How to Fit a Party Dress
Watch Dominique Jernigan from the 7th Bone Tailoring team as she explains how to fit and alter your holiday party dress! Learn how to change the shape of a lined bodice using razor blades, chalk, and your BERNINA 350 PE!
Party Dress Before Alterations
Party Dress After Alterations
Watch the Party Dress Alteration Video Tip
Stay tuned for more alteration secrets from the 7th Bone Tailoring team here on WeAllSew!
Our December 10 Gift For You
Today’s gift is a BERNINA seam ripper and the Inspiration Magazine No. 63 to one awesome WeAllSew fan. All you have to do is post a comment below answering the following question:
What garment in your closet needs alternations?
A winner will be chosen at random on December 11, 2015 and announced later this week!
Good luck!
Congratulations to our WeAllSew reader “annsantist”, the winner of the December 10 gift. Enjoy!
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66 comments on “How to Fit a Party Dress”
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The waist on some jeans
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I have a pair of britches that need altered to show off my “assets” a little better as well taking up the hem. I have been a little nervous to do this but after watching todays video, I may do it this evening after dinner 🙂 Thanks Dominique. (BTW Dominique…what does your tattoo say/rep?)
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a warm jacket
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Wow, most of my clothes need help. I have a couple of sweater tank tops that have been waiting for quite a while now for me to alter them. I’m chicken!
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I have a pair of silk slacks that doesn’t quite fit my middle aged derriere…
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Those dresses really are at the thrift stores. great idea to just fit it to my frame.
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Have a couple of tops that are too big and I should get going and do the alteration.
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I have a pair of slacks that need pockets added to them and also hemming. Thank you.
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Most things could use a touch of alteration
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I have a boiled wool jacket that needs to be taken in……maybe this weekend
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I have a cute green my favorite color) dress in the closet. It could use a little alteration. I have been to afraid to try before but after watching the video I may have to try. Thanks for sharing such good info.
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I try to keep on top of getting things to the sewing machine. However, I don’t really don’t have any real clothes as I lost everything a few years ago when my house burned down. My clothes were just one melted heap. It was fun buying all new stuff though.
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I have a sweatshirt sleeve that needs alteration. Thanks.
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A Vest
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My blue jeans. They never perfectly fit, and I hate to cut/sew on them.
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I need to tailor a suit coat.
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All of my pants! Too small in the waist!
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I need help with my tops. If they are large enough to fit my bust then the necks are too large.
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OH my goodness what a great job on the dress. I have several things that need alterations. Now where to start.
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That dress came out really nice. I have to alter many horse riding clothes, but I not real good at it.
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a cami that is too low cut for my petite frame
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A drawstring waistband on a pair of chenille lounge pants needs to be lowered.
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I have a few pairs of pants that need to be made smaller, but I’m too scared to do it myself.
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I need to change the hem on a pair of my husband’s jeans.
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I have several blouses that need more room in the lower half (big hips, not as big chest).
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I have several tops from the thrift store that I bought because I like the fabric, but they need to be altered to fit.
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I have a couple skirts that need waist and hemline alterations.
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I have some jeans and slack that could use alterations.
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All of my pants….too long
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I have a vest in my closet that is too long for me. The video was very helpful to me. Now I think
I will try altering my vest.
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Adding some zippered pockets to some sweatshirts and hemming up some jeans.
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a pair of pants… an ongoing adventure for a short person!
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A linen sundress.
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Most of my clothes fit poorly as I am short, overweight and have no friend who can help me fit the garment. Truthfully, this is my weakest sewing area.
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I have several pairs of jeans that could use some alterations.
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Jeans
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As many have said most of my closet. Take in, let out and hem changes
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Great video❗ confirms that I have been doing my alterations correctly ? Now on to that pesky mending ?
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Too big jeans, and a dress which is too big in the bodice
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A couple of shirts that just don’t “fit”, and a skirt that is just at the wrong length !
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Great VIDEO!!!!! Looks like I’ll have to try and take my slacks in cause I’ve lost some weight.
Thanks for the tips.
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Most of my slacks since I have lost weight. Ugh. I do not like alterations or mending.
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I need to shorten the sleeves of a lined blazer jacket 🙁
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Most everything!
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My jeans. The are always wonky off the rack, but they’re even worse now that I’ve lost 12 Kg this year.
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I need to alter a number of items in my wardrobe as well as my husbands. Will probably start on his first.
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I need to to work on some pants and shirts! Can’t wait to see the video -thanks for sharing it : )
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I have several pair of slacks that need altering. I’ve lost about 20 lbs. (yeah!), but now my favorite slacks are too big!
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Almost all of my dresses and skirts are one to two sizes too big. I need to fix them, but I have this fear that if I do, I will gain weight! lisajcowell(at)cs(dot)com
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Slacks bought at resale shop need to be shortened.
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My jeans. They are too high in the rise.
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I need to let out many things. The closet gremlins have been sewing up the side seams every night.
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Multiple things in my closet could be altered, but mostly I just need to hem several dresses.
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Pants- lots of them don’t fit right in the crotch and need to be altered.
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Everything in my closet needs some type of alteration. I made a few dresses and they were disasters since I have gained weight. Still have not figured out how to adjust for the weight gain.
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I need to hem a pair of pants so they’ll be ready to wear Saturday night.
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What a Christmas gift!!! This video is super! I have a little black dress that I have been wearing as a ‘ make do ‘ dress. With these tips, I can make it fabulous.
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A jacket.
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I have a long body, so battle with dresses, as they all seem to be made for midgets! Yippee, thank you for your inspiration and help.
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Suit jacket, it just makes me nervous that I might ruin it. The video gave me confidence she made it look so easy.
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I have a stack of long sleeved t-shirts that need to have sleeves shortened. They are always about 4″ too long. My method it to cut them off, turn under 1/2″, then topstitch with a double needle and woolly nylon in the bobbin. It goes fast.
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Pants need tailoring to allow for tummy muffin!
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My “mother of the bride” dress will definitely have to be altered before June 4, 2016!
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I need to put some tucks in a neckline to make the opening smaller.
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I’m retired, so I am pretty much a jeans and sweater girl. But I admire people who can alter.
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