Diy alterations

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.

Learn all these sewing and alterations you can do yourself to make your wardrobe fit well and last longer. Don't pay for these alterations!

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

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 …

Learn the sewing steps for making a sleeveless blouse or dress smaller at the sides by removing underarm excess. Follow this step by step tutorial to learn how to measure the excess fabric that needs to be removed as well as how to mark, stitch, trim and

I have a lot of shirts and dresses where the armhole is just too big or wide. Here's a tutorial to fix those large armholes.

Tailor and hem those slightly oversized jeans with a few easy steps.

How about a little tutorial today? Are you up for that? If you don't sew, you can just look at the finished product - it's pretty cute :) Olive Juice is one of my favorite places to buy kids clothes. Or I should say WAS one of my favs. My girls are getting a bit too old for most of it. While I still love it and the younger two could still wear it, for some reason they don't love it like I do. I think there is some unwritten rule that if your Mom likes it you can't :D Anyone tracking with me…

Often a big fault in style is fit issues. This weeks post is all about alterations for petites and what to expect from your tailor.

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.