How to alter clothes that are too big

Welcome to today’s thrift flip tutorial on how to alter pants that are too big. Here's how to resize pants that are too large.

Don’t stress about stores not having your size. From this point on we’re learning how to alter pants that are too big so you can wear anything you want!

If a blouse fits in the bust or hips, but it's too large in the shoulders use this the alteration. Learn to alter shoulders on a blouse for a custom fit.

How to Alter Clothes Yourself - DIY Slipcovers and Alterations

I posted a while back about taking in pants at the waist. And I had no idea how bad of an epidemic droopy drawers were until over 21,000 people read my post and pinned, and repinned, and repinned a…

Have a shirt that's too big? With this DIY tutorial, learn how to easily make a shirt smaller the right way.

Do you have any dresses or shirts where the armholes are just too big? Here is a quick tutorial to fix those large armholes!I have a lot of shirts and dresses w…

How to alter pants that are too big

You don’t need to be an expert seamstress to get your clothing to fit just how you want it. Here are three easy ways to alter clothes that any beginner can do.

I am starting a series called “5-minute alterations” that are super quick and simple! I alter about 60% of my clothes to make it more flattering to my body shape and it’s usually done 30 minutes before I am about to wear that certain piece of clothing, so these are probably not what a seamstress …

How do you reuse clothes that are too small? Check out this list of refashion clothes tutorials to inspire you and teach you new sewing skills!

It's great to learn simple ways to alter clothes to get a beautiful, custom fit. A custom fit is the best way to make your clothing look well-made and expensive.There are lots of ways to alter clothes like lengthening or shortening hems, taking in the sides or letting out the sides, adding darts or removing darts, lengthening or shortening sleeves, mending holes, etc. alter clothes

Ever run across a dress in a thrift store that is just too big but is otherwise just your style? Use this fantastic tutorial from Merrick’s Art and resize that zipper back dress! Supplies: oversized dress seam ripper matching thread Skill level: Advanced Beginner See the full Resize an Oversized Dress tutorial here! Enjoy the tutorial? We...Read More »

This is a school spirit shirt that I purchased and it was too big. So, I found a tutorial on how to make it fit and I think it worked out nicely. Clicking on this will take you to the tutorial that I used as a reference :)

I owe a huge hug of gratitude to Kathleen at Grosgrain Fabulous. She posted 30 days of sweater embellishments on her blog. In those tutorials she took the most ho-hum sweaters from Goodwill and turned

A simple guide to altering dress seams So you've found a great dress at the thrift store or lurking in the back of your closet but it's too big. Instead of setting it aside, take in the seams of the dress so it fits you. Measure the...

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Learn the how-to's for transforming an oversized dress (in this case XXXL) into a perfect fit for YOU! I'll cover the process for resizing -- including the 5 biggest areas for fit issues.

Today I’m going to share with you all my experience with tailoring a button up shirt. Like many women out there, I have a difficult shape to find clothes for. M…

Get a loose fitting shirt to fit - almost instantly.