Alteration Creation

My Mum has had this skirt from Next for a long time. She stopped wearing it, as it was originally ankle length. She asked me to shorten it, so I thought I would share with you a quick way to shorten a skirt without the use of a sewing machine.

(sorry for the poor quality photo)

All you need is:

Your choice of skirt,

Pins,

Scissors,

Webbing hem,

Needle,

Thread the same or similar colour to the skirt.

Iron

What you need to do:

1) First of all, while the model is wearing the skirt, measure and pin the skirt to the correct length.

Remember: Measure twice, cut once

2) Next, lay the skirt inside out on a flat surface and from the hem measure an inch. Mark this all the way round. This is your seam allowance.

3) Cut the skirt on the marked line.

4) Turn the hem over twice so the the raw edge is hidden. Press with an iron.

5) Now, put the webbing inside the hem and iron once again. Be careful not to get any of the webbing on the iron itself, as it will not come off.

 

6) Finally with the needle and thread, use a slip stitch all the way round to add extra strength to the hem.

Your now finished. You can now enjoy your newly fashioned skirt.

Keep Crafting

DanniLou

xxx