Do you have a dress you would love to wear, but it’s just too big? In this post I will walk you through the basic steps to take in a dress to make it fit smaller! One of the things I love about tailoring is being able to transform my thrifted finds into pieces that […]
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Is the hole in your jean’s pocket driving you crazy? This post will teach you several different ways to fix it! Note, this post does not go over replacing the jean pockets, only mending the exisiting pocket. About The Tutorial There are several different ways to mend holes in the front pocket of a pair
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Do your sleeves and shirt feel too tight? In this post I will show you a simple way to add side panels to make the shirt a bit wider. This problem will fix a tight sleeve problem, as well as a tight bust/shirt problem! I tend to have large arms (I hear it’s a mom
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Have your scrunchies been stretched out, or are they simply too big? Maybe you like to wear them around your arm like I do, and they keep falling off? In this easy sewing tutorial, I will show you how to quickly make them smaller! It seems like the perfect scrunchie is few and far between.
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Do you want to learn how to turn your hoodie into a crew neck sweatshirt? It is an easy tailoring job that produces great comfortable results! I like hoodies, but I think I would wear them a lot more if they were sweatshirts! But I also don’t want to ruin them…. do you know the
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Are you tired of your envelope pillowcase having floppy ends from being too big? I will teach you how to easily resize it to fit a smaller pillow in no time! A client (who happens to be my mother in law) brought by 4 envelope style pillow shams for me to alter down to a
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Are your sleeves too tight and you want a simple way to fix them that isn’t expensive? This post is for you! I have fixed many tight sleeves and will show you several options that will loosen up your sleeves to give you more movement and comfort. Fixing tight sleeves is a pretty common tailoring
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Do you have a shirt that fits in the torso but not in the armhole? This tutorial will show you how to lower the armscye to make the armhole and sleeve bigger! I found this cute t shirt at my friend’s garage sale, but when I took it home and tried it on the armholes
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Is your top or dress restricting in the armpit area? Adding a simple diamond shape underarm gusset will give you lots of freedom and isn’t too hard to learn. Let me show you how! I don’t think I can count how many of my tops I have added diamond underarm gusset to… I must have
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This easy tailoring tutorial will teach you how to measure and sew a triangle shaped gusset and insert it into a sleeve. This additional fabric creates more width and movement in only a few minutes. Gussets are a great thing! Inserting a gusset at tight points on your garment can add inches and life to
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