Tailor your own clothes

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

If you're a designer at heart and love sewing, you must have wondered how to make your own dress form at one time or another. After all, the ones available on the market are pricey, and more so if you want them customized. Worry no more! We've added some cost-effective methods in this post that you can easily follow!

I am starting a series called “5-minute alterations” that are super quick and simple! I alter about 60% of my clothes to make it more flattering to my body shape and it’s usually done 30 minutes before I am about to wear that certain piece of clothing, so these are probably not what a seamstress …

Pant Waist - Having to constantly pull up your pants can be really annoying and embarrassing. Save yourself from the inconvenience and embarrassment by learning how to alter your too-big pants and jeans! To alter the waistline, all you need is to alter from the center back of the pants. You need to remove the belt loop first, then measure how much fabric you need to take out. Use pins to mark the point you want to be altered, then sew from there.

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

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Discover the key differences between a seamstress vs tailor, and the unique job opportunities each profession offers in the industry.

In this video I walk you through how to copy a a pattern from a garment that you already have. It's super easy when you know how and you'll soon be turning t...

Get started on making your wardrobe work for you, by learning how to tailor! Learning how to sew and tailor is super easy to learn, and a lot of fun. The best part is, it is great for the environment.