Reconstruct old baby onesie (first attempt)

Final product

Step 1: Get old onesie and pair of scissors.

I already made a mistake on Step 1 when I chose a onesie with fabric that stretched too much.

Step 2: Cut off the bottom part of the onesie if you want it to turn into a tee. I did that because this onese is now to small for Brie.

Step 3: Cut lines across the back of the onesie like shown above.

Step 4: Stretch the "strips" of cloth that you cut.

Step 5: Loop!
Loop the first strip below the second strip. Then loop the second strip below the third... Until you're all done.

Step 6: Cut the last strip in the middle.

Step 7: Use the cut/last strip to knot the end of the loop.

This is also a good time to fix the loops so they look better.

Step 8: Cut the sleeves.

Step 9: Cut off 2 strips from discarded parts of the onesie.

Step 10: Use a strip from Step 9 to tie the sleeves.

This is part of Step 10.

This is also part of Step 10.

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