Unpicking imitation buttonholes

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 [...]

2016-10-21T10:18:32+10:00 By |Categories: Jackets, Seams, Unpicking seams|Comments Off on Unpicking imitation buttonholes

Unpicking seams

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 [...]

2018-05-07T10:36:29+10:00 By |Categories: Unpicking seams|Comments Off on Unpicking seams

Slicing buttonholes

Every time you slice a button hole, do you worry about cutting through the button hole and slicing into the garment?  One way to prevent this is to insert a pin at one end of the button hole, and slice towards the pin.  That way if you do miss, the pin will stop you cutting any further. Happy sewing Judith aka genie

2016-10-21T10:18:50+10:00 By |Categories: Unpicking seams|Comments Off on Slicing buttonholes