A couple of extra tips: Old bars of soap work well as chalk, so you can use that if you can't find any chalk locally nor want to wait for some to arrive in the mail (I just use the white, unscented ones). Darts are the perfect opportunity to practice your hand stitching, so try it out if you don't have a machine. Just make sure you follow your markings, and that your stitches are short and even.
Since I became a fat bastard did exactly the opposite, unravelled all the darts in my tailored shirts so I can use them again.
what model of sewing machine are you using? singer heavy duty, what else?, is it good for the hem on jeans? Thanks
Au niveau des épaules il se forme un embu ce qui se traduit par un pli a l'emmanchure
Pees and cornbread had a fight
Its really helpful Thank you so much
back looks very weird. must be the pattern
that's definitely not a DIY
Now, I just have to buy a sewing machine so I can do my hubby's shirts.. Thanks.
This is a great video! thanks
That's cool thank you
I just took in a shirt using this method, although I didn't star the dart until it was five inches from the yoke, and it worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing this knowledge!
darts (?!) I'm old…We used to call them "pleats"
To me his shirt wasn't that baggy to begin with, but remember not to snug as you need room to shake hands and move around and not look to tight siting down and you still want the shirt to lie flat and look good if you gain some weight.
You should also taper the sleeves.
What was the point of marking out the 1inch out then connecting the top and bottom of the dart when you just followed the fold all the way down and didn’t follow the chalk line you made?
Lewis did a fantastic job of explaining that, and the shirt look perfect from the back! I've learned how to do side seams, but now I want to try a dart as well.
But… That looks weird … Right? I thought you'd alter it from the very sides
Could you serg it so you don't have to iron anything?
Wonderful,,,,,,,
Wow… I thought tailors just cut the whole part off and sow it back on after they're done
I wish I was a fashion designer or made my own clothes
I did this once in an 'emergency', with a stapler.
cute couple
Just saved me a couple hundred dollars, thanks guys!
and how would you slim the arms?
Awesome easy. I needed this to Taylor my police duty shirt. We get issued shirts according to neck size and me being 17.5 neck; the chest/waist portion of my shirts are huge and look sloppy. Thanks!
Thank you fellas.
Cool i love this; thanks so much
Awesome! Thanks for the video.
OMG you two are adorable. xxx
Thank you so much for the helpful tutorial!! Easy to follow – Took me less than 30 minutes!
You [both] are so well-groomed! so telegenic, so naturally and effortlessly elegant and posh… UNTIL YOU [& he] OPEN YOUR [yankee] MOUTH(s) AND START TALKING AND PRONOUNCING WORDS LIKE A NYC GANGER, UNABLE TO SAY "WANT TO; PATTERN; KIND OF; SHOULDER, OR GOING TO" PROPERLY NOT TO MENTION THE LACK OF USE OF METRIC SYSTEM, IT IS ALMOST 2020 and you both are under 60 for God's sake!
DEYM! Watching you do it is so relaxing! But I think, I might just ask some tailor to fix it for me. I just don't trust my hands. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
I want to do this to all of my shirts. I am a 55 year old woman who is the height and weight of a 12 yr old child. I am wondering why you couldn't just put the shirt, or other unlined garment on inside out and pin it up right on the inside? That's so cute you are ironing it on the floor. What ever works, right? Looks great!
Bravo!!!
Darts always make it seem like a woman's shirt. Also, for a while, darts became trendy as some sort of design feature…and it was weird because guys who were more chunky were still wearing darts.
Nice tutorial but can't help but notice, as is being shown by the wearer in the video, the horizontal folds created on the back of the shirt by the armpits. Not to mention, you now appear to have a slim-fitting shirt but with fuller sleeves.
I've already torn a couple of shirts at the underarm seam. I think the "slim fit" is for men who never reach for items on the top shelf. I prefer room and comfort over a model/mannequin fit.
I had a hard time grasping the math of the tailoring the first time around watching the video. But the second time made more sense. This is an inspirational video for young men like me with a strict budget to learn how to dress sharp. Thank you for sharing this information.
I am going to take my white shirt to tailor tommorow.
Looks terrible on the back side. Would be fine if wearing a jacket, though.
Don’t like the darts. Look too feminine. Side seams would appear to be better place to take in.
Now you don't have a dress shirt.. you have a dress.. good luck
Great, I will have many more shirts to wear in my closet, cheers !
Thanks for the helpful video. At 50 I thought of altering my own clothes watched a few instruction videos like this one, then decided to buy a sewing machine. (I actually bought the same machine seen in this video – something I only realised after I bought it. It was on sale at half price.) Anyway for my first alterations on an actual item of clothing I followed these instructions and tapered an old business shirt that I never wear, then did business shirt that is relegated to weekend wear only now. I made a mistake on the first one but the second went fine. Thanks for good clear instructions.
Why do i feel like they have sex after this video?
A couple of extra tips:
Old bars of soap work well as chalk, so you can use that if you can't find any chalk locally nor want to wait for some to arrive in the mail (I just use the white, unscented ones).
Darts are the perfect opportunity to practice your hand stitching, so try it out if you don't have a machine. Just make sure you follow your markings, and that your stitches are short and even.
Since I became a fat bastard did exactly the opposite, unravelled all the darts in my tailored shirts so I can use them again.
what model of sewing machine are you using? singer heavy duty, what else?, is it good for the hem on jeans?
Thanks
Au niveau des épaules il se forme un embu ce qui se traduit par un pli a l'emmanchure
Pees and cornbread had a fight
Its really helpful Thank you so much
back looks very weird. must be the pattern
that's definitely not a DIY
Now, I just have to buy a sewing machine so I can do my hubby's shirts.. Thanks.
This is a great video! thanks
That's cool thank you
I just took in a shirt using this method, although I didn't star the dart until it was five inches from the yoke, and it worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing this knowledge!
darts (?!) I'm old…We used to call them "pleats"
To me his shirt wasn't that baggy to begin with, but remember not to snug as you need room to shake hands and move around and not look to tight siting down and you still want the shirt to lie flat and look good if you gain some weight.
You should also taper the sleeves.
What was the point of marking out the 1inch out then connecting the top and bottom of the dart when you just followed the fold all the way down and didn’t follow the chalk line you made?
Lewis did a fantastic job of explaining that, and the shirt look perfect from the back!
I've learned how to do side seams, but now I want to try a dart as well.
But… That looks weird … Right? I thought you'd alter it from the very sides
Could you serg it so you don't have to iron anything?
Wonderful,,,,,,,
Wow… I thought tailors just cut the whole part off and sow it back on after they're done
I wish I was a fashion designer or made my own clothes
I did this once in an 'emergency', with a stapler.
cute couple
Just saved me a couple hundred dollars, thanks guys!
and how would you slim the arms?
Awesome easy. I needed this to Taylor my police duty shirt. We get issued shirts according to neck size and me being 17.5 neck; the chest/waist portion of my shirts are huge and look sloppy.
Thanks!
Thank you fellas.
Cool i love this; thanks so much
Awesome! Thanks for the video.
OMG you two are adorable. xxx
Thank you so much for the helpful tutorial!! Easy to follow – Took me less than 30 minutes!
You [both] are so well-groomed! so telegenic, so naturally and effortlessly elegant and posh… UNTIL YOU [& he] OPEN YOUR [yankee] MOUTH(s) AND START TALKING AND PRONOUNCING WORDS LIKE A NYC GANGER, UNABLE TO SAY "WANT TO; PATTERN; KIND OF; SHOULDER, OR GOING TO" PROPERLY NOT TO MENTION THE LACK OF USE OF METRIC SYSTEM, IT IS ALMOST 2020 and you both are under 60 for God's sake!
DEYM! Watching you do it is so relaxing! But I think, I might just ask some tailor to fix it for me. I just don't trust my hands. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
I want to do this to all of my shirts. I am a 55 year old woman who is the height and weight of a 12 yr old child. I am wondering why you couldn't just put the shirt, or other unlined garment on inside out and pin it up right on the inside? That's so cute you are ironing it on the floor. What ever works, right? Looks great!
Bravo!!!
Darts always make it seem like a woman's shirt. Also, for a while, darts became trendy as some sort of design feature…and it was weird because guys who were more chunky were still wearing darts.
Nice tutorial but can't help but notice, as is being shown by the wearer in the video, the horizontal folds created on the back of the shirt by the armpits. Not to mention, you now appear to have a slim-fitting shirt but with fuller sleeves.
I've already torn a couple of shirts at the underarm seam. I think the "slim fit" is for men who never reach for items on the top shelf. I prefer room and comfort over a model/mannequin fit.
I had a hard time grasping the math of the tailoring the first time around watching the video. But the second time made more sense. This is an inspirational video for young men like me with a strict budget to learn how to dress sharp. Thank you for sharing this information.
I am going to take my white shirt to tailor tommorow.
Looks terrible on the back side. Would be fine if wearing a jacket, though.
Don’t like the darts. Look too feminine. Side seams would appear to be better place to take in.
0:35 ….he did not like you saying THAT LOL
Now you don't have a dress shirt.. you have a dress.. good luck
Great, I will have many more shirts to wear in my closet, cheers
!
Thanks for the helpful video. At 50 I thought of altering my own clothes watched a few instruction videos like this one, then decided to buy a sewing machine. (I actually bought the same machine seen in this video – something I only realised after I bought it. It was on sale at half price.) Anyway for my first alterations on an actual item of clothing I followed these instructions and tapered an old business shirt that I never wear, then did business shirt that is relegated to weekend wear only now. I made a mistake on the first one but the second went fine. Thanks for good clear instructions.
Why do i feel like they have sex after this video?