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Learn how to turn jeans into shorts fast, easy, and trendy with this step-by-step, beginner friendly tutorial. — If you know how to hem and shorten jeans, you probably know how to turn them into shorts, right? But if you shorten pants to fit you and still keep them long, it’s one thing, and if you want to turn long jeans into shorts, it’s another, especially if you […]

From jeans to shorts – easy and fast

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Sewing tutorial for gathering knit fabrics with video and step-by-step written instructions. — Hi guys, on today’s episode of “Random sewing alterations,” I will be working on two pieces of my little girl’s wardrobe. I will be dealing with knit fabrics and gathers, fixing two of her favorite dresses for this season. Many sewists are intimidated by knits, so this might be a […]

Sewing Alterations Pt.3 – Knits and Gathering

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Here is how to replace the zipper on a knitted cardigan, replace the zipper on a knitted skirt, and change the elastic in cuffs. — Hello, sewing friends! Welcome back to another sewing alterations tutorial. This seems to be turning into a series as there is so much to alterations apart from the regular hemming and zipper replacement that I want to share. Many sewists are intimidated by alterations and there is a good reason […]

Random DIY sewing alterations – Zippers and Elastic

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DIY sewing alterations and repairs — In this post, I am going to be showing a couple of different sewing alterations. I will be replacing a snap-on button on jeans, replacing the elastic waist on another pair of jeans with some buttonhole elastic, patching a hole on the knee on a pair of sweatpants, and shortening […]

Making Some Everyday Sewing Alterations

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How to shorten jacket sleeves — In this tutorial, I’m going to I am going to show you how to shorten sleeves on a lined jacket. These are the step-by-step instructions. If you prefer the video tutorial, scroll down to the bottom of this page. Here is the jacket I’m going to be working on. […]

How to shorten sleeves on a lined jacket or coat

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replace the zipper on a puffer coat — In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how I repalce the zipper on a jacket. These are the step-by-step instructions. If you prefer the video tutorial, scroll down to the bottom of this page. Before I start with this alteration, I want to say that I know zippers […]

How to replace the zipper on a jacket

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clothing alterations - sleeve and collar — Do you have some clothes in your wardrobe that stay there for years? You just don’t wear them because of a little detail you don’t like or some fit issues. But the fabric is too pretty so you just can’t let it go. Why don’t you alter it to your […]

Clothing alterations – sleeves and collar

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