Hi and welcome to the course how to adjust a blouse or a dress. You can use this technique to alter about any type of garment. So if you can stretch your garment like a T shirt for example, it's because it is made of knit. So in this case, make sure to use a ballpoint needle to avoid breaking the weave and piercing holes in the fabric. Okay, so here we go. So First you'll need to undo about five centimeters of the hem near each side of the side seam.
If you want to alter the sleeves, do the same with their hem. have someone help you measuring the adjustment you want to make? It will only take a moment and it will be way more accurate. So have your pins a measuring tape and your friend handy. So first, turn the garment inside out. Then put it on and stand in front of a tall mirror.
Ask your friend to pin the garment at the desired width while making sure to unfold the hem you've undone previously, your friend can use the measuring tape to make sure that the width is the same on both sides of the garment. Also take care to allow some space between the fabric and you so as to not pin the garment too close to your body when everything is like you want take off the garment and take care not to hurt yourself with the pins. Now you can draw a line linking all the pins with the walks or self crayon and then remove the pins. I recommend sticking a few pins here and there on the garment to make sure that it won't move. But this time, place the pins perpendicularly to the garment side and we're ready to so first make sure that you're sewing machine is all set.
Check the spool and bobbins threads are the proper color and that they go through all the places they're supposed to use a size 1214 or 16 needle, or the European equivalent would be at 90 or 100 depending on your fabric thickness. So for a very thin fabric, use a size 12. And for thick fabrics like denim, use the size 16. I always recommend making a small test on a patch of fabric similar to the one you're going to use to make sure that the machine tension and the length of the stitches are appropriate for what you want to do. So once everything is set, you may begin to sew or otherwise do more tests while adjusting the tension or the stitches length or by making sure that your machine is threaded correctly. So put the garment under the presser foot and place the needle on the line you've previously drawn.
Remember to always so what is called a backstitch of the beginning and at the end of a scene, so to make it backstitch, you just have to make three to four stitches back and forth. And there you go. a sturdy securing stitch. Make the scene by following the line you just drew. Make sure to unfold the hem you've undone before when you get down to the lower part of the garment or sleeve if you're also altering it. Once you're done, make it backstitch by going back and forth about three to four stitches, you can now lift the presser foot and cut the exceeding threads and then remove the remaining pins and then proceed with altering the other side of your garment.
I'd advise to try the garment on before cutting the exceeding fabric just to make sure that the size is right. If everything is all right, you can cut the fabric at about one centimeter from the scene for a nice finishing touch and to make sure that your fabric won't frayed. I suggest watching the video How to imitate an overlock stitch to avoid phrase. It's also available in the machine work series. And now you have to close the hem so folded neatly in stick a few pins perpendicularly from the hem put the garment under the presser foot needle above the upper part in line with the original seam. Make it back stitch and sew the hem all the way until the end of the opening that was made for the altering.
When this is done, make it back stitch. lift the presser foot and cut the exiting threads You can now do this again for every place you open the seam. There you go. Congratulations, you've just altered your garment to like a pro. For any questions regarding this technique, please write us at info at tugga age bus.com. And it will be our pleasure to help you and now have a peek at the other courses offered by data into books.
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