Sewing basics 2 - How to: take in a (lined) shoulderstrap (of a dress/ top)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2014
- If you are short like me you will know the pain of all store bought clothes that are too long. In this tutorial I will show you how to take in a lined shoulder seam. This technique will of course also work for tops and sleeveless shirts as well as dresses.
Materials needed:
needle and thread
sewing machine
scissors
seamripper
pins
and some patience ;)
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Thank you!! I'm a short busty lady in the USA and I'm adjusting all my sleeveless dresses with your help. No more camisoles under sundresses for me!
Nice job!
Very useful.
I have to do this on my daughters dress for het sisters wedding.
So, thanks for the rescue 🥰
That's EXACTLY what I was going to do for my granddaughter's shoulder-strap/sleeveless dress and this video confirmed it. VERY GOOD STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS.
Thank you for this very UNDERSTANDABLE and simplified tutorial… your walk through was very UNCOMPLICATED! and quite CLEAR!!!’ Thank you for posting! ❤
I am a 1.68m girl in a country of giants, this is just what I needed! The dress looks great on you, perfect colour and fit 🥰
This is brilliant! Thank you so much. I am short 5' tall and have issues with large armholes. This will help so much!
You look beautiful in the altered dress. I appreciate the tutorial you placed on you tube. You expressed the technique in a professional yet understandable way. Thank you.
Thank you so much for uploading this tutorial. I have to do this to my bridesmaid dress this weekend, and feel so much more confident to do it now.
Thank you so much for this! I've been sewing for years but haven't tried altering anything yet. This was the easiest video to follow I could find on this topic. Much appreciated!
I needed this so badly and I'm thankful for your video! I was struggling with meeting the more narrow bit with the wider bit, but watching you work through it was very helpful.
And, you looked beautiful in your dress. It fit you to a 't' after your alteration!!
Thank you! I needed to see how this was done. Now I'm ready to alter dresses for my mom and myself. (Short girl problems!)
Absolutely fantastic tutorial. Taking out more fabric from the front shoulder is what I was missing. Thank you!
Super useful! Not always in focus but your clear verbal instructions made it really easy to follow. Thank you so much!
This was so helpful! I have two dresses that need this alteration, and now I can do it myself instead of going to a tailor. Thank you!
Lovely! Great information, very simply stated, and what a lovely fit! Thank you for posting!
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Excellent tutorial, beautiful dress, and you're a joy to watch and hear!
Glad to hear it was useful to you!
Oh, my! What a lifesaver you are. My granddaughter needed the straps take up (which were just like what you showed) on her very first prom dress. Thankfully, there were not sequins or beads. But I did just as you said, and it turned out perfect. Bring on some more sewing tips. I will be your biggest fan!
Thank you for this, I have bridesmaid dresses to take up in the straps. I took apart the straps and was trying to think through of how to make them look correct. It is nice to know I was on the right track. This tutorial was very helpful.
This was really helpful. Im hopeless at sewing but your instructions was so so easy to follow and I now have a dress I can wear. Thank you.
Fantastic! Thank you for this tutorial . I found it very helpful . You are a great presenter.
fantastic. this is EXACTLY what I needed. Many thanks!!!
So helpful. You made it looks easy. I am nervous to alter mine
Thanks so much. This was super helpful. First time watching one of your tutorials, but it was enough to make me subscribe. I look forward to watching more.
Excellent tutorial! I am 5'2" and often have to shorten, but only if it's worth it. It is a lot of work. I had straps on a dress that where even and I reduced it buy 1". I was able to leave one side attached along the armhole, pin, stitch, cut excess and hand sew the open end so the stitching wouldn't show. Very nicely done and it shows what a difference a well fitting garment makes. Thanks so much:)
Your dress looks a much better fit now, and I feel more confident about tackling my silk dress, thanks
Thank you so much for making this video. I just purchased a vintage dress that needs the same change made. I was terrified to have a go at it, but you've given me the knowledge and confidence to give it a try. I hope my dress will fit as nicely as yours does once I'm done!
Thank you! This is an awesome tutorial and your dress fits perfectly!
Great tutorial, the dress looks great on you. Thank you.
I have never understood how to do this. Excellent tutorial. Thank you
Thank yo so much for this! This will make my clothes shopping so much easier!
This was a great tutorial! Very helpful. Thank you so much!!
Really pretty dress. Very helpful tutorial. Thank you so much. This helps me so much!!!
Great tutorial and LOVE the dress!
I really like your clear instructions.
I wish I had found this video before a tried to change a pattern. Thank you for the demonstration.
As a seamstress I find it can be challenging to make adjustments/alterations to my own clothing. I find it fascinating how you clearly explained each and every step of the process. Thank you for sharing.
I've been wondering how to do this, thank you so much for this video!!
Hi! This is exactly what l was looking for, so l can be able to fix my faughter's dress. This is my first time watching your videos and subscribed :) Thank you so much for sharing with us.
May God Bless!
Great tutorial and just what I was looking for! Cheers
Thank you for the great video! Very easy to follow!
❤I love this. Thank you
Thank you for making this video! One of my shoulders sits lower than the other due to scoliosis. It's so expensive to take all my dresses to the tailor, so I'm hoping to get better at sewing and do the alterations myself. Thanks again!
Extremely helpful!! Thank you.
Awesome! Thanks for the great how-to!
Very helpful thank you, oh and the dress looks lovely on you 😊
Thank you! This was very helpful.
Nicely done.
Thank you that was great instructions and made it easy to do
Thank you for sharing! This was really helpful
Brilliant, thank you!
Great tutorial, thanks so much for posting! I'm altering the shoulder of a lined dirndl with piping at the armhole and two trims at the neckline so we'll see if it turns out, haha. Btw, your makeup is on point!
Thank you for the video🎉. I took a dress to 2 different seamstress & neither did the alteration correctly so the top layer of fabric puckers a little below the shoulder so I’m researching so I can attempt the alteration myself. Like mom used to say - if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself! Your dress alteration turned out great, the dress fits you beautifully!
Thank you so much for this video. I will try this out on a jumpsuit I have - I'm pear shaped and struggle to find jumpsuits that fit both at the bottom and top. The top ends up being loose around the armpits and baggy on the neck line.
This was soooo helpful! I always have this issue with my dresses and shirts! Thank you :)
Liz Hudson Glad this ended up being useful for someone!
This is still the best video on shortening dress straps! Are you still altering clothing?
This has help me allot! Now i can fix my aunt's Xmas dress. Funny thing i think its the same dress.
Nice explanation and sewing alteration!!
Very good explanation . Thank you
Really beautiful dress, you look great in it. Suits you very much :-)
Very helpful Thank you so much 👌👌👍👍🔔🙏
Very helpful, nice details
Good job! Very informative ‘
Thanks so much!
Thanks for a very good tutorial. I’ve just made a lined dress an the front is not sitting right so I need to adjust at the shoulders.
Height-wise, I’m a ladies 10 or 12, but width-wise I’m a 16. In order to have enough room in my bust, I have to buy a size 16 dress, but I find they are too long in the armhole and torso, making the waist too long also. When the waistline hits my hips, it can’t go down further to hang straight and the back of the dress bunches up and wrinkles with extra fabric. Taking up the shoulders as you have so succinctly shown here, generally solves most of the issues.
Beautiful dress on you.
Thanks for the information, very straightforward with no added "fluff". What were those strips of white inside the straps which you cut away? Looked like elastic (?).
Liked and subscribed.... Thank you
Your dress is beautiful and your video helpful. I would love to make one just like it. Any idea what pattern I can use? I'm in the States btw.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you! (Your accent, I love, are you from Nfld?)
Every tank top or dress I wear the straps are always too long, so this will definitely help :)
tysm!!!!!!!!!
Great, simple tutorial! I’m taking up a formal dress to wear to a wedding. It has like a bias tape edging in between the outer and liner layers. Any suggestions on how to sew it back in place without doing it all by hand??
Lovely. :)
wow you're so pretty!
You look like a mix of Christina Ricci and that force having gal from the latest Star Wars
Fab
I tried altering my dress following your instructions, but run into trouble with the back panel. the zipper ended too high up, under my hair line. :)
I hope you don't mind me asking, but why do you have to rip out the seam just to sew in a new seam? (I'm a beginner)
Could you do a skin care video? And you are just awesome... that is all.
I probably could if you people would like to see it :). Might be a little while before I get around to filming one but I'll write it down.
You look so pretty ♡ that dress is wonderful ;) (also I think you should try look more to the camera because its more nice for us ^-^ just a little advise)
Beautiful brown eyes you have my dear
I see just you and not aare you doing