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Angela Wolf
Angela Wolf owns a custom apparel business and contributes to Threads magazine. Recently, she launched her own ready-to-wear collection and was voted 2012 Teacher of the Year by the American Sewing Expo. View profile »
Tailoring Ready-to-Wear
with Angela Wolf
Let designer Angela Wolf show you the tailoring techniques she used to start a successful alterations business and get a custom fit for all the clothes in your closet.
Ready-to-wear shouldn't be "ready-to-swear." Learn to make your own alterations to store-bought clothing, including lengthening and shortening hems, altering waistbands, replacing zippers, tapering tops and more. After Angela shows you how to alter garments like a pro, your friends will inevitably start asking where you buy your clothes.
Avoid expensive alteration fees – you can fashion your own tailored wardrobe. Enroll today in Tailoring Ready-to-Wear.
What You'll Learn
- Tailoring techniques and pro secrets to alter ready-to-wear clothing
- What garments can and cannot be altered
- To mark, lengthen, and hem pants and jeans
- To alter skirts from waistbands to hems, and how to replace a hidden zipper
- Alteration techniques for jackets and tops for a perfect tailored fit
What You'll Need:
- Sewing machine
- Chalk
- Bias tape
- Sandpaper
- Measuring tape
- Press cloth
- Clapper
- Glass head pins
- Seam ripper
- Hammer
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 12:06 |
| 2 | Hemming Pants | 32:28 |
| 3 | Lengthening Pants | 17:44 |
| 4 | Hemming Jeans | 31:46 |
| 5 | Skirts | 39:53 |
| 6 | Taking in the Waistline | 27:49 |
| 7 | Knit Tops & T-Shirts | 32:24 |
| 8 | Altering Shoulders & Armholes | 55:43 |
| 9 | Sleeve Length on a Jacket | 54:24 |
| 10 | Hidden Zippers | 36:38 |
Skills you should have:
- Basic machine sewing skills
- Cut out and sew a simple sewing pattern
- Insert zippers and sew buttonholes
- Sew simple garments
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Yes!
This class is fantastic. I decided to add alteration to my custom clothing business and I now feel completely confident making these alterations for my clients. Thank you, Angela!
Wow! Fantastic class!
Angela, this is the best class I have ever taken. I've been sewing for 50+ years and I am now convinced I can start an alterations business! This class has given me the confidence that I needed! You are a fantastic teacher and I thank you for sharing your knowledge, tips and techniques.
Top class
I agree with ShaylaSharp, this is a must-go class! Top of my list :)
Really Informative Class
I'v just changed my business from custom dressmaking to alterations. I am only half way through the classes and I have already learned so many useful tips to make alterations quicker and easier. I especially liked the jeans hemming techniques and the lengthening pants with bias binding. I am going to apply this technique to the school uniforms I lengthen to get the most wear out of them. Angela is a great teacher and explains what she is doing really clearly.
Love the class
Thank you. I enjoyed your class. You made it interesting and I learned a lot.
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