How to Tailor and Take in a Dress to Fit you Perfectly | Sew Anastasia
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- How do you tailor or take in a dress including sleeves? fashion designer Anastasia Chatzka shows you how to take in a dress the easy way to fit you perfectly! This one even has princess lines to alter!
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I like how you show what you're doing at every step. Sounds basic, but not many sewing tutorials actually do this - they're like "then we sew on the sleeves on both sides" or "you can serge the edges or zigzag them" and just skip to the next step like it's obvious. You took those couple seconds to show how it's done, which is absolutely essential for a beginner like me. Great tutorial, now I feel encouraged to try again with a dress that I messed up (first attempt at sewing) 🥰
I’m happy to hear that & that’s exactly why I show everything step by step. Also sewing skills take time to develop so if you get it on you second or even 6th attempt then Your doing awesome & just keep going. It’s actually a lot harder then it looks. My students always tell me that I make it look easy & I tell them it’s cause iv been sewing for 25 years!!! Lol . So just keep at it 👏👏👏👏
"If you don't have a dress form, just put it on yourself. You're gonna do all the things I'm gonna do on the dress form, but you'll do it on yourself"
2 minutes later: "To keep the side seams and front from moving around, I'm gonna push pins DIRECTLY INTO THE DRESS FORM"
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Nice. You can wear a tank top under your dress and pin the side seams to your under shirt if you are not using a dress form. Thanks for watching :)
Wait that actually fixes the problem I was having-
This video has been endlessly helpful😂
This was so incredibly helpful! I find pretty dresses like this one all the time, take them home, but end up never wearing them because they just don't fit right and altering them seemed too daunting a task. Your video encouraged me to give it another go! Thank you for providing such excellent instructions! ❤
Your very welcome 🤗 I hope your next dress altered works out well. I use to feel the same way about all the steps to altering a dress, the sleeves, the neck, the body, reshaping spots. Ugh… but now it’s a breeze!
You're so brave to cut the extra fabric from the sleeve after marking the seam allowance 😭 I would be too nervous and leave it till after I tried the dress on to make sure I didn't make any mistakes
It’s always good to try it on first before cutting. I’v just done this so many times that I’m comfortable with it. 🎀🎀🎀 Happy sewing & measure twice cause u can only cut once! 💕💕💕
Thank you so much. I like the way you show how easy and simple to take in the dress step by step. It gives me the confidence to try my dress.
Just subscribed! So excited haven't sewn in over 20 yrs and im getting back into it. A thousand THANKS! I have forgotten many things over the years. You are the best teacher on UA-cam. Im older i need these details. I love you!
Awwwwwww thank you so much for watching!!!!!! Happy sewing 🎀🧵
I ordered a beautiful dress from an outlet store for 40 bucks that was originally up to 200 in retail price. I started sewing a few months ago and since i made some bad experience with having my clothes taylored at a store, i am eager to do it myself. Im so scared of doing anything to it, this video sure helps! Thank you so much xx
You can do it!!! It might take a few dresses to perfect it but you will get it! I also suggest practicing on a few thrifted dresses you don’t care about first in case you mess up…but you will be good as long as you try on your dress as you go & don’t cut anything off till you try it on. Happy sewing! If you think of any other questions while your sewing let me know. I’d love to make a video about it.
@@SewAnastasia thank you so much for your answer and the great tips. I decided to send the dress back because the alterations that would've been needed just really exceeded what i can do at this point. As you said, i'm gonna try altering less important things before projects like this one. Very smart advice😁♥️
Right now i'm sticking to other sewing projects (that you can't wear), i'm sewing my first quilt for instance. This way even though i might mess some things up a little, the finished item is still usable when its done. And i can really learn and perfect handling the machine and all that!
Great instructions!!! Dress looks great!
Thank you. Miss you in class!
Thank you very much-your video gave me courage to alter this cute dress I got for $12 but it was too big. Now it fits much better (which helps as I’m in-between sizes!) I’ll try to post on IG. Cannot wait to see more of your videos.
Awesome 👏 yessss tag me in your dress. Thank you for watching :)
i just got a cute dress for $12 aswell haha, its also to big for me
Great video, Anastasia! My first pass for your channel; it seems I'll enjoy it. I have to adjust a dress, and I confirmed a couple of ideas I had from here. Thanks! :)
I have tiny shoulders and a short waist. These tips are giving me life!!! You are absolutely adorable!! Subscribed!!!
So happy these videos are helping you tailor 💗🎀 Also thank you for subscribing 🎀
Thank you again for a wonderful video! You're awesome!😊❤👍
Thank you 😊 🎀 happy sewing
Thank you so much for the video! I really like learning how to alter the sleeves
I'm so glad!
Very good instructions, thanks 🙏
Very welcome 🤗
Thank you so much. Beautiful dress as well.
Your welcome. Thank you 🎀
You did a great job teaching this. You inspired me to try it 😁👍💕. Have a great evening.
Thank you! Cheers!
Keep the good work up I love it I really love it you teach so very well and understanding I love the way you take your time Because I am a older person thank you So so much I do believe you are going to the top Thank you😊
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Happy sewing!
This is such a helpful video thank you!
Welcome 🤗
Absolutely adorable 👗
Thank you 😊
easy to follow, very helpful!
Glad it helped! Happy sewing!
Thank you very much for this tutorial. This is what I need. Like!
Woohoo happy sewing 🧵
Very good! Good info!
Thanks! 🎀🎀🎀
Very helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I have been a SUBSCRIBER for a while now and enjoy your sewing tips! Your instructions are super clear and your enthusiasm is encouraging and I can't wait to put your techniques to use. #justwantedyoutoknow
So happy to hear that. Thank you 😊
Very informative video. Can you please teach us how to shorten the yolk, as being petite my yolk always ends us in wrong place
Brilliant.
Awww thanks for watching ☺️
Great video
Thank you for watching 🎀
omg that red dress😍
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Very nice. Thank you. Subbed.
Your welcome. Thank you 😊
Thank you for the informative video. You know it's a great video when it's still a top result a few years after release :]
One question: what is the advantage of chalking the pinned seam lines and removing all the pins before sewing rather than removing them as you sew the seam? And how do you keep the two pieces of fabric from sliding and ruining your seam if they're not pinned? Thanks!
You can always re-pin them after you true your seam. I tend to hold my fabric v.s. pinning a bunch while sewing. Thank you for watching.
I recently purchased a collared jumpsuit that I absolutely love, but the top or bodice is too long making it overlap over my waistline. I can take it back but I really want to make it fit and a smaller size is sold out. I was not able to find a UA-cam video that seemed to answer my problem until I got to yours but then I saw that apparently the garment you were working on did not have facing and certainly did not have a collar. I didn’t know if they were any tips online or any of your videos that might address this issue. So I will have to take the sleeve off, detach the collar on the sides, shorten the shoulder seam and assemble it all back. In my experience it will be difficult for me with my ability to be able to attach a collar back in a way that looks professional. So that’s why I was searching for this issue and came upon your post but it wasn’t exactly my problem. Don’t know if you have any additional videos plus I would like to know where you buy your chalk applicator and refills and the namebrand thank you.
Your videos are so easy to follow. I wish I found you earlier I would’ve bought so much more cute things at the thrift.
Glad you like them! Time to start thrifting again!
Thumbs up 👍 and subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
This video is so clear and helpful, thank you so much!
Would the steps be any different if the dress that I'm looking to alter doesn't have princess lines? I have this empire waist dress that I'm looking to alter so it has a bodice (w/darts) and a skirt. Thank you in advance 💝💝💝
Take it in where ever you have seams. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching.
I'm hooked, I'll watch this. You never know, right?
You never know 🎀
@@SewAnastasia I'm at the skill level now, I want to make everything I see that I haven't done yet. I repaired a friend's dress, but didn't alter it. Today I made a pair of oven mitts from fancy embroidered curtains with a cashmere lining from an old sweater for another friend. There is a real satisfaction to sewing. I think you really embody that excitement of making a usable and beautiful thing from a 2-dimensional sheet. Thank you for that.
@@BariumCobaltNitrog3n heck yeah !!! That’s awesome 👏🏻
Thank you! This video is great.
Question: How do you handle the extra length on the sleeve once the arm hole is smaller from taking in the shoulder?
If you took it in a ton you will need to take in the sleeve too & possibly draw a new sleeve cap curve. If you just take it in as much as I did then you can just ease it back in with no further alterations. Hope that helps!
If it were me I wouldn’t have touched the dress at all. for its style it fit you perfectly! That’s just my opinion, great tutorial!!!
aww thanks. Thats really nice of you. Thank you for watching.
Really great. Please can you tell me which chalk pen you use.
Quilting chalk from joanns
Hi there, thank you for your video. I am not sure how you take in the arm hole without having to make the sleeve smaller to fit in the new smaller hole? Thanks
It really depends on how much you took it in. It is possible that you need to take in the sleeve if you took in the armhole a great deal.
Hi sew well explained! Can you tell me if I take in the sides of a dress should I graduate it up into the sleeve too ?
Hi, Yes blend it up to the armhole so it is a smooth line but if you do not need it taken in that far then just smoothly blend it back into the side seam where you no longer need it taken in.
Thank you for this tutorial. How would you do this if the dress has a lining?
You would also take in the lining. Separate the lining from the dressz
Thank you for this. I just bought a sewing machine and I have clothes I want to take in and make.
Wonderful! Have fun. It is such a great skill to have. If you have any questions let me know. Happy sewing!
Have a one piece dress pattern with an A-line bottom, how to adjust to make it a pencil or straight width bottom?
To make it a pencil just keep taking it in with pins till you like the shadow of it. Same thing for making it straight.
If the dress you wish to take in has only side seams and no princes seams- safe to say you would take in a bit from each side? I have paid attention to your instruction on measuring to ensure you’re taking in equal amounts so it comes out balanced. Thanks!
Yes you can take it in through the side seams if you do not have princess lines. Happy sewing :)
Do you teach more alteration techniques? I spent thousands of dollars on a diploma in fashion design that's two years long and in that time, we only had ONE 6 hour class to cover alterations!! It went over only very basic things, we were never taught what to look for when altering a garment or why we needed to alter something a certain way, or how it would affect the pattern. My teacher was too vague and couldn't answer my questions and I feel cheated. This 20 minute video was WAY more detailed and helpful than that class. So I'm wondering if you do more alterations classes like this one that can help me build up a foundation of knowledge and skill? I want to make costumes for theater and movies so this skill is VITAL.
Yikes. Sorry to hear about that class. I actually teach a class starting on Sept 7th that is 6 weeks long and its on alterations and upcycling. You can take it in person or virtually. Check it out at sewanastasia.com Also check out all my past videos. I put out a few alteration videos every month. Thank you for watching.
That is a beautiful dress great job.
I absolutely love that sewing machine what is the name
Thank you. It is a designer Epic by Viking!
If I’m trying the piece on myself, how do I take it off with all those pins in it, without poking myself and turning into a colander? 😂
You are so helpful! Could you come over and help with a few projects I have going? I can sew but tailoring I struggle with. I make great tea. Thanks
Ha. Sounds fun. I am in!
Where can I get a pin wand like yours? 🤩
Amazon or Joann fabrics
I have questions . Pls help me . Do I need take more at the back or both side to make it shape the blouses
Probably both sides but it depends on how it’s fitting you. If your busty you could need to take it in more at the back. Make sure to keep it balanced by keeping you new seam at the side seam & that it’s not pulling more towards the front or the back. Keeping it balanced it key to a good fit.
@@SewAnastasia thank you so much friend for your reply I appreciate . Godblessed 🙏🙏
Very nice video. Every time I get a dress professionally tailored, they only take out fabric on the sides, even though the dress alreadyhas lines on the front and on the back. The original shape is never kept. I don't understand why.
Sounds like they are just being lazy & don’t want to fuss with any other style lines. It is definitely easier to just snatch in the sides but you can lose shape or move the style lines in a way that unbalances them. We’ll hopefully next time you can tailor your own dress 👗 🎀
If your dress only has two seams one on each side would you still be able to take fabric out of the dress all around or would you want to take it out evenly on each side?
Evenly on each side!
Are the eyebrows pink?? So cute!
Oh yeah. I love my colored eyebrows! Thank you for watching!
Hi I would love to ask please if you can show me how to make the armholes smaller I have a couple dresses and blouses that i feel restricted in because the armholes are to big thanks 😊
Hi! In my latest video I went over 1 method for this. This video was for you! ua-cam.com/video/rdmkUjUPji0/v-deo.html
Did you cut extra fabric on the sleeves to match the armhole?
I cant remember if I did on this one or not. Sometimes you need to and sometimes you don't need to. It's really depending on the project. Thank you for watching.
for whatever reason she looks exactly like Ali Hazelwood to me!!
I will look her up!
Where did you get the chalk you're using?
It’s quilting chalk from Joann fabrics
I am confused, you took in the shoulder height but did not take fabric off the sleeve height. Why wasn't the sleeve too big to fit back into the dress?
It’s because it was take in at the side seam probably… I haven’t watched this vid in a bit I’ll watch it again & let you know.
Yes, I was wondering the same thing. I would not want any fullness in the sleeve tops, if it wasn't in the original sleeve design. When, if ever would the sleeve need to be altered, and how would it be done?? Thanks
What is a princess seam?
A seam that goes through the apex to the waist and to the shoulder or arm
I'm wondering how you take in gaping arm holes on a sleeveless dress 👗
Do you mean below the arm or at the side boob? Below the arm you take in the side seam & at the boob you add a dart. Hope that helps!
@@SewAnastasia thank you. I also have a dress where it fits bad. It's tight at the back when you put your arms forward. The dress is too big so I'm not sure what's the problem.
I just bought a dress at a thrift store that is 3 sizes too big. I figured I can down size. My dilemma is it has a lining and a belt in the middle waistline so I'm gonna have to cut the lining of the belt in order to be able to take it in
You could seam rip out the lining & also take it in the same way u do the self fabric if u want to keep the lining. I’m not sure I understand the belt…. Like a waistband on the dress?
@@SewAnastasia yes I mean a waist band. Thanks for the tip.🥰
What do you mean "Princess Line"?
The vertical seam in the dress.
Why wouldn’t you seam rip every third/fourth stitch then undo from the other side? It’s how I learned. Ripping every seam is time consuming.
There are a lot of different types of stitches and techniques. It really depends on the seam and the fabric. There are also lots of different types of seam rippers! You can do what ever works best for you though. There is no right or wrong way if its workings and not ruining your fabric. Happy sewing.
Lol 😂so when you pinning to make sure the fabric doesn’t move if you don’t have a dress form you’ll put the pin into your flesh 😅😂🥱😩
No. You should pin it to a shirt or bodysuit on u.
Make it larger
I do have a few videos on my channel making dresses bigger. Check them out!
The dress is secure on my body but these pins sticking into my stomach don't feel too great... Anyone know how to get blood out of polyester? 😬
😂 j/k.
peroxide! It always works for blood.
You tryna reach 100k? Reach 50k first
I’m working on it!
dress, not drass
all good.
I’d love if you talked more calmly
Awesome .ok. Thank you for watching Sew Anastasia & Happy Sewing!
Talk to much.
Well I guess I like to talk. Thanks for watching 🎀
omfg obnoxious
There is no joy in being boring. Thank you for watching
Wow!! That was such a mean comment, from Simpsons Love!! Whatever happened to "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all!! " You are a talented lady, and you make excellent sewing tutorials!! However, your voice is a bit high pitched. Maybe, try lowering it and/or speaking slower!?!?
Thank you! Very helpful cause I do that too. Buy or get garments too big that I like and need to make them smaller to fit me and your video was just what I needed. Especially sleeves and around shoulder arm. I get that big arm hole that hangs under the arm. Thank you 👍 awesome 😊
I'm so glad you found the video helpful! It's always frustrating when we find clothes we love but they don't fit quite right. I hope the tips in the video will help you make those garments perfect for you!