How to shorten a long dress

This week I am sharing how to shorten a midi dress and I am also sharing how you can make a fold over bag from the scraps.

Hey all! Sorry about not posting a tutorial for this dress alteration yesterday – sometimes I worry I’m overloading you all with tutorials, so I wasn’t sure whether I should put up the “how to” steps. Don’t want to drive you all crazy! hehe. But considering how many of you asked – it seems like a good idea! So basically what you’ll need for this is a long dress, where the bottom of the skirt is a lot fuller than the waistline (hence the need to gather). Okay, so here’s what you do! And…

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Have a dress or top with shoulder straps that are too long? The other night, I was getting out a dress to wear to an event and realized it had that issue, so I figured out how to alter the garment …

How to temporarily shorten a dress without alterations

Hello Readers. When I saw this dress I thought the tiers of the skirt were so fun and pretty and on trend too. But the dress was just too long on me. I needed t…

No sewing machine? No problem.

How to Shorten a Dress Without Alterations | Need to shorten your dress but don't want to pay a seamstress to alter the hemline? Here are a few stylish tips and tricks on how to shorten a dress without any alterations. // LivingLesh.com

Hello Readers. Skirts (And dresses.) with tiers are really in style right now. I am seeing them all over my social media. They are really lovely but what if they are too long. I have a quick and easy way to shorten a skirt or dress quickly and easily. No one has a lot of extra time to sit at the sewing machine so let's do this the fast way. Before and after. This dress had some serious "Little House on the Prairie" vibes going on. I watched that show as a kid but it's not a fashion look I…

Hemming a dress doesn’t have to be difficult. Sewing alterations can be easy with the right instructions. Click below for a step by step tutorial on how to hem a dress.