Unpicking imitation buttonholes Suit jackets are expensive. No question. And not everyone has long arms, so there will be a lot of people who need to have the jacket sleeves shortened. How much it is shortened will decide whether the imitation buttonholes can stay on or not. I have had situations where the amount going up is minimal. Let's say there are four buttonholes. Rather than take ALL of the buttonholes off, I will only [...]
Sewing two bulky seams together, generally means that one seam will be out of alignment. I have clients who need to have extensions added to most dresses because of their height. Once the extensions are added to the front and back panels, the side seams need to be restitched. Generally with this much bulk, it will mean that the front or back panel seam will "move" and when turned to the right side the seams [...]
Sewing to a fold - What does this mean? Let me take you back to my shop days. From the first day I was busy. It might have been the location, but I do prefer to think it was the quality of my workmanship. The word spread into the community, which was fantastic. The down side! I was so busy that before too long I became so exhausted it was an effort to get up [...]
Unpicking seams for clothing alterations takes time, and one of the more frustrating aspects can be unpicking seams that do not seem to release or unravel. There is an easy way to unpicking seams and a hard way. I have created a video on unpicking seams - the four most common seams for clothing alterations. unpick cover stitch seam Blind hem - How often do these hems fall down when you don't want [...]
What is a placket in sewing. A placket is an opening in a shirt, trousers, skirts or any other type of garment is allows the user to put the garment on. The placket opens. It usually has buttons to hold the placket down. In a shirt it is down the front and at the end of the sleeve. The illustration on the right shows a placket in a shirt sleeve. I have been known to [...]