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How to Shorten a Sweater from the Bottom with Hem Tape

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How to Shorten a Sweater from the Bottom with Hem Tape

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Learn how to shorten a sweater from the bottom with hem tape. This sewing technique removes the ribbing, but it's an easy sewing alteration.
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Do you know that wealthy people look good in their clothing, because they get it tailored and altered to fit their own unique body. Clothing looks the best when it's custom fit to you which means altering it.
I've shared a sewing tutorial about how to shorten a sweater and keep the ribbing, but what if you need to cut the hem off or it's a curved hem? This sewing tutorial to shorten a sweater from the bottom with hem tape is great for sweaters where you can get rid of the ribbing.
Sweaters are tricky to alter since they are knitted and not sewn. To alter them you have to introduce sewing with a sewing machine and stitches.
This way of hemming a sweater works well for sweaters with curved hems, sweaters with ties, sweaters with a split hem, and sweaters with thin ribbing.

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Heather Handmade published this 10:07 video tutorial on January 25, 2020. It has been watched 33,814 times on YouTube.

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  • Sewing tutorial: Use hem tape to shorten a sweater | The ... articlooza.com

    Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can use hem tape to shorten a sweater. This method also removes any ribbing from the bottom of the sweater, which will give it a looser, boxier fit that’s trendy right now.

  • Shorten A Sweater From The Bottom With Hem Tape ... allfreesewing.com

    Learn how to shorten a sweater from the bottom with hem tape. This sewing technique removes the ribbing, but it’s an easy sewing alteration. Do you know that wealthy people look good in their clothing, because they get…

  • Shorten a Sweater from the Bottom with Hem Tape • Heather ... heatherhandmade.com

    Place the hem tape on the bottom of the sweater measuring up the amount that will be cut off. (The 5/8 inch is how tall the hem tape is.) Fuse the hem tape to the sweater with the iron. Make sure the iron is not too hot…

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