Do you have a hoodie, sweatshirt, or knit top that has way-too-long sleeves? Learn how to easily hem the sleeves on a stretchy cuffed shirt with this step by step fast tutorial! Sometimes on an oversized sweatshirt with cuffs, I like the fit of the bodice but the sleeves are just too massive. I will […]
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Do you have a fitted sheet that you want to convert to a smaller size to use on a smaller bed? Me too! Let me show you the easy way you can sew it down to the correct dimensions for your smaller mattress… My kids just got a new bunk bed and so I traded
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Is your denim a little bit too tight? Learn how to add side gussets to your pants or denim skirt to make the waist bigger! I recently got these super cute pants at a thrift store, but when I took them home they were just a bit too small. I added some gussets to the
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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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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 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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