How to alter clothing

A number of years ago my husband and I were invited to a charity ball. I returned the RSVP card and marked the date on our calendars. A few days before the event I re-read the invitation and realized that it was going to be a black-tie event. I had a number of dresses to

When it comes to tailoring your wardrobe, mastering how to take in pants can be a game-changer. From ill-fitting jeans to wide-legged trousers, our guide offers practical advice for achieving that perfect fit. Tailoring not only saves money but also ensures your clothes highlight your personal style. Dive into our tutorials, and you'll learn the art of altering various types of pants with confidence. Creating a custom fit is simpler than you might think. Our step-by-step guide empowers you…

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

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.

How about a little tutorial today? Are you up for that? If you don't sew, you can just look at the finished product - it's pretty cute :) Olive Juice is one of my favorite places to buy kids clothes. Or I should say WAS one of my favs. My girls are getting a bit too old for most of it. While I still love it and the younger two could still wear it, for some reason they don't love it like I do. I think there is some unwritten rule that if your Mom likes it you can't :D Anyone tracking with me…

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.

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It can get frustrtating when your favourite clothing gets too tight on your body - Here are some tips to alter them to make them looser.

Often a big fault in style is fit issues. This weeks post is all about alterations for petites and what to expect from your tailor.

Alter skirts to fit you yourself instead of taking it to the tailor. With a little sewing experience and this tutorial, you can do it and save money! http://www.ehow.com/how_2086540_alter-skirt.html?utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=freestyle&utm_campaign=fanpage

The Clothes Alteration does save you money but it also gives you more clothing options! Knowing how to alter clothes is important for every sewer.

Learn the sewing steps for making a sleeveless blouse or dress smaller at the sides by removing underarm excess. Follow this step by step tutorial to learn how to measure the excess fabric that needs to be removed as well as how to mark, stitch, trim and

How to Add Length to a Dress - Refashion - the easy way! #refashion #sewingtutorial #sewmuchado #sewing #diy

Thanks to Valerie of Threads Thoughts Things and Dottie Adele for yet another amazing Sewing 101 installment. I have to say that (besides this), this might be my favorite of her tutorials yet. It's just such a great, versatile, and

One of my favorite things to alter/upcycle/refashion are button up tops because they're so easy to change! A quick take in here an...

I love that collared shirts are in style. They are versatile, comfortable, and can easily dress up a casual outfit. Unfortunately, however, I don't have many. And most that I do have are too short for today's style. So I decided to hit the local thrift store in search of men's shirts (so they'd be nice and long) to alter to my needs. Here is the man-shirt pre-altering. I bought this on half-off at Goodwill for $3. Pretty big and shape-less, huh? But it has good arm length and fun, unusual…

Creating the perfect dress can be the best feeling in the entire world - especially when it’s on trend and fits your figure perfectly! What more could you ask

Aurora Sisneros shows you a quick and easy way to take in a shirt by yourself without using a dress form.