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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@k3of5ks 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Heather. I use hem tape all the time but really liked your tip to apply before cutting off.

@HeatherHandmade 4 жыл бұрын

Hem tape is so great!

@sewingmistakesunlimited 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this before cutting my sweater.

@HeatherHandmade 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@jocelynems5 2 жыл бұрын

What clear and thorough instruction. I know I can follow this and have success. Thank you! Now I'm going to go and learn how to use a double needle! Yay!

@HeatherHandmade 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tuyetpatten6270 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I will try

@HeatherHandmade Жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@kefirheals7383 2 жыл бұрын

What a great technique! This is just what I was looking for. I do have a second sweater that I'll be doing, but it has a decorative ribbed band at the bottom. Not sure how I'll get around that issue. But using that tape is going to help keeping the sweater from growing after cutting off the excess. Thanks for the video.

@HeatherHandmade 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@davevid45 7 ай бұрын

Buy the time the adds ended I forgot what I wanted to watch.

@TaraandSky 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video. I forgot about hem tape. I got a cardigan last year that is very long and I want to short it to my hip about 6 inches. Do you think I can cut that much off?

@HeatherHandmade 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I think that'll work. I have another video about hemming sweater and keeping the ribbing at the bottom if you prefer that look.

@matthewroth4659 11 ай бұрын

what material is this particular sweater?

@HeatherHandmade 11 ай бұрын

this sweater is kind of a textured boucle type sweater, but this method works with any sweater knit

@Marmarmar11 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Heather! would this work on a chunkier sweater?

@HeatherHandmade 3 жыл бұрын

If the sweater is really loosely knitted it might not work. I have another video that you can watch and the decide if this method or the other method would work better: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bK2iYNKlu6zUnn0.html

@HeatherHandmade 3 жыл бұрын

It's always tricky shortening a chunky, knitted sweater because it'll always change the sweater in terms of stretch and drape. These are the two methods I know of for shortening a sweater.