This video has been on my YouTube channel for a while. However it now has a voice over, explaining the process. This is just one way that a hand knitted jumper can be repaired. In this case it is a ladder. But there are other ways to repair knitted garments, and at the end of this video I have give you a link to two videos. One on how to repair a [...]
This happens a lot. Shorts are meant to be short of course, but sometimes they are just too short! That is what happened to my client when she bought some shorts for her twin daughters. The other issue is saving time and therefore money for the client. Rather than unpick the hem, I decided to just stitch the ribbon on underneath. Doing the extension on shorts with blanket ribbon was a lot easier [...]
My client had a dress with an open ended zip down the front. The problem was that the end of the zip was broken. So the zip opened all the way to the top. Not a good look when you are out and about. The major issue here is trying to purchase a metal zip this long, and then the cost of unpicking the existing zip and replacing it. I quoted between [...]
Back keyhole needs covering floral dress The back keyhole needs covering floral dress. My client did not want her bra to show on this dress. Maternity bras tend to be quite wide at the back and this was the issue for her. It would have been a nice feature with the keyhole, but it really didn't work. The bra was fully exposed from one side to the other. I [...]
When a top or dress has openings that you want to cover, it can be made to look like it was always like that. In this video I used a contrast fabric to create little pillow cases on either side of the bust area. Hope you find it useful in the future Happy altering Judith