New neckline

On By CarynIn Craft

Crew neck t-shirt necklines bother me. I don’t like things touching my neck, but I do like the longer short sleeves and longer hem of crew neck shirts. I have found a new way to fix the problem.

Photo description: rainbow tie-dye crew neck t-shirt with “Embrace Differences” in black (my design and available on TeePublic), with the neckband cut off.

Rather than leave the raw edge, which looks OK from a distance but untidy up close, I whipped stitched a tiny hem around the neckline.

Photo description: picking up a single thread from the back side of the fabric with a needle.
Photo description: whip stitch continues through about a 1/4 inch of the raw edge of the hem.
Photo description: inside-out view of the finished neckline hem.

Yes, it is hand-sewing. I did see a tutorial that used a narrow zigzig machine stitch, but I’m not good with knits and machine stitching. I like sewing some things by hand because it gives me more control.

Photo description: three t-shirts with new hand-sewn necklines.

I liked this method so much, I pulled shirts from my closet and redid them as well!