T-Shirt Remodeling (Alteration): Neckline, Arm-holes, Side-seams, Darts & Shortening - Online Videos

Learn t-shirt remodeling (alteration) in these online instructional videos. Includes instructions on remodeling necklines, arm-holes, side seams, darts and shortening.

Make it fitted
Remove the sleeves
Enlarge the neckline
Sew casings around the neckline
and arm-holes
Run elastic threads trough the casings

Part A – You will learn how to do the first fitting, pinning new shoulder seams, side seams and darts. Then, baste mark the pin marks, remove the existing sleeves, neckline banding and opening the shoulder seams. Mark and basting the new shoulder seams, darts, and side-seams, cutting the new neckline and armhole for the second fitting.

Part B – You will learn how to do the second fitting, sew the new seams, finish the raw edge and darts by machine. Hem the new neckline, armholes and bottom edge by machine. Learn how to shorten the t-shirt if needed and finish by passing elastic thread trough the casings at the neckline and arm-holes.

Duration: 141 mins
Video Chapters: 18 | Free Samples: 3
Released: July + Aug. 2010
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Videos have voice over.

Materials List:

T-Shirt
Thread
Needle
Pins
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Tailors Chalk

Part A

Video Chapters	Duration
1 - Introduction (Free Sample)	0:46 mins
2 - T-Shirt Remodeling First Fitting (Free Sample)	11:04 mins
3 - Baste Marking the Pin Marks	9:16 mins
4 - Removing Sleeves, Neckline Banding and Opening Shoulder Seams	3:43 mins
5 - Finding the Center Front and Center Back Lines	3:48 mins
6 - Cutting the Neckline, Shoulder Seams and Armholes	9:19 mins
7 - Drawing the Front and Back Darts	8:20 mins
8 - Centering the New Side Seam Mark	4:34 mins
9 - Loose Basting the Chalk Lines	7:49 mins
10 - Pinning and Basting the Seams and Darts	8:50 mins

Part B

11 - T-Shirt Remodeling Second Fitting	7:28 mins
12 - Sewing the Seams and Darts by Machine	13:02 mins
13 - Finishing the Raw Edge of the Seams	4:34 mins
14 - Pressing the Seams and Darts	5:54 mins
15 - Sewing the Single Fold Hem Around the Neckline and Armholes	19:40 mins
16 - Shortening the T-Shirt	10:15 mins
17 - Pressing the T-Shirt Around the Hemlines (Free Sample)	2:28 mins
18 - Passing the Elastic Thread Trough the Casing at the Neckline and Armholes	10:26 mins