thank you SO much. I'm glad the video showed you what you wanted to know. But if you have any questions put them here ;-)

Same! I totally agree 👍🏼

I'm so happy that you had success and for sharing with me. I love your description - especially the "breathe" 😆at least you didn't mention you had to use the seam ripper. Thank you so much for watching and for the feedback.

Thank you. This is good feedback for me. Those details, like needle type, are important to a project turning out. I want to include all the basics without talking down to anyone who already knows some basics. I figure mentioning things like needle type is a good reminder to those folks, right? ;-)

ha! For awhile there all the shirts were made so long. Thanks for watching

wow - thank you very much. I need to print this out and paste it up where I can see it every day. Thank you

oh, that's great to hear. Thank you

:-) I love it when I can be a little smarter than I was. Thank you!

That's great to hear. The older machines are (usually) so well built. If it starts giving you trouble it's probably not the age of it but that it just needs a professional cleaning. I also have a bunch of shirts I want to shorten - gotta make the time to do it ;-)

Thank you 😊

Yay! Glad you had success and very happy I could help. Thanks for letting me know

That's really great to hear. Thank you for telling me :-)

Thanks, and thanks for letting me know. I'm glad you had success.

That's great. I'm so glad you got good results and now have 3 shirts in the right length. I need to follow your lead and shortened my Ts.

Wow, thank you very much. 😊

Thank you! Yes, they keep making gadgets and products - it's hard to keep up. But I really like that wonder tape. I forgot to say in the video it doesn't gunk up the needle either - that's nice. Enjoy updating your shirts

I meant to tell you earlier Great Job on getting your shirts altered. I find it such a good feeling to get items done, out of my mending basket and back into my closet. Of course, I struggle doing my mending and alterations, so I really admire that you did it. Inspiring!

That's great to hear, Thank you. I have quite a few shirts needing to be shortened, just need the inspiration to do it ;-)

Thank you. You know what I like to hear ;-)

I love this comment 😆 thank you and glad it helped

It would be so nice if more clothes were offered in petite and tall sizes. I'm glad you're going to able to adjust the length on your dresses and super glad I could help ;-)

Thanks!

Yes! You do not need a serger! (However, if you sew a lot of knits I recommend a Juki Seger #MO-654DE .. I got it on Amazon for $300-ish dollars (I do sew almost everyday) and it's great. Easy to thread, never lets me down)

Yes! This is great. I want everyone to be able to have their clothes fit like they want them to fit. Thanks for letting me know :-)

Thanks! (I hope it's a "good" personality ) ;-)

Thank you - clear and concise is my goal.

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful.

Thank you very much. That’s a lot of shirts to shorten but then you’ll be set. - and you’ll get better with each shirt so don’t start with your favorite 😉

Thank you. I’m so glad you had success with your shirt!

Thank you so much for letting me know. I'm glad your shirts turned out without much pain ;-)

Thanks. It is simpler than a twin needle- especially if you have to rig up a second spool holder for your machine 😉. That said I’m going to try a twin needle soon. When I work out the kinks it will be a video

oh that's great! Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching the video. You're going to get a lot more use out of that t-shirt now - and that's great too

Ah, thanks so much.

Thanks! (Haven't been to Palomar in a while but hopefully, I'll be there soon)

this is great - Thanks for letting me know!

Thank you very much. I'm glad you found it helpful

Thanks! That was my aim so I'm happy! :-)

Thank you very much :-)

Thanks :-)

It works. I know some folks don't like the look of the zig-zag stitch but if you make it narrow it's not that noticeably different from a straight stitch. good luck! and thanks for watching the video

You can! Try on the scrap you cut off first just to be sure your machine stitch is correct for that particular shirt's fabric. No pressure ;-)

Thank you for letting me know. It's nice to hear :-)

Thanks. It's so nice to have your clothes fit the way you want.

oh, I'm going to try a pin tuck foot. Thanks for the suggestion

I'm so glad I could help. Thanks for watching

Yay! So nice to hear that you found it helpful.

Thanks. I hope it helps

Thanks for watching. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

thanks for letting me know 🙂

thanks! That's my goal so it's nice to know ;-)

thank you

Thanks for the feedback :-)

Lani Talavera thank you

Thanks. It’s crazy how long some shirts come 😁

Thanks for watching ;-)

Thank you. I had to shorten one of my T-shirts yesterday . I almost couldn't be bothered but then I realized I'll like it more, and wear it more if it was 3" shorter - so it is now. Worth the time.

I love hearing this. Thank you

You're welcome. I'm always glad I can help with sewing.

thank you and thank you for watching the video

thank you! I'm glad it was helpful

I'm glad you found the video helpful and very happy you subscribed. Thank you

You're welcome :-) I'm so glad you find it helpful.

Thank you

Thanks 😊

Thanks

Yes, fingers crossed but You totally got this - just take your time.

I hoped the video helped you figure out the side seams. Sometimes, you just got to be heavy-handed with fabric ;-)

thanks for watching it ;-)

Thank you. And thanks for watching

I think you'll like using it. It really made the knit easier to sew - kept things smooth and in place.

Yes! I use it for all my knit hems.

Thanks

Clever to shorten your sleeves too. Sometimes they just hit in an awkward place and need to be permanently shortened. Rolling them up never stays up.

Awesome! You got this!

Me too almost same situation!! My husband has a sports shirt that needs the arms length taken up. I am afraid to ruin the shirt. Love your calm, easy-going instructions. Perfect video, thank you so much! Watch a few videos, and I appreciate your step by step with confidence 🌟

Ha! That’s really true about the needles. I’m glad the video was helpful and thank you for the feedback. I appreciate it

A walking foot is great for sewing knits. I use one when sewing T-shirts. I didn't mention using a walking foot in the video since they are usually a separate accessory from the machine and can be pricey. But if you have one, yes, use it. Test first because different weights of knits will move differently under the foot. If sewing super thin knit you may want to place a strip of tissue paper under the fabric where you're sewing. The paper will keep the feed even. Tear it away from the stitches when done. (so use white or unbleached to prevent color transfer onto your fabric).

I just checked the shirt I hemmed and the stitches are not as stretchy as the fabric but there is some give. So, the stitches, well, the thread that forms the stitches will not stretch. That's why if you sewed with a straight stitch and didn't alternate gently stretching the fabric and letting it relax as you sewed - you have NO stretch. The stitches constrict the fabric and it cannot stretch. The wobble stitch - the narrow zigzag - allows a little stretch. If your tanks are ribbed or have a lot of stretch in them (like some % of elasticine) they are probably cut narrower than a regular T and depend on using that extra stretch to put on/take off (because the fabric can stretch so much more than plain cotton jersey). So... I don't know off hand the best approach. But if this is what you are hemming write back and I will do a little research.

I sew on the right side of a garment because for 32 years I had a basic sewing machine and the stitches formed by the bobbin were never as good looking as the stitches formed by the needle. I think this was true for a lot of machines made 40 years ago. But now, most machines, even basic machines, probably have better mechanics and make lovely stitches on both sides. Check your stitches and if you like how they look on the back then you can sew with the underside up ;-). Short answer: habit 😆

If you want to keep the shape of the original hemline, Just measure up from the bottom however many inches/cms you want to shorten it, all around. And here is where you could shorten it more in the front than in the back and vise versa. Hemming a curve takes a little more patience and you will have extra fabric to sew down because the outer edge of a curve is larger than inside it. So a curved hem allowance will be longer and you may have little puckers, on the inside of the shirt because of gathering up and sewing down that extra bit of fabric.

Thank you.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching :-)

you're welcome

Very true.

thanks

That could be it. Is your zig-zag also narrow? That helps too.

Thank you for watching!

Yes, I don’t see why not. Of course, you’ll do a straight stitch 😉 but I think using the fusible will add stabilization to keep the fabric flat between the two rows of stitches. If you do it let us know how it goes.

Yes, I think it would. I have a t-shirt pattern I've sewn up a few times and the neckline is finished by simply folding over the raw edge and sewing it down. I don't even think it's folded over twice so I either serged or zig-zag stitched over the raw edge first. Then I used a narrow zig-zag stitch to sew it down around the neck.