Spider Web T-Shirt

Have any of you ever seen that movie, "Tank Girl?" I'll admit, it wasn't cinema's finest moment. But towards the beginning of the movie, one of the characters wears one of what I called the coolest shirts I had ever seen during my young teenage life. The guy had on a black t-shirt that had been intricately cut to look like a spider web, which he then layered over a white shirt for contrast. Many years later, I'm still in awe of that shirt as I'm sure many of you who've seen it are too. So why not try and make one for ourselves with some minor adjustments made by following the directions below!

Materials Needed:
1. fabric scissors
2. old black t-shirt (This is a great opportunity to give some new life to an old shirt that's almost on it's way out.)
3. t-shirt in contrasting color ( light color like white or gray will work best)
4. white fabric pencil
5. sewing machine
6. sheet of scrap paper (I'm all about recycling so if you have a sheet of paper that's still got some "usage" that you can squeeze outta it then why not!? But a blank sheet of paper will also work just fine.)
7. measuring tape
8. tape
9. pins

Directions:

Print and cut template.
Using your white fabric pencil, find the center of your black shirt and draw a dot that's 1" in diameter. Take shape #1 and place it's corner along this line. Tape down and trace along edge. You will trace this 5 times around the small circle, while leaving 1/2" of spacing in between each shape. Take shape #2 and place 1/2" up from the #1's edges. Tape and trace. You will trace this 5 around #1's edges. Do the same with shape #3.

Once finished with tracing template, carefully cut negative shapes from black shirt
Then cut web from shirt, flip over if your shirt, like mine, has some paint stains and place web on top of lighter shirt. Pin to secure for sewing. (I suggest pinning at these white spots for the most stability.)
Now you're ready to sew this baby onto your shirt! Use the dotted lines as your sewing guide...BUT DON'T THROW AWAY THE OTHER SIDE TO YOUR BLACK SHIRT. We'll use it for another project.