New suit=$0 I want to first of all thank my husband for letting me take pictures of him in his awesome new suit. He’s not one for pictures, but he looks amazing! I’m really happy with how the suit turned out. Click through these to see how to do the alterations: Pinning and Marking (This one you can see how big…
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Here’s the long awaited post. Sorry it took so long! I hope it makes sense! Unpick the flap on the bottom where the lining meets the jacket fabric. In the picture below it’s where the seam ripper is resting. (This can be unpicked and sewn back together with a machine, but since it’s on the bottom, nobody knows!) Here is…
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After pinned, measure from hem to fold. In this picture, my measurement is 3 3/4″. That means that I need to hem up the pants 3 3/4″. Next, unpick the hem. Mark the amount up from the hem-line. (If you look closely, you can see two white marks on either side of pants.) Use a ruler to mark a straight…
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The next part of altering a suit is to change the stride. Here is a better picture of pinning the excess out of the seat. These pants must be old with the style of low crotches because I pinched a HUGE amount out. To measure, measure both sides of the pinch. For example if one side of the pinch is…
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Doing a waist/seat is one of my favorite alterations to do. It’s pretty quick, and I feel like I accomplish a lot. Measure the markings to see how much the pants need to go in. These pants need to go in 2 1/2″. Next, take off the belt loop. Unpick the inside of the waistband right at the center back…
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Here I’m going to tell you how to pin/mark a suit so that it can be altered. WARNING: what I’m about to teach you can only be done to suit coats with one center back vent that doesn’t have an obvious print, like a stark contrasting pinstripe. There is just too much to teach for all the kinds of suits…
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