How to make sleeves smaller

How to make a big shirt smaller - take a too large t-shirt and cut it down to size - Photo and video tutorial by Melly Sews

Things won't always fit perfectly off the rack, but you can often still make them work with simple DIY alterations. Like this one for slimming sleeves and raising the neckline: two small changes that can make a big difference. Find three ways to do this — two of which are beginner-friendly — here.

You can make an XL T shirt into a size small? Yes, you can. And it's easy. Many times you have t shirts (often giveaways for events, etc.) that are WAY too big. They just print a batch of XL and figure they will fit everyone. These shirts either get worn as sleepwear or sit around waiting to become rags. But often the shirt is from something special you've done and you want to wear it. The answer is to make it your size. And you can do that! This is something I've done for my daughter, with…

When I posted my sailboat tee tutorial a few weeks ago, I promised a tutorial on taking in the sleeves. This is really the most simple alteration out there, but it makes a huge difference, especially if you’re trying to avoid the 90’s baggy look (which, um, I hope you are). Here’s the t-shirt I […]

With a few simple modifications you can turn your too-big T-shirt into something more attractive and wearable.

Learn how to take in a shirt to make it smaller the right way with this easy step by step sewing tutorial and instructions. How to make a shirt smaller.

Welcome to the very first installment of what I hope will be a long series of highly informative, entertaining, or just plain silly posts on our How-To Tuesdays. [I know it's Monday. I wanted to get it up early to give you all a chance to link up. And make sure I did Mr. Linky right.] Today I

I recently lost a little bit of weight, and I started trying on some clothes I haven't worn in a while. my t-shirts all looked very much like shapeless sacks, so I started playing around with tying the t-shirts. I quickly realized that trying these t-shirts was quite an art and required some specialized skills.

Learn the sewing steps for making a sleeveless blouse or dress smaller at the sides by removing underarm excess. Follow this step by step tutorial to learn how to measure the excess fabric that needs to be removed as well as how to mark, stitch, trim and

I have a lot of shirts and dresses where the armhole is just too big or wide. Here's a tutorial to fix those large armholes.