My experience in the alteration of clothes is mainly taking up trousers or skirts with straight edges and have always botched up anything which is curved. Please help!
2006-09-12 11:13:14 · 11 answers · asked by AnnieG 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Take a long running stitch around the bottom of the skirt. Turn up the hem to the length you want it, then gently pull the running stitch and gather in the fullness very evenly. Press the hem, then hem it by hand. I saw this on a sewing show once and tried it and it worked beautifully.
2006-09-12 11:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by blondee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unstitch the hem, iron it straight, draw a template around the original and now ragged hem. Use this template to move it to the hemline you want, draw around this with pencil, making adjustments to account for the reduction in the circumference of the skirt, cut it to the length required!
Iron the new hem first so that it is easier to sew and quicker that putting pins it it and pulling them out as you sew.
Good luck!
2006-09-12 11:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by 675 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the dress on and have a friend mark or pin where the hem should be all the way around. Then trim and hem.
2016-03-26 22:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by Janet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut with scissors to make the curves, then take up the edges
2006-09-12 11:18:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Employ a seamstress and pay up. Don't bother with tricky stuff like that. Just throw your cash at someone else.
2006-09-12 11:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by helen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the previous answers here are really helpful but i agree with the person who said - hire someone to do it.
My skill level is about the same as yours and i don't think i would attempt it!
2006-09-12 21:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a seamstress or dry cleaners to it properly
2006-09-12 20:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by lizarddd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make the turn-up as small as possible and fold the material as you hem it.
2006-09-12 11:16:17 · answer #8 · answered by leximp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a professional, that way they cant bugger it up!!
2006-09-13 02:07:45 · answer #9 · answered by dancing darlings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to a tailor
2006-09-13 17:46:03 · answer #10 · answered by sugarsweet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋