Can you alter a dress with pockets? Yes you can!

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Жыл бұрын

How can you take in the sides of a dress if it has pockets? Let me show you how!
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Пікірлер: 52

@QueenAmethyst55 Жыл бұрын

The dress & you look so beautiful Catherine 😊

@VirginiaDavis-ee6js Жыл бұрын

You make all these alterations look so easy

@melissaegbertson9100 Жыл бұрын

Great job, what a difference a proper fitting makes! Very inspiring, Catherine!

@sozofam2164 Жыл бұрын

Very cute - love the dress on you!

@DH-ku6qg Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Good video! Thanks for the instructions for adjusting pockets and dress.

@bees272 Жыл бұрын

Looks great Catherine enjoy your time away 👋it looks so beautiful behind you 🦋

@danad4849 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clear and easy explanation and the great before and after.

@arvettadelashmit9337 Жыл бұрын

I love that dress on you. You look so dressed up. I hope it is cooler there than it is here.

@sharonkayknowles6536 Жыл бұрын

Lovely! I’ve been a fan, long time. I’ve learned to turn turtle necks into a round neck. I just Saved two Chicos sweaters that were in the donate bag. I’ve also learned to treat sweaters as, Fabric! It just never occurred to me that you can cut and re sew a sweater! I even took zipper pants and made them elastic waist. You inspire all of us! More for fat ladies, please. I have altered shirts with gussets.! Love you.

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

Sharon, your comment warmed my heart and made my day! Thank you so much 🥰

@katieduffy593 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous dress

@nancyathearn1577 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Catherine, I loved your video - as usual! I found you on my feed several months ago, and couldn't believe there was someone out there who recycles and hacks thrift-store clothing like I do! Concerning serging seams - I almost always sew or baste a seam first, then check for fit. And here's a funny story - many years ago I sewed a pretty silky polyester dress almost entirely on my serger. It fit perfectly. The first time I wore it was to a special church service and I had to get up on the platform and sing a solo. Just before the service started, something felt "funny" at the back of my dress. I asked my friend, and she saw that the princess seams had split / shredded over the hips/bum area! Oh no! What to do??! She said it didn't show much at all because I'd made a navy-blue slip and the dress was a navy print. Boy, was I self-conscious! So - I stitch most seams and then serge just a bit away!

@helenwood3199 Жыл бұрын

Pretty and comfortable!

@barbaravoneitzen7367 Жыл бұрын

Your Dress looks great .

@Maplecook Жыл бұрын

Here to get dressed with you!

@annewhitney8809 Жыл бұрын

I love alterations. It’s like solving a puzzle. I watch you and Downtown Tailoring for info.

@kimhicks1571 Жыл бұрын

I’m on Vancouver island!! I had the same situation with a similar dress a few years ago - I gave it to a friend. It fit her perfectly and helped her stay cool, so no regrets there. Thanks for all the sewing tips on adjusting clothes to make them wearable 😘. I think I’ve said it before but you really have inspired me to rethink all the clothes I never wear. I’m just about finished a t-shirt alteration and I have a sleeve mod I want to change next. Enjoy your stay on Vancouver island - the weather is perfect today ☀️

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment! And you’re right about the weather, absolutely perfect. In couple weeks I’ll post a video of my thrifting experience in Comox, so stay tuned!

@carolcarter865 Жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful ❤

@l.m.o.8948 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your Ferry ride, thanks for the direction. 🇨🇦

@reneenixon3020 11 ай бұрын

Aloha! I just love your teaching. You're so calming & straight to the point. That dress is exactly my style. You have motivated me to do alterations on my clothing. Mahalo Nui Loa!😊

@ArlenePMCM Жыл бұрын

Great job! 🤩🤩🤩

@rozannaeastland1247 9 ай бұрын

Lovely dress! Good job!

@jewestph 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful! This video is excellent! I love to purchase vintage and used clothing , often times for the great quality or interesting fabrics, and refashion them. I have collected 6 shifts with pockets that I have been dreading altering and removing and replacing the pockets, which is what I was taught to do. I have been toying with doing exactly what you have done and now that I see how well you were able to finish this, I will be using this method for sure! Thank you!!

@thereselewis5843 Жыл бұрын

Wow that turned out great.

@cocoatmidnight7611 Жыл бұрын

You lucky lady. ❤ Vancouver Island, stunning place for vacay.

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s a stunning part of Canada!

@bonnierobbins4230 9 ай бұрын

Great job on the pockets!! Have fun on Ferry Ride!! As Always Good Health Bonnie Ohio 😊

@karenjones3066 Жыл бұрын

I have a couple of dresses that need taking in at the arm holes and this will get me to do it as it looks so much better! Mine don't have pockets but thanks for showing how to handle them if I ever need to!

@kathyleahy7314 Жыл бұрын

NICE.

@eeddoosshh Жыл бұрын

Wow! So talented :) love your patience and attention to detail! I'm just here to say, although I might never try my hands at something like this, I still watched this video till the end and liked it even before watching it! Because I knew I would love it anyway 😃 your alterations, updates, upgrades, hacks..are all an inspiration to me! And this year, for the first time, I have done a lot of sewing, almost a marathon, for my baby girl's summer wardrobe. And love seeing her wear them! This is a proud mama speaking =) your videos give me inspiration and courage to tackle my own wardrobe, too. Many thanks and a big hug! And.. the dress is gorgeous 😍

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful to hear! Thanks so much for sharing your kind thoughts 😍

@themamachar Жыл бұрын

Nice job!!

@lindabrotherton1225 8 ай бұрын

short, quick and am😊aziming 😅

@bradencottingham3142 Жыл бұрын

So very awesome!!!!!

@IMOO1896 Жыл бұрын

Lovely

@wendygemmell7968 3 ай бұрын

Have you got a video of how to do the other type pocket please?

@annabuther923 Жыл бұрын

U R GR8. Luv your tutes n vids. Question: too big knit shorts; I want to just sew on outside to make them smaller. 🤔 what say U 🤔

@larryharmon8731 Жыл бұрын

Most beautiful woman ever!

@gm749 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful, Catherine. You are so lucky. Where do you find all of these dresses?

@gerb3664 Жыл бұрын

Would front tucks or darts help the fit without having to mess with pockets? I have 3 dresses that need adjusting.

@gerb3664 Жыл бұрын

also in black and white

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s a fun idea to play around with! Now I want to find another dress like that and try various ways to nip and tuck it!

@Simplesavemoney Жыл бұрын

💯✌

@mammastreed5070 Жыл бұрын

Any chance you would do a video on making a skirt into a skort? Adding the short portion underneath? Been trying to do it but struggling a bit with skirts with waistbands & a zipper. Stretchy circle skirts in knit are easy peasy from a pattern. I want to up-cycle/ refashion it. Thanks!

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about skorts but coming at it from the opposite direction, starting with pants or shorts. I’m not sure if that would help you with your project or not?

@mammastreed5070 Жыл бұрын

@@CatherineSews ahhh! Didn’t think about that!! So would you make a skirt to go over the shorts/pants? I like wearing a skirt to work, especially in the summer but do a lot of bending, carrying furniture or heavy bags, etc and feel like I could be flashing folks without the security of the short part underneath. Sometimes I wear a pair of my husband’s boxers under a skirt🥴😂 just in case. I’d love to see how you envision that. (The project, not me bending over flashing my hubby’s boxers!😉😉)

@annewhitney8809 Жыл бұрын

@@mammastreed5070 have you thought of buying bicycle shorts or the shorts made specifically for “chub rub”. Starting with pants,chopping them off and using the leftover leg pieces would work I think.

@emilysmith2784 Жыл бұрын

I have a pair of pants which are too tight in the crotch. Thinking about turning them into a skirt. Any tips?

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I wonder if you’d be better to add a gusset to the crotch. If you have any similar fabric, you could cut a diamond shape and sew it into the inseams at the crotch. I’ll add that to my video To Do list but it’ll take me a while to get to it, so hopefully that brief description helps!

@emilysmith2784 Жыл бұрын

@@CatherineSews it’s the height of the crotch that’s the issue. They give me a wedgie 😂 would a gusset fix that? They are a little long so I was going to take them up as well so I could use the fabric from there.

@CatherineSews Жыл бұрын

@@emilysmith2784 no, a gusset wouldn’t help then. You can try the technique in this video: kzfaq.infoFRfChoDgOvU?feature=share