Learn the sewing steps for making a sleeveless blouse or dress smaller at the sides by removing underarm excess. Follow this step by step tutorial to learn how to measure the excess fabric that needs to be removed as well as how to mark, stitch, trim and

If a blouse fits in the bust or hips, but it's too large in the shoulders use this the alteration. Learn to alter shoulders on a blouse for a custom fit.

Women's blouses are always in style, whether they are paired with jeans for a casual look, with a business suit for a professional appearance or with a black skirt for more formal occasions. If you have recently lost weight and want to flaunt your new figure, or if you regret purchasing a ...

Learn how to take in a shirt to make it smaller the right way with this easy step by step sewing tutorial and instructions. How to make a shirt smaller.

How to make a big shirt smaller - take a too large t-shirt and cut it down to size - Photo and video tutorial by Melly Sews

When you buy most of your wardrobe off the clearance rack and from thrift stores, odds are that most of the stuff is not going to be in your size. ie: GiNoRmous trousers and teeny tops. 🙂 While I haven’t figured out a way to make small things larger, I do have a system for making shirts smaller. Fair warning– this is not rocket science and I’m not one for specific measurements when it comes to sewing up thrift store finds. This makes my detail-oriented, sewist/seamstress of a mother VERY…

Man's Shirt to a Blouse: This instructable is more as an inspiration for you, because it is almost impossible to make it the same as I did. But I hope you'll like it and it will help you to remake your shirt. You'll need: 1) oversized man's shirt, 2) lots of pins, 3) sciss…

How to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller - sewing pattern grading - make a sewing pattern a different size

Learn how to alter the neckline opening directly on the pattern or on a finished garment. Watch the video tutorial and detailed written explanations.

I have been altering my purchased (and some home-sewn) blouses lately with elastic in the back. It's super easy, adds some cute ruching, and makes the fit a little bit more formal—which is nice, I think. Especially when I am...