How to shorten a stretch or knit tee shirt using your domestic sewing machine and more
One of my regular clients had a top that needed two things done to it. The first was to shorten the sleeves as it was very long. The second is creating straps which is a separate video. But I thought you might like to see how I went about working out how much needed to be taken from the sleeve, and then how the alteration was done It is very important to [...]
What to do when overlocker thread skips loops. Has this happened to you? And no matter what you do with the tension dials, it still does the same thing? This happens to me as well, and the way I found to solve the problem is outlined in this video.
Would you like to stop shoulder strap falling down? How would you like to stop that from happening? The solution is to secure the shoulder strap to your bra. But how do you do that? The clips can be purchased from most haberdashery or fabric shops. However you can make them yourself without too much effort. In fact you do not even require a sewing machine. All you need is some thin [...]
I had a great laugh when I saw some designer promoting sleeves that were hanging down to the models knees. Seriously what are they thinking? But if you have a cardigan and the sleeves are too long, they can be shortened and still look good. In this blog I have provided a video on how to shorten sleeves cardigan. This video will take you through the steps to shorten sleeves knit cardigan, however [...]
This is a quick video on how to resolve the issue of takein sides tee shirt with binding. When the binding is doubled, it becomes bulky and thick. Most sewing machines will not like sewing up to or starting at this type of thickness. The foot of the machine will tilt. And in most cases you will break needles. This is an easy trick to use. I used my Jean Genie, but if you have [...]