Refashion Tutorial: Man's long sleeved T-shirt to Loopy and Skinny T

I made this skinny t-shirt out of an old boxy men's long sleeved t-shirt that had seen better days and was in my husbands "things to send to Goodwill" bag. I'm not sure that Goodwill would have been too pleased to receive it, but after cutting it down and adding strips cut from the sleeves strategically placed to hid the holes and the stains, I'm pretty pleased with it.

Here's the How-to:

 This is what I started with.

 Cut of the sleeves and the ribbing at the neck. Even if you think you want a deeper neckline, wait to trim any extra until later.

 Use a t-shirt with a fit you like as a pattern. Allow a little extra for the seam allowance. Note to those with curvy figures: If your pattern t-shirt is shorter than the t-shirt you are refashioning, make sure that you leave adequate room to accommodate your hips. I didn't think of that, and mine is a bit tight.

 Cut down the seam of each sleeve so that you have two flat pieces. Trim off the seam area. Make a clip every 2 inches and tear into strips. Make sure to tear strips across the former sleeve (as shown) NOT down the sleeve.   

 You will have a pile of strips like this.

 Firmly stretch each strip to make it curl towards the middle, like this.

 Arrange your strips in a pleasing pattern. You build the design as you go, or pin each strip in place before you start sewing. 

 Use a running stitch to sew the strips to the shirt. When you've finished with your design, gently press the strips. 

  Put the right sides together, mark the location of the underarm, pin and stitch up both sides to complete the shirt. Use a zig zag stitch and be sure to back stitch at the beginning and end of each seam. Try the shirt on and make adjustments as needed by trimming the "sleeves" or the neckline.