SKIP The Tailor And SHORTEN Your Dress Shirt Sleeves YOURSELF!
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
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Hate when your dress shirt sleeves are too long? I got you covered.
First, unfurl your sleeve and check out the pleat-it helps your shirt fit in the cuff. Keep that in mind because we'll be making some later. Grab a seam ripper and carefully attack the stitch, but be cautious not to poke a hole in your shirt. The first few stitches might be tough, but once you make a hole, it gets easier.
Keep working around until the cuff is completely removed. Remember that factory pleat? We’re going to do it better. I'm removing 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the sleeve. Use a fabric marker or chalk to mark your new cuff line. If your shirt has a pattern, don't use the lines as a guide-measure to ensure accuracy all around.
We’re going to put a basting stitch on that line to cinch up the sleeve later. Set your stitch length and tension as loose as possible on your sewing machine. This stitch will be super easy to remove. Don't back stitch to lock it in. Once done, cut off the extra fabric, leaving about a quarter of an inch (6 mm) for seam allowance.
Reattach your cuff just above the basting stitch, adding smaller pleats as you go. If you have more sleeve than cuff, pull the basting stitch to cinch up the sleeve. Adjust previous pins to ensure everything is even.
Readjust your sewing machine settings and line up your needle above the original stitch. Go slow, like you're walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Smooth out any non-pleated spots for a sleeker finish. Boom!
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Here's how to shorten the BODY of a dress shirt! - czcams.com/video/xpWOkXyK3L8/video.html
SD, show us how to make nice pocket squares out of old shirts. I have a few shirts that almost ended up in the trash but the patterns in the fabric could make stylish pocket squares.
That’s a great idea!
Good idea❤
Good to see you back! Please post more
Thats the plan Stan!
(Also it's really cute hearing the terms I already know from knowing about historical fashion (basting stitch in this specific instance) being said by a modern man to his bros. Especially when I typically watch women showing who speak in various non-standard-american accents)
Another simplified , straight forward video for what appears to be a complex task on the surface. Best men's tailor channel on CZcams! I've just subscribed!
Thanks for the kind words I appreciate it! Glad to have ya here!
Awesome! Thank you as always!
My pleasure!
Exactly what I have been thinking of doing! Thanks D! 🙂
Perfect! Definitely give it a shot!
Short and to the Point and also Hilarious!
Stylish is da Man!
😭 yes this one is the one i need. short fat guy, and it's actually impossible for me to find a shirt that fits my chest -(and stomach)- but doesn't go entirely over my hands. This wins. I'm here, now I just gotta hope I can find a cheap shirt on clearance I can practice on.
Eres un genio amigo , gracias 😎👍
Another video I was needing! Thank you! Question- do we remove the basting stitch thread or leave it in place?
Glad it was helpful for ya and thanks for being a channel member! You can leave the basting stitch in there, you're essentially sewing just above it so it isn't visible at all.
Love your content!
I appreciate that!
Do you have one on making a short sleeve shirt from a long sleeve? I rubbed the elbows out of a long sleeve but love the shirt. Thanks, D.
Funny you ask, I sure do!
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Love your videos! For a little guy like me nothing ever fits
Glad you like them! The struggle is real!
Nice!
Thanks!
So, gonna raise my boys watching these videos. Tailoring is such a lost art among folks.
Excellent, all I need now is a sewing machine and to learn how to sew.
You can do it! Check out FB marketplace for a solid used one!
i'd rather have long sleeves to cover my tiny, alien, rickets-like forearms.
Skeletor is that you?!
That tucking in and pleat part....looks like it is very easy to mess up.
Not at all, it will look messy because theres only sewing pins holding it together, but when you get everything evened out and stitched up it looks great!
@@StylishDTailors Easy for me, a person with little to no experience yet oddly has two sewing machines in the house....
@Stylish D: How about pinning the ends, of the
sleeve in the cuff First, then adjust the pleats to fit
so there is no bunching or shortage? 😁✌🖖
You could definitely do that but then you lose the ability to pull your basting stitch tighter. Not the end of the world, just an alternative way to do it!
@@StylishDTailors: Pulling the basting stitch gathers the material, right?
By pinning the ends first and adjusting the pleats, you don't need
to gather the material, right? Real question. Am I missing something? 😁✌🖖
SD I have extremely Long arms, could you do a video on the opposite?
Hmm doable but the problem is whether or not you would have enough extra fabric on your shirt to extend the sleeve significantly. You might get an extra 1/4 inch or so. Might not be worth it.
It’s not possible to open the cuff and extend that out at all?
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Dude...now your sleeves are too short.
That’s how I like them to fit 👍🏾
Easy peasy😅
Lemon squeezy!
2:41. if you have shirt sleeves THAT short, when you raise your arm, that shirt is gonna ride up your arms and it will make it look too small...
It's borderline, any shorter most definitely but I haven't had any issues with it.
@@StylishDTailors ive had a few shirts done like that, and when I bend my elbow they pull up by arms... so from now on, I only get the tailor to do half an inch, and then tell them to add another button so I can tighten the cuff, to stop it falling past my wrist...
Two minutes or two hours???
Only one way to find out...
Just buy a shirt that fits 👍🏻
Easier said than done most of the time, I hate it!
Yeah, that's just about everything you "should not" do
How so?
I’ve got news for you,that’s not a dress shirt!
Is it...a t-shirt?
2 mins my butt lol
Only one way to find out my friend!
This is not easy or completed within two minutes.
The video length is two minutes and its surprisingly way easier than people realize.
2 minutes? Are you kidding? ! This title is really disingenuous.
But thats how long the video is, so I most definitely delivered