When sleeves are too long, remove stitches from the bottom wrist of both sleeves, making sure material is not damaged when you do that. Use a seam reaper and it will be much easier. Take out the cuffs but stop short of reaping the stitches just before you reach the buttons and button holes so […]

The usual hesitation to do jeans alteration is due to the thichness of jeans material. The key is to use heavy duty needles and thicker threads especially made for jeans. To shorten jeans, take one of your favorite jeans with the right length and measure the inseams from crotch down to the jeans’ bottom. Take […]

If the fabric is not enough to cut a waistband using the same jeans material, use grosgrain ribbon to make the waistband. To determine the right waistband length, cut a piece of ribbon ,3 inches longer than your waist length. Wrap around the ribbon on your waist , secure it with a pin then sit […]