So to start of the blogging I wanted to show you guys a little something we like to do here called Do It Yourself styling! When I first started to wear Metal Mulisha it was before they even had a girls line so I use to take a guys Mulisha tee that was too big for me and make my own custom shirt, tank top or even a dress with the sick graphic tees that came out with for the Mens. I’m going to show you guys how to make the laced up back tee today that you can do at home to your favorite Mulisha tee or any other graphic tee.

Step 1: get all your supplies before you start!
- 1 Graphic Tee
(For the top that we are going to be making you can get a shirt that fits you how you want it to. Get one size bigger if you want the slouchy look)
- Fabric scissors
- 1” wide Ribbon the color you want to use
- Fabric chalk
Step 2: Marking the Neckline and the Sleeve
First you want to see how far you want the neckline to sit on you when you’re wearing it. Put the tee on and mark with the fabric chalk the points on the shoulder where you want it and how far in the center front at your chest and center back at your shoulders that you want the top to sit.

After you have made those marks your going to connect those marks using the chalk to create the shape you want at the neck. For m!ne I did a slight scoop.

Now with the sleeves I like to give it a little cap cause the mens tee sleeves are really long so giving them a little cute factor is always good. Mark the sleeve and draw the shape you like.

Step 3: Cutting the Neckline and Sleeve
With the Fabric scissors, follow the chalk line and along with the front and back together (if you want to have a different shape in the back cut the back separate from the front).
Cut along the Lines on the sleeves too and throw away the excess.

Step 4: Marking and Cutting the loops for the Ribbon lace up back.
At the back of the tee you’re going to take your measuring tape and mark about 10” wide and center it on the back so it doesn’t look crooked. Then draw a line straight down from each mark to give you a guideline for the loops you’ll be making.
Using your measuring tape, make marks about 2” -3” apart down the back so you know where to make your cuts.
Fold the tee on the line you drew and taking your sissocrs cut in 1/2” on the line, and them 1/2” down from that make another 1/2” cut. Continue all the way down the fold making two 1/2″ cuts down the back.
Repeat on the other side at the same places where you made your cuts on the original side (see bottom image for spacing).

Step 5: Lacing up the Ribbon!
I used two books to help me hold down the top of the shirt so it was easier for me to lace up the back but you can use whatever helps you hold the tee still while you finish this last process.
First you need to measure out how much Ribbon you will need. So you don’t waste too much ribbon you can just lace the ribbon through one side and then just double it from that.
Once you find your length, find the center of the ribbon so that you can have it even at the top. Lace it through with the ends ending at the bottom, and just tie it in a bow!
And there you go, now you have your own little custom Mulisha tee!

I’ll be posting more of these from time to time when I have a good one. If you have any DIY ideas, post them in the blog comments and we might feature them!
-Sophia