The Twist Knot Tee free sewing pattern

In today's post: Download the complimentary blueprint for the Twist Knot Tee in size L.

Last summer at a neighborhood barbecue I saw my neighbor wearing this cute top with a pretty twisted knot at the hemline. I made a beeline over to her and asked if I could look at the twist and try to effigy out how it was sewn. Or at to the lowest degree that'south what happened in my caput – in reality I recollect I merely walked up to her and grabbed the hem of her shirt. The best part was she didn't even seem surprised – I estimate my neighbors know I'm a little weird when it comes to stuff like that.

Anyway, I couldn't for the life of me effigy out how this twist knot thing was happening, and so I asked where she got the shirt and headed over at that place the next mean solar day, only to observe out all the knot hem shirts were sold out already!

I wasn't that surprised – it'south kind of a fun new mode that does a fabulous task covering that infamous muffintop – so I figured I needed to know how to make one. I constitute a similar top on Amazon, got information technology hither in two days thanks to Prime shipping, and promptly cut it up to effigy out where that knot comes from.

3 new shirts later, and I have a pattern for a twist knot tee to share with you guys! This pattern is in size Large simply.

For this tee shirt you lot will demand ane 1000 of 60 inch wide knit (stretchy) fabric. Some knit fabrics compress more than others and you volition need a full one thousand for this elevation, then if you aren't sure whether your fabric will shrink get a g and a quarter or a chiliad and one-half and wash and dry it before you begin. Also, be aware that a pocket-size portion of the wrong side of your material may show in the finished knot. Finally, different weights of knit textile will requite y'all a slightly different wait – at the end of the post I show you the 3 different versions I sewed upwardly and then you can see how fabric affects the look.

You should too be familiar with the basic construction of a tee shirt. If you need help with that, y'all can visit my Classic Tee post here.

Twist Knot Tee Design

To brainstorm, you lot'll demand to download the Twist Knot Tee blueprint by clicking here. This pattern is in size Big (nigh a 38 inch bust and roomy in the waist). The pattern prints on 17 pieces of eight.5×11 newspaper. Exist sure you are press at 100% or total size. Butt the pages together with no trimming and tape them. It volition wait like this:

Here's how I laid out the pattern on one m of fabric:

How to Make a Twist Knot Tee

The beginning thing we need to practice is get the twisted hem on the shirt front end. If you look at the pattern for the shirt front end there are colored dots which show you what parts get sewn together. And so you'll want to mark these dots on your fabric, either with pins or chalk or something like that. Note that there is a set of larger dots in each color and smaller dots in each color – and so the smaller blueish dots get matched to each other and the larger blue dots get matched to each other, etc. Then you will sew the pieces together between the dots. It'll make more sense every bit you follow the photos beneath!

First, grab the small actress slice and match the blue dots on information technology to the blue dots on the shirt front end, correct sides together. Sew together between the dots using a 1/4 inch seam. Backstitch at the starting time and end of the seams, or use a serger and tie off the thread tails and trim right after the knot (this is what I did).

Press that seam open. This area is going to get scrunched up within of the knot, so you need to hem part of information technology correct now. For about 5 inches on either side of the seam, fold the raw border up 3/4 of an inch and hem with a stitch that will stretch (I use a double needle).

At present y'all'll want to scrunch the extra slice up along that seam. Lay the pointed portion of the shirt over the extra slice, equally shown below.

Loop the pointed function of the shirt over the extra slice, and bring the signal up to match up the pinkish dots (shown as black dots on photograph below).

Pin right sides together between the matched pink dots and sew with a 1/4 inch seam allowance, every bit shown below.

Printing that seam open up. At present yous volition run across that you've made a loop that the hemmed portion of the shirt goes through.

At present information technology's time to friction match up the yellowish dots. Flip the extra piece upward then you take right sides together and lucifer and pin yellow dots. Sew with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

At present yous have a finished shirt front, complete with a twisted knot hem.

At this point, you can sew the shirt up the same way yous'd get together a standard tee shirt (using a ane/2 inch seam allowance from now on). If you need step by step instructions for this, you can find them in the Classic Tee postal service.

2 more things you'll notice as you stop up the shirt:

First, the sides of the front will be a fleck longer than the sides of the back. Just stretch the dorsum piece as you are pinning the side seams.

Second, when information technology comes time to hem the bottom of the shirt, think that a few inches effectually the twist knot are already hemmed.

This is what the shirt looks like finished:

Play with the twist a little once you put the shirt on until y'all similar how it looks. Different fabrics lay a little differently, so depending on what blazon of material you used you may end up seeing a little flake of the wrong side of your textile along the twist.

I sewed this shirt upwards in three unlike fabrics, and I'll show you each one then y'all tin see how material choice affects the finished look.

First I used an inexpensive jersey that's a fleck sparse and very drapey. The lightweight fabric was a little harder to sew with, but concluded up working actually well with the twisted knot hem considering it drapes and so well.

Next I used a more expensive stable knit, which was a dream to sew together with. But it just didn't have quite enough drape to look great with this pattern, and so I don't love how it turned out.

Finally, I fabricated one more shirt out of some brushed polyester spandex, which was a pretty good centre basis betwixt the outset two fabrics – more curtain than the expensive knit, but easier to run up (and will probably hold upward better) than the cheaper jersey.

Honestly, I think I actually similar the grey one best, so I'd recommend choosing a fabric with a lot of drape. Good luck and I'd love to see photos if you brand one!

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