Choose either all light-weight Ts, which usually can be found in the Juniors and Ladies sections or all heavyweight Ts in the Boys or Men $B!G (Bs section. Do a quick-cycle launder on the shirts before cutting.
Create a patchwork template from a standard No. 10 business envelope. Making a window template helps isolate the section of graphics that works best. Some T-shirts yield two to three sections of graphics, while others only one good envelope sized section. Using a white colored pencil on dark shirts and brown pencil on light, trace out the rectangles and cut out the pieces. Use 20-21 sections for the fronts of the scarves.
After each section is cut, lay them out in the best visual order then simply sew one to another, 1/4 $B!m (B seam allowances to the back. Once all are sewn together, press the seams flat.
Then create the back side of the scarves by cutting solid sections of the remaining T-shirt fabric. For lightweight scarf, again use the envelope for a template and make one more section than the front. Sew the horizontal seams askew from one side to the other, not intending for the seams to line up. For heavyweight scarf, use longer blocks of fabric.
Seam back sections together, then stitched front scarf sections to back sections, leaving an opening for turning right side out. Trim away excess selvage and cut angles along each corner. Turn the scarf and stitch the opening closed. Press the finished pieces, using parchment paper when ironing over silk-screened sections.
Complete instructions with pictures can be found at
http://justsomethingimade.com/2011/02/t-shirt-scarves-the-art-of-repurposing/
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