Altering clothes

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 [...]

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.

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…

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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

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

A great sewing trick how to downsize a large neckline simply and quickly!

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…

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

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.

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

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.

Check out these ideas how to upcycle a button down shirt. Dress on a budget with these creative thrift store mens shirt makeover ideas. #refashion #mensshirtupcycle

Another way to make a shirt bigger around the torso – add a zipper! A lot of refashion ideas are heavy on the bows and …

Now is the time to weed out that closet and decide whether to donate, throw out, or refashion! You can give your clothes a makeover so you WILL wear them!

How to alter your jeans waistband, to take in a too big waist and remove the gap. A sewing DIY.

Turning jeans into a skirt. I love upcycling

This is a guide to DIY t-shirt hacks. Learn how to turn your old t-shirts into trendy new tops with these three simple step-by-step t-shirt hacks.

This is no basic thrift flip; learn how to transform a button-up into an off-the-shoulder top. This is the best thrift flip guide teaching you how to thrift flip clothes. #refashion #mensshirt #thrift