others on the neck issue.

[quiltergirl]

Haven't done it but maybe these will help.

[ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotcreations/2040975092/"]New shirt - changing the neckline on Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame]

http://www.laurassewingstudio.com/Se...es_page_1.html

Someone asked about shortening a t-shirt in a yahoo group. The original message is #812 and the answers are 813 and 816.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asewin...2/messages/791

Finally, just for fun:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...VGB9HEFGB1.DTL

[perSue]

wonderful!
thank you!

now i gotta find an old tee i dont care all that much about to "test" on! LoL

wish me luck...

[FrugalDonna]

http://www.laurassewingstudio.com/Se...es_page_1.html

I can sure see how those instructions would work. I'm thinking about changing a couple of "manly" round necklines just from looking at that tutorial. When I get around to it, will let y'all know how it goes.