In this video I'm going to show you how to take a $10 shirt that I got from Target and turn it into a nice flattering slim fit t-shirt!

Every guy has this problem. It's frustrating when you buy a t-shirt that says that it's slim fit or athletic fit and you put it on and it's super baggy and unfitted isn't it? A lot of retailers like H&M, American Eagle, Gap, and Target claim to make slim fit shirts but then you put it on and it doesn't fit very well at all. Well that's because mass produced clothes are made to fit everyone, and because of that they don't fit anyone.

The first thing we want to do is gather our materials. We need a sewing machine, some sewing pins, a fabric measuring tape, and some fabric scissors. Start out by measuring your t -shirt for the fit that you want. I like a nice V-taper to my shirts, but this isn't about me it's about you. If you are a bigger guy or a skinny guy you can use your sewing pins to give your shirt the appearance that you want too.

Next, you want to use those sewing pins to give your baggy t-shirt a much better look to it. Use a straight stitch set at 2.5 which is a standard stitch as it comes from the store. After you do that cut off the extra fabric leaving 5/8ths of an inch on what's called the seam allowance. Finish it off with zigzag stitch or pinking shears to prevent the edge from fraying on you and then you're good to go!

Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:47 Materials Needed
1:01 The PROBLEM With Store Bought Shirts
1:16 Measuring The Length Of Our Shirt
1:45 Put Your Pins In Your Shirt
2:11 Positioning Your Pins For A GREAT Fit
3:17 Try Your Shirt On
3:40 Flip Your Shirt Inside Out And Re-insert Pins
4:06 A Time Saving Pinning Trick
5:10 What Kind Of Stitch, Needle, And Thread Are We Using?
5:51 START Sewing With A Back-Stitch
6:03 Sewing The Straight Stitch
6:16 How To END Your Straight Stitch
7:09 The NEW FLATTERING Straight Stitch
8:00 How To FIX Any Straight Stitch Mistakes
8:29 2 Ways To FINISH Your Seam
9:00 Finishing With Pinking Shears
9:25 Finishing With A Zigzag Stitch
10:49 A Zigzag Stitch Mistake And How To FIX It
11:55 The FINISHED Product

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