Transforming a boring gray t-shirt with a delicate and whimsical motif

You don't need to spend a lot of time or money to create a designer piece or turn a boring t-shirt into a true work of art. I suggest reworking an ordinary t-shirt that you wear every day and turning it into a great piece for a dressy outfit.

We will create this beauty using thin tulle (the thinner the fabric you find, the better). You need to cut out butterfly templates from a sheet of paper. To make the butterflies voluminous, we will need a piece of tulle 50/20 cm, which needs to be folded in half lengthwise and 5 times widthwise. For the second part, fold the fabric in half lengthwise as well, but 8 times widthwise.

As a result, we get fabric folded 18 times. Tulle is a very thin material, so it is very easy to cut. Pin our paper butterflies to the folded fabric and cut them out.

Now assemble our butterflies from the resulting pieces, with the large butterfly on the bottom and the small one on top. Make a few small stitches with a needle and thread in the center of the airy butterflies to fasten them together.

To straighten the wings of our butterflies and direct them in the right way (this will create the effect of our butterflies taking flight from the t-shirt), we will need an iron. Set it to the minimum temperature and press the butterflies folded in half.

Using chalk or soap, mark the places on the t-shirt where our lovely inhabitants will be located. Pin the butterflies in place and sew them to the t-shirt. To avoid sewing the back of the garment to the front, you can place a magazine or newspaper inside the t-shirt.