Altering shirts
Secure glass case to pocket in a work shirt. How often does a glass case fall out of your shirt pocket? Try this easy method of securing glass case and glasses to the pocket. Attach a piece of velco (hard) side to the pocket as close to the centre as possible Photo 1 - Attach velcro to top of pocket Secure glass case to pocket Tip - Most soft glass cases come with Velcro stuck [...]
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 [...]
Pinning shirt with cuff is done above the cuff. Step 1 - When shortening the sleeves, always have a proper fitting. Buttons should be done up at the front, and the cuffs should be buttoned up as well on the wrist. Pinning shirt with cuff Step 2 - If the cuff width is too wide, pin the cuff in so it is fitting loosely on the wrist. This means undoing the buttons and [...]
Shorten shirt sleeves with cuff Shorten shirt sleeves with cuff a small amount, by unpicking the cuff, shortening at the body of the sleeve and reattaching the cuff. For this exercise we will assume the sleeve needs to be shortened 4 cm (1 ½ in) which is an amount that allows for cutting part of the placket off. Unpick the right cuff and safety pin to the right sleeve. Unpick the left cuff [...]
Shorten shirt sleeves move placket. Shorten shirt sleeves move placket This article is on how to unpick the placket on a shirt sleeve, cut off the excess and reattach the placket. Just to reiterate there are two options for shortening the sleeves on a shirt with cuffs. Sleeves can be shortened from the section just above the cuff which means the cuff must be unpicked, the amount the shirt is being shortened will [...]