Altering clothes

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…

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

Tons of fun ideas to modify your clothes so they look more stylish then before. Great ideas for Thrifting! Find steals on clothes and refashion them to meet your needs and wants. See all 33 different ways to restyle your clothes on Listotic.

Greetings my friends and a big Aussie hello to you all today. I hope that you learnt a new fitting technique from the previous post How to Lengthen Your Back Rise in relation to the new Harper Pants Pattern. For today’s post I am going to share with you the method on shortening your front [...]

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Use your sewing skills to upgrade your wardrobe. Find clothing that’s already in your closet or visit a thrift shop to find clothing suitable for upcycling.

Have you ever had a pair of jeans that fit perfectly in the waist and hips but you just didn't like the width of the leg? Maybe they flare at the bottom or maybe they are straight leg and you want them to be tight at the bottom. In a few simple steps you can

Need to make your dress bigger without using extra fabric? Follow this step by step guide and learn how to let out a dress!

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

There is something to be said for being a little handy with a needle and thread (or sewing machine). It’s just nice to know that when you try on those pants that are too long or that dress th…