Altering clothes

How to Shorten Your Front Rise - Designer Stitch

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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…

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

Turning jeans into a skirt. I love upcycling

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.

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

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…

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

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

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

Learn how to add back darts to dress for a better fit! This alteration is great to make your dresses fit better and add shaping in the back.