And now, for the finale of 1 T-shirt, 3 Projects…A shredded rocker scarf necklace type thingy!
This one was a bit of a cheat since the inspiration has been sitting on my hard drive for years. I went to a party where a friend of mine was wearing a necklace made out of strips of jersey woven with beads and I loved it so much I made her turn around while I snapped pictures of it from every side. And then I stuck the photos in my inspiration folder and left them alone for ages. So even though this whole exercise was to force me to experiment, I couldn’t resist sneaking in one project I’ve been wanting for the finished product.
After a turban and a bracelet, here’s what I’m left with of the T-shirt that started it all.
I cut what was left of the T-shirt into a rectangle by cutting off the collar and sleeves, and then cutting the rectangle into 1/2″ strips.
Knot each of those strips together until you’re left with a super long skinny T-shirt string.
Loop this string into a circle like you’re putting away an extension cord, making the loop as big as you want the necklace to be. Wrap the ends around the loop a few times to hold it together, then tie the ends together in a knot.
My friend’s necklace that inspired this had chunky beads strung throughout the necklace, but I wanted to try for more of a rocker vibe than the earth goddess vibe she had going on, so I pulled out a string of rhinestones and used Fabri-Tac to glue them on.
Let those rhinestones get nice and dry and then hold up the necklace and look at it from all kinds of different angles to make sure you got enough on. I think it looks best with loads of them.
Now I just need a great leather jacket to wear this with.
