The Fastest Way To Shorten Dress Straps (Ep. 36)

In this quick video, we'll walk through the steps for shortening a standard dress strap. The result are quick, clean and super easy!
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00:00 Introduction
00:26 Mark New Strap Length
00:49 Accessing The Strap Through The Lining
01:06 Pulling the Strap Inside
01:45 Seam Ripping the Other Strap
02:21 Shortening the Second Strap
02:52 Angled Strap Adjustment
03:21 Pin and Sew the Strap Inplace
04:10 Close the Lining

[@SueAckerman1]

What type of hem do you prefer for the lining

[@abigailpeterson7914]

How can you tell that a dress's straps are built this way BEFORE tearing the dress open? It looks easy enough if the dress is built with the end of the straps in the bust lining. I need to alter my bridesmaid dress and the wedding is too soon to buy a new dress if I mess up.

[@sewshowwithshae]

A huge majority of dresses are made this way, if it looks like the strap is embedded in any seam running along the neckline her back line, then most likely this is gonna be the way that is constructed however, any time you open a dress to go inside you should always be able to just close that seam without having to make any major changes and still be able to wear it so I wouldn’t worry too much.

[@suaquanaohienthuong]

Tôi đã xem và nó rất ok

[@gertraudeagleson946]

😅

[@yadir216]

Don't you sew the under stitches again?

[@maryann1187]

Great instructions! Please less camera movement during close-ups. ❤️