ok, sew i made it yesterday but i was too lazy to post about it! i didn’t take before pictures because i forgot to. i need a personal assistant but that’s another topic…

i’m always on the hunt for cute tops that i can hoop comfortably in. their are many considerations in choosing the right hooping clothes: sweating, bare skin needed for grip, comfort, cuteness, and sew on. i really love cotton tank tops because they breath when you sweat, are comfy, and leave my shoulders bare (which is essential for shoulder duck outs) but they are a bit plain and remind me of gym wear. i wanted to make some hoop tops that were cotton, comfy, AND cute. that’s how i came up with this adorable, tank-ish style top.
i used two cotton tee shirts, scissors, pins, ruler, chalk, needle, and red embroidery floss. the gray tee shirt has 5% spandex which makes it hold it’s shape more than plain cotton and is fitted (size xs) on me. the red one is ribbed and stretchy. first, i cut away the sleeves on the gray shirt while being very careful not to cut the collar. then i turned it inside out and drew a heart pattern across the chest and marked the heart with lines one inch apart. next, i tried slashing the lines with a razor blade but couldn’t get a clean line out of it. it looked jagged and seemed to want to make the cotton run. instead, i used my sharpest, pointiest, deadliest scissors to poke little tiny holes and then smoothly cut the slashes across the heart. at this point, the top was pretty cute but because i had cut the sleeves out to bare my shoulders, i wouldn’t be able to wear anything under it to cover my parts. sew, i decided to insert the red material (which was just a square cut from another shirt) and hand stitch it together with the red floss. and viola! i know have a cute, comfortable top that is perfect for shoulder hooping because just enough skin is left bare!