Altering Long Sleeves into Short Sleeves - TUTORIAL
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- I show you how to alter a long sleeve shirt and turn it into short sleeves. This is a real simple alteration and is a skill we all should have.
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This video was so helpful. Thanks. You got straight to the point and didn't drag it on by talking and talking about things the majority already knows about.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I love how CLEAR your instructions are. I altered a shirt while I watched your video and it came out beautifully! I had been stalling on this alteration for three years and had it done in minutes! Thank you.
I am so glad that this was able to help you.
Very clear! Thank you so much
@@MrsGsSewingSpace h
❤so easy
Thank you so much for your tutorial. It was very easy to understand now we can fix the mistake. I made trying to do it without watching. Thank you very much.
Best tutorial for this I found! Finally someone who addressed how to compensate for the narrow to wide fold up. I kept getting puckers. I hate to sew, but I still want my mending and alterations to look nice. I’ve shortened the sleeves on 5 of my hubby’s shirts. THANK YOU!
Awesome!! I am so glad that my video was able to solve your problem. Thank you for watching my videos.
Great tutorial, I was just asked to shorten some sleeves for a friend and had no idea I’d need to adjust the seam to make things even...great advice!
Thank you for watching. I am glad that my video helped.
Thank you need this for my costume couldn't find any short sleeve purple shirts so this is an informative video that helped me a lot even for a kid who can see but can't do it exactly and my parents can see so this is a great way to presentthis
Thank you for yourtime
Thank you for your comment. I hope your costumes is fabulous. It makes me happy hearing that you found it useful. Happy Halloween!
Thank you. You made this very clear. I feel confident that I will be able to turn my long sleeves into short sleeves with confidence.
You are welcome. I hope your sewing goes well.
Thanks for teaching me something new! Great video!
Happy to help!
You are an excellent instructor! You are clear, precise and I followed easily. Now to get those two shirts shortened. Thank you "bunches"😀❤️😉
Thank you. I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
Thank you so very much for this information. I have been trying to shorten a shirt for my husband, but I was very frustrated with the different circumferences after I cut the sleeve off. You cannot imagine how excited I am to head into my sewing room and finish this job. He will be so impressed with his new sleeves. Thank you again for this informative video.😀
I am glad that you found this video. Good luck in your sewing.
Thanks for sharing! I want to work on my sewing and clothes altering skills so this was really informative and helpful! :)
I am glad that you found this video helpful. I do have other alterations planned in the future. I just don't know when yet. : )
This is very needed, thankyou, my dad does not like wearing full sleeve, so I have to make it short for him, thankyou so much❤
You are very welcome. I am glad that you found this video helpful.
You instructions are right on. Headed to the sewing room now to shorten some sleeves for the hubby.
Good luck with your project. I am glad you found my video helpful.
Thank you Emily for such clear instructions. Very helpful and much appreciated.
You are welcome. I am glad that you are enjoying this content.
Hi Emily... You are the best. Very clear video. Kudos
Thank you very much. I appreciate that thought.
This video is still very useful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in a great video. You explained and demonstrated each step very well.
You're very welcome! I am glad that you found this video helpful.
Dear Mrs. G. You did a fantastic job in showing us how this can be done! it is one of the most comprehensive and clear videos out there on the subject! Thanks so much for SHARING with us!
I am glad that you found this video helpful. I do have a few more alteration videos up my sleeve, but that isn't going to happen until next year.
I enjoyed watching your video. you explained every clear and easy to follow. Thank you.
Thank you for watching. I am glad that you found this video helpful.
Thank you,clear instructions,definitely support you
Thank you so much!
Thanks!!! The zoom-in was really helpful
Glad it helped!
Thank you! I was looking for exactly what you just showed. Fantastic!
Awesome! I am glad that you found my videos helpful.
Thank you Mrs G, had done this on partners work shirt, followed different measures but same principle, but yours is by fare easier to understand and I’m British too x
Awesome! I am glad that you liked how I explained myself. I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos too.
Thank you for this super clear tutorial!
Your welcome!
Thanks for this great vid. I just today tore out the elbow of one of my favorite shirts and I'll do this to keep it going since I love the fabric and pattern of the shirt.
I am glad that you found this video. Good luck with your project.
Your directions are awesome. Good job!
Thank you so much!
Nicely done. Clear, well explained/illustrated. Useful info for both converting long sleeve to short and adjusting many styles of sleeves that are too long. And for minor adjusting of sleeves that are too large.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I was worried that it didn't make any sense.
Ugh, what a sewing queen! Thank you so much, I was in desperate need of a short sleeve black shirt, and now I have one!
I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
You executed this task well and I can now follow what you did with my partners shirts that need turning into short sleeve summer shirts. Thanks once again
I am glad that you found that this video was helpful. Thank you for watching.
Very detailed tutorial! Thank you so much for posting. :)
Thank you. I hope you enjoy the rest if the videos as well.
Great tutorial, Mrs. G! This is exactly what I need to do with my husband’s shirts. You explained this so well and with good details that I feel confident that I’ll be able to execute this technique. Thank you!
Thank you! I am happy that I was able to help you fix your husbands shirts.
Very good and easily explained. Thanks
Thank you.
Thank you for the clear instructions.
You are welcome.
I am going to try that on my long sleeve shirt
I hope it goes well and thank you for watching.
Very good tutorial. Just what I was looking for and needed. Thanks so much!
I am glad that you found this helpful.
Well done I appreciate it, waving to you from Michigan
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome
Great video. I’ll be able to do my shirts now.
Awesome! I am glad that you found this video and it was helpful.
Thank you! Very clear instructions
You are welcome.
thank you ms g!
You are welcome!
Awesome,, Now I can go back and take my short sleeve shirts apart and do them the right way. Many thanks, I should have came here first !
I am glad that you enjoyed this video.
Just what I needed, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this great tutorial! I'm in my American Legion post's Honor/ Color Guard and I have a men's shirt to wear made of linen....I always look wrinkly! 😔. Went to Goodwill today and found a nice men's long sleeve shirt that I want to shorten the sleeves. Your video is great! You addressed the the difference in the sleeve length and how to fix it! I think I can use that same technique to narrow the body of the shirt using my linen shirt as a template. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 😎❤️
You are welcome, welcome , welcome. Haha!
A good tutorial with one small exception. The only length marker should be the fold line down the middle of the sleeve, not the underarm sleeve length. Once the fold and length from the shoulder is established, mark a perpendicular line from the fold across the sleeve using a t square, ignoring the length of the underarm sleeve. Doing it as in video can create a slanted sleeve hem, because every sleeve and armhole has a slightly different shape. (This is noticeable on the plaid shirt. ) Another thing to be aware of is that shortening a long sleeve, since you have to narrow the width for the hem allowance, may result in a sleeve too tight in the biceps if the long sleeve is not fairly loose on the wearer.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I appreciate your input.
Great tutorial! THANK YOU!!!
I am glad that you liked it.
Great job! easy to follow,
love this!;)
Thank you for watching!
This is a great and informative video.. Thank you very much.. You did a great job explaining!👍
Thank you. I am glad that you enjoyed the video and understood what I was trying to say.
I love your video, this is very helpful. Thanks
Thank you! I love hearing from people who watch my videos. Feel free to leave any ideas that you might want to see in the future.
I loved the video! The only thing i Sony get since ive never sewed in my life is how to sow the sleeve!😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for watching!! I am so glad that you now know how to alter a sleeve.
Thank you so much very easy tutorial
Glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great! Thank you
Your welcome!
Your video was so helpful. I don't a shirt template so I took your measurements and I hope it works. thank you.
I am glad that you found this video helpful. I hope that you enjoy the other videos as well.
I did 6 shirts with your measurements and it worked. I had to tweak on some . I thought I did a good (great) job.
That is awesome! Hearing that you were able to use what I taught makes this whole adventure worthwhile.
So helpful. Thankyou!
You are welcome!
thank you! this was very helpful!
I am glad that you found the video to be helpful.
Thank you dear
You are so welcome!
i love this music
Thank you.
Thank you. Very detailed and simple explanation. The only difference with my alteration is that it is a short sleeve shirt and I have to make it shorter from the inside of the sleeve because it has a logo on the edge of the sleeve. I'm sure I'll be able to work it out.
I hope it works out for you. Thank you for watching.
Hello, thanks so much for your tutorial. I have been wondering how to do this for awhile now . Your directions are very clear and simple to follow. Would you also please consider showing the stitching and ironing parts as well ? I don't have a sewing machine but would appreciate seeing how it's done because I'd luke to get one eventually. And, hate to say it, but a lot of younger viewers have never used an iron. Thanks so much for your video ! ~~~Laura
Thank you. I might make an iron video later but it is far down on the list. But I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
Very well explained, thank you.
Thank you. I hope you find the video helpful.
Excellent! Thanks.
I am happy that you found this useful.
Appreciate the step.where we need to narrow the seam!!
You are welcome, I am glad that I was able to help.
Thanks for showing how to do that. I've got several long sleeve shirts I wanted to make short sleeve and I just didn't know how to do it. I was afraid to cut my shirt sleeves off and ruin my shirts. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I think I might be able to do it now. I may have to watch the video again just to be sure but thanks a lot.
Glad I could help! And Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing your technique!
I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
Thank you very much. Learned something from u 🤗
I am very glad that you learned something from me. That is what I always want. Have you seen my other videos? Tell me what you think.
Thank you for the help. You have good and clear instructions. I done everything you instructed ,but, I still could not get the hem to lay flat all the way around. It has to be something I'm not doing wrong. But I will keep trying.
Just remember to take your time. And keep trying. Good Luck. If you have questions you can ask here or I have a Facebook page in which you can ask too.
Usefull i need to fix one for my hubby. Thanks!
I am glad that you found this useful. I hope that you enjoy the rest of the videos as well.
Emily, thank you for your tutorial. I'm stuck on 6:24 of your video. Because my sleeve is slanted such that the bottom fold extends past the shirt to the table. and the top of the fold slants into the shirt. I don't know if my description makes sense, but I don't know what I've done wrong. Your shirt at 6:24 shows the bottom fold laying inside the shirt sleeve, and I assume the top part of the fold extends beyond the shirt. Mine is the opposite. I've rechecked the measurements multiple times. The top 11 1/2" and the bottom 7". Is it okay to proceed with the slant as it is?
Thank you for your help!!
-Elizabeth
Nice useful video. Able to convert long to short sleeve with your illustration. Thanks
Your welcome. I am glad that you found my video helpful.
Loved your video .xx
Thank you so much for watching.
Perfect, thank you!
Thank you for watching.
Great post!!!
Thank you so much. I am glad that you enjoyed this video.
This is so great I can shorten the long sleeve shirt of my husband .
I am happy that you found my video. I hope it helps.
hi emily! if i wanted to make the sleeve just a little shorter (without using the guide of my origial shirt), how could I do that? would I just free-draw a curve ? thank you for the video!
You can still use the shirt as your guide. Just lay your guide shirt where you want it to be on your long sleeve shirt and make your marks from there. You will have to free hand the curve but it should be pretty similar to the original tutorial.
Thank you for this tutorial but im curious, is there any purpose of a hem or can i cut the shirt without it?
You can but it depends on the fabric and the look that you are going for. Hemming your clothes keeps the fabric from fraying and keeps your clothes looking neat and tidy.
Ty
You are welcome. Thank you for watching.
Very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very thank you madam
Loved your video very well explained & made simple. Was just wondering if I haven’t got another shirt to lay on the sleeve to Mark where I have to shape the seam so fits how do I do that, Thank you
If you haven't a shirt to lay on top I would recommend wearing your shirt and figuring how long you want it on your arm and marking with chalk or pins. Do that on one side and use that measurement for the other sleeve.
In your video you said trimmed and overcast the seam. What does that mean? Did you trim before sewing or after,,
I usually trim while in process. For example I will sew the seam line and then trim or serge edges as needed before rolling up and sewing the hems.
Wonderful now I can do my husband, shirt. Video very explained, looking for more especial zippers. That is hard, for me. Thank you.
I will be putting out a video about zippers soon.
Excellent.
Thank you. I am glad that you find this video enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing..
I am glad that you took time to watch. Thanks.
Do you have any tips for scretchy shirts? I have some that are kind of weird fabric
I will have to research and see what I can find.
Thank you,
I'm sewing by hand and have altered long sleeve into short sleeve before but your video was still helpful.🙂
You are welcome!
I am glad that you found this helpful.
Hello Mrs. G! I'm new to sewing and your video was the easiest one for me to understand so thank you! I was wondering if you could explain at 11:07-11:12 how did you make that part? I'm confused if you cut first, and then sewed it together? or did you sew first and then cut the excess off? I know you kind of explained something, but I'm unfamiliar with the words you used sorry! That step is confusing me and I'm not sure how to go from there. Thank you so much for your video and I can't wait to watch more of your videos to learn (:
I just reviewed the clip. What I did was sew the seam first on my sewing machine. But because that would have left a raw edge I then went back over it and sewed along the line with my serger. My serger would then wrap the edges in thread so that they won't fray. Or as I stated there is a stitch on regular sewing machines that imitate a serger stitch called an overlock stitch. You can use that instead. I hope this helps and Thank you for watching my videos.
You are awesome!
Thank you.
Thank u 💖👍
I am glad that you enjoyed the tutorial.
Just found this, so excited to try, you make it look so easy! Quick question, what ruler is that that you used? Also love that you explain how to "cheat" if you don't have a surger. I've subscribed and am excited to explore more if your videos to help improve my skills!
The ruler is the 2 x 18 inch ruler and there is a link in the description box below the video to Amazon where you can see more details.
There is a link to the ruler in the description box below the video. It is called the 2 x 18 inch ruler.
This is great. I have a similar query. Let's say you want to make the short sleeves of your existing short sleeve shirt even shorter. In that case would there be any reason to restitch the lower seam?
Did you mean the under arm seam? I am confused, which seam did you not want to stitch?
Detailed tutorial madam. Thanks
Thank you and you are welcome.
Mrs G can you show how to do as short sleeves to a blouse or a dress with no sleeves?
I love that idea. Let me research and I will make a video. But don't expect anything too soon. I need time to make it.
Awesome technique. But at 7:33 for my husband it's a no problem - doesn't need to be perfect 😂 poor guy
I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
@@MrsGsSewingSpace : Very helpful and clearly explained - Thank you mam 👍
What if you don't have a short sleeve shirt as an example to make the curve? How do you know how much of a curve.
You have to eyeball it. Start out making a small curve and adjust as needed until it looks like it should. I know that this is vague but I can't really explain it with words. But you can use the video as a reference as to how it should look.
@@MrsGsSewingSpace thank you.
very good tutorial. Video is a bit blurry, though.
Thank you for watching.
What about double seam on the shirt how do you that
What do you mean by a double seam?
@@MrsGsSewingSpace the double seam on the shirt just like jeans seams
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. It is called a french seam. You can google it and I will try to put together a video soon about french seams.
my short sleeve work shirt has an outer fold that I need to replicate on one of the currently-long-but-about-to-be-short sleeved shirts. Haven't found a tutorial on how to get that yet.
Do you mean a cuff?
No. It’s an external fold that somehow has the raw edge of the hem in it. Like in this photo - tradewear.com.au/products/bisley-original-cotton-drill-shirt-short-sleeve-khaki-bs1433?variant=7671308255290&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5uvblJLr6wIVz34rCh1tBg0wEAQYECABEgKd9PD_BwE
I am sorry for responding so late, you got caught up in my spam filter. But you do the exact same thing as you would do in this video except you fold and sew on the outside of the sleeve instead of the inside. In this video you hem to the inside, on the shirt that you linked you just do the opposite. So you hem to the outside. Do you understand?
@@MrsGsSewingSpace no. That is not how it’s done. There is no hem edge on the outside. The raw edge is IN that fold.
Correct. You fold up the hem and the raw edge is tucked under just like in the video. The only difference is that instead if sewing it to the inside of the sleeve where you can't see it, you sew it to the outside where it can been seen. It becomes a style choice at that point.
I’m working on a friends shirt and I don’t want to mess up
Good luck. I hope that this video helps.
Very helpful. Next time get him to model the finished product so we can see how it looks
I am glad that you liked this video. But my man is camera shy. He supports me in the background and is happy like that. But thank you for the suggestion. I will let him know what you said.
Wish you would of recorded sewing the shirts
I appreciate your comment but I did not sew these shirts. They were purchased from the store.
@@MrsGsSewingSpace I mean the part where you sew the sleeve
Ah. Does me showing you the sewing help you?
Complicated way
How so?
I was very disappointed to hear you say that since the shirt you were working on was "for my husband, so it really doesn't matter." Your husband deserves YOUR BEST, not second best. Please apologize to him. I could have cobbled up my husbands' shirt but, since he is the most important person in my life, I searched for expert advice and found you.