I have a giant stack of my late husband's tees in front of me to take in, thank you for this tutorial! 💛 PS I was also inspired by you to decorate my sewing machine with stickers and it looks great, thanks again!!
It makes me happy to know that you'll be able to keep and use your husbands clothes. I feel honored that I can be part of helping you keep those memories alive. Thank you so much for your comment
Your comment was very special to me, I am thrilled that you've already made some much progress. Excited you'll be able to bring your husband with you through the New Year! All the love
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support. It really does help to have so much positive feedback to keep making content for newer folks. Hope you have a fantastic New Year this year!
Your tutorials are absolutely awesome, I noticed you’ve not made any in a little over a year I hope as a content creator that you’ve not given up on the channel I look forward to more of your super videos I’m just getting into sewing now and I’m really finding your content Thorough. Thank you so much for the share
I might get brave enough to give this a try. I started collecting vintage sewing machines a while back, intending to learn how to perform some basic repairs on them, tune them up, etc. I haven't gotten around to repairing any of them yet. At the time I didn't sew. I started looking around for hobbies to put some of my collection to use. I've done a little quilt piecing. But it's too hot most of the year in Texas for quilts. I haven't done any sewing in a while. RUclips keeps trying to find more hobbies for me than I could possibly have time for, and I tend to cycle through them. A few days ago I added a Singer Featherweight to my collection. So now seemed like a good time to cycle back around to sewing. I think I watched a video or two on your channel in the past, and just recently watched a few more looking for sewing projects that would be useful year round in Texas. I've lost a bit of weight, but can't seem to get rid of the front of my gut. I rarely find cloths that fit well all over. Learning some basic alteration techniques could prove to be very useful. Thank you for your very helpful channel content. Any tips for those among the zig zag impaired? All of my functional machines are straight stitch only. I do have a Singer 457, but it has a broken nylon gear I need to replace. It's the machine that made me decide to focus on collecting older all-metal machines.
I am new to the sewing community, regret that it took me so long to take interest but I ABSOLUTELY luv it. I've watched soooooo many tutorials about the craft of sewing and then I stumbled into your tutorials and I have to tell you that you Mr Man are FANTASTIC. I really appreciate your teaching style you make it so easy to understand and fun. I need you to show more, more, more 😂 your teaching style is most VALUABLE!! 🤩
I have been procrastinating to bravely do this on my shirts but upon seeing this demo I feel much at ease now and will probably do this often as a lot of my shirts need this type of alterations. I thank you so much for sharing.
I look forward to studying all of your beginner videos to learn how to use this sewing machine I’ve had for years! I’ve been intimidated for too long. This will be one of my first projects.
Oh yay! It's wonderful to see you here! Yes, this would be an excellent beginner video for just about anyone. Please let me know how it goes! Happy New Year's!
I'm loving your videos. They are so easy to understand and follow. Thank you for explaining things in a way I can understand without making me feel like an idiot. It is greatly appreciated.
This is an awesome tutorial. Thank you! My son wants to alter his t-shirts to fit more to his liking. He is a beginner, and this video will help greatly.
This is the most informative/ simplified video on RUclips covering this topic. Funny t-shirts are a passion of mine and I also struggle with body dysmorphia so any shirt I buy never fits right. But this seems to be what I need!!! Thank you so much
Thank you for this video and all of your other ones because I learn so much from you. You break concepts down so even the beginner sewer can understand and follow along. 💖💖
I just started to get into sewing and I have to admit it's mind blowing to how easy this is, or looks rather. I'm going to get a stack of shirt right now and start on my first try!
I learned how to use my wife's sewing machine a few months back to make my own masks as I was not able to buy one that fit my face comfortably. I have really been enjoying making the masks, have been making some for friends and family, people i work with, and have even sold half a dozen of them. I am really enjoying this new skill I am developing and have spent a few hours this afternoon watching your videos. Perhaps I may try to make my own shirt soon. I would love to see you put together a flatcap tutorial if you havent done one already. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Hello from Vancouver Canada.
Oh that's great that you've been making (and selling) some new stuff! I do know how to make flatcaps, it's actually pretty easy - but I made my own pattern. Might have to scan it and share it with folks at some point. Hope you're doing excellent this week!
@@TockCustom Thanks, my masks are selling great, there are more than 60 of them that people have obtained from me. I made a short video showing them and have been promoting them in a few facebook groups I am part of and at work. Of the 14 people in my office 12 have purchased them. have a look and see what you think. And the flatcap i am wearing is kind of what I think i would like to try making next. ruclips.net/video/2Wt1OweUBX4/видео.html
Before beginning this project, make sure the tee has been washed at least once. Make sure it has shrunk all it's going to shrink before making an alteration.
Wonderful video, love the body positivity and making sewing accessable for everyone. Not actually what I was looking for, (was looking some for specific draughting information) but was good enough that I watched the whole video and left this comment. Some tips from someone who's been sewing for years: 1 - Ripping out narrow zigzag stitching sucks, so do t be afraid to pin (use safety pins if you're worried about being stabbed) or baste (long loose temporary hand stitches) and check for size if your going for a close fit. Trust me, the time it takes to do it is nothing compared to how long it will take to rip out the zigzag, nevermind the risk of damaging the fabric as you do. 2 - if you already have a shirt that fits the way you want you can use it as a pattern, make sure you completely iron both shirts first though. Most importantly, the shirts have to have the same amount of stretch in both directions. If they don't stretch the same they won't fit the same, so always check first. I usually lay a single layer of each together and pull in both directions, if they both get tight around the same time in both directions then you're good, but not if one's tight and the other still feels loose or floppy. 3 - if your lucky enough to have the right type of overlocker/serger and your sure you've got the fit right you can do the sewing, cutting and edge finishing all in one go. Lucky you, I'm jealous, one of those is on my wishlist. 4 - If you're feeling up to a challenge and you want the nice neat edges to the hems and cuffs that it came with, or the lumps in the cuffs against your skin from the new seam rub or irritate (they do for me) you can carefully unpick a bit of the hem at each side where you're going to see, unfold it, sew it up, then refold and carefully resew where it was. You can snip the hem before you sew so you can usually get away with only unpicking an inch or so either side of the seam. If you sew it in slightly overlapping parts of about an inch or so you can get away with a straight stitch for short lengths so the stitches will still look the same on the outside. Leave a long tail and don't back stitch at either end of each section, once your done sewing, gently pull each back thread then grab the loop that appears to pull the front thread through to the back. Take each of the threads at the back (8 assuming 1 set of stitching each side of the side seam) and use a needle to run them down inside the tube of the seam, I find if I put the needle in close to where the thread came out and bring the needle back out as far from that point as I can is fine, then pull the thread tight and snip right up against the fabric and the end will disappear back inside the seam, leaving it all neat and nothing to unravel.
Just bought my first sowingmachine.Your tutorials are detailed and clear 👍🏼 . Absolute a beginner I am but feel that your tutorials are great.Keep it up bro 👍🏼🌴🙏
I have one shirt whose art I love that I need to fit, and some sentimental shirts that have stretched over time. I’ll start with oversized shirts I’m not too attached to, but this tutorial is excellent!
Thank you so much!! I’m completely new to sewing and I’m learning so much from just watching your videos! Hoping to expand what I can do/make when it’s comes to cosplay. It is much appreciated 🙏🏽
Good job man! I got a Singer 4452 for Christmas but I've been afraid to sew my first ever stitch. I have a bunch of boot cut jeans I'd like to make in to slim-fit or skinny jeans and some tees I'd like to make slim like you did here. Thanks for explaining and showing us how to do it!
Thanks Tock. I am new to sewing, this is my new born interest/hobby. The videos have been most helpful and I like your straight forward approach. Great job Thank you form Oz
Thank you! I hope to loose weight this next year and hope to not have to toss out all my shirts. Very nice! And that said I have a very tall daughter and a very tall son... we have to quite often by a larger size to get the length they need so I can now fix those up also. Thanks.. you just saved me a ton of money.. Time not so much... LOL
I've been putting off doing this for sooo long since I've been afraid I'll mess it up, but today I finally tried it on one of my t-shirts. It actually is easy. If you can sew curtains on your sewing machine, you can do this as well.
Great tutorial! I do my shirts the exact same way, but I've been using a small straight stitch. I will definitely will use a strech stitch the next time I do this. Thanks for the tip!
Oh dude, for you!! The Fitness King! You're probably gonna have to tailor every shirt you have to show off that steaming hot body of yours... Whoa, I just realized this is public, and strangers can see this post. Well whatever, I love you buddy! Excited about MagFest!
oooh thank you so much for the tips on sewing with stretchy fabric!! my first project is to hem a stretchy sweater dress that i shortened, and i couldn’t figure out for the life of me why it was coming out so awful every time. i’ve been using a straight stitch and kind of pulling the fabric through the machine. totally gonna try again tomorrow!!
Please remember that when you are using a 1-1/2” seam, it is double (two layers) which is actually 3” you are taking it in. 3” per side will add up to 6” total you have narrowed the shirt. I think I will try to just narrow in at the waist (I’m a woman) which will be a curved line from end of sleeve seam out 1” and gently in again at hem of shirt. I hope that makes sense. I have such a difficult time sewing knits.
Hi. Thanks for the video. I'm a complete beginner and just bought a singer sewing machine primarily for tapering my shirts. In your video, you take in the shirt at a constant rate along the length of the shirt. In my case, I want it tapered to match my V-taper outline. Would you recommend using pins to pin down what I need to take in, and then use a chalk to mark the taper?
You are awesome! I’ve been taking in my T shirts and now they fit perfectly. Thanks to you. It’s so great that you’ve chosen to take the time to make these videos for us beginners. Thank you.
Awesome video! Perfect, straight-forward instructions. Thank you 😊 Do you have any recommendations regarding modifications to the neckline? Making it a scoop neck or v neck?
Great video Tock this was very helpful! I do have one question though- how would you fix the neck or shoulders if those were too big as well? I cant find any videos for this on youtube anywhere.
@@TockCustom you know I was going through your vids, do you have a T-shirt tutorial? Or can you recommend one of your vids that could work for a T-shirt? Thank you, Latonya😸
Great video! I want to attempt narrowing the shirt sleeves of a t-shirt so I've been watching a bunch of videos. Surprisingly you were the first that I came across that mentions using that lightning bolt stitch. I was seriously going to try it out with a straight stitch with light tension. Really appreciate your descriptions and the speed at which you deliver them.
@@TockCustom on Stylish Dad's video he also advised that zigzag stitches as seams shouldn't be too close together or it will cause itchiness. Is this the case for you as well?
Congrats with the 10K; could you dedicate an episode on taking in cargo pants - I mean taking in the pant legs , not the waist- thanks, much appreciated ! Happy NY !
Thanks a ton!! Actually the principals from this video would be the same for taking in pant legs. Altering the waist is much more sophisticated. The only thing you'd have to do, is un-do the bottom hem of the pant legs... stitch up the inside seams... and then re-hem the bottom of your pants Happy new year to you as well!
@@TockCustom Thanks for your reply - I guess you suggest one takes in the inside seam, as you would have to battle the giant pocket that sits on the outside seam ! Hmmm, I will take another look at the problem (it's not as simple as the T-shirt !) Maybe you could do the waist altering thing some time in the future ? Yes, I know that's a b*tch, because of all the different layers and angles (that would be fun to see how YOU would attack it !) Thanks- I'm glad I found your channel ! ;-)
Sweet! another great video very explanatory. I tailored my first garment this past weekend I liked it a lot! I have a vest and I plan on buying some coats at a thrift store these are a bit intimidating as they have an inner lining that you have cut through before you can actually make alterations... also having trouble finding any videos on this. If your interested that would be awesome!
Thank you so much for watching! Altering simple garments like this are pretty easy, but you're correct, anything with lining is much more comprehensive. It's actually easier for me to make a full dress vest from scratch than it is to alter one if you can believe that. I've had a lot of questions about this though, so I may have to do a video on it soon! I really appreciate the comment, hope you're doing excellent!
Nice video. I always wondered how to do this. I'm going to give it a try. You made it look so easy. That shirt looks so much better on you after you tailored it. I like my shirts to fit as well. Kudos. Thanks for the tutorial!
Just saw my first video from you, and so incredible, I'm now following you and going to catch up on all the ones I missed, you make it so easy to understand, that you, your new follower 😁
Hi, just found your channel and love your clear, common sense instructions! Im sorry to see that you aren’t currently doing videos. Hope you come back!
Hey Tock! I used this video to resize a few shirts and your instructions were great. The shirts also turned out great. Now I need to shorten the length of a t shirt. Do you have a video on that process? I hope so. Thanks!
hey! Happy this was so helpful! To shorten a shirt its very simple, you just cut the bottom opening along the hem, but leave an extra 1/2 inch or so, then just do a single hem and a zigzag stitch to keep it stretchy. Might take a shirt of 2 of practice, but that task alone should take about 5 or 10 minutes :) Let me know if you have any other questions :D
Great video. Thanks so much. I just want to ask one question, I always having problem with the under arm section. Always look strange, is that because of the serger seam?
I have a dumb question. Not sure if I will get a response since this video is a few years back. So, many t-shirts sold today don’t have any side seams. The only seams are the arm sleeves and neck band. The main body is all-in-one piece. How is done. I trying to see if this can been done at home. Thanks.
I enjoyed watching this tutorial because I have a lot of larger Ts that I'd like to take in. These shirts are also too long in the sleeve and shoulder. Do you have a tutorial for that, or suggestions on how to take them in (apart from just buying them so they fit!)?
Great, very practical and useful advice! I notice you did not lock in your new seam by going back/forward at the beginning and end of your new seam. Was this intentional, and if so, can you say why? Also, I don't have a serger. So if I wanted to do the zig-zag approach to finishing the newly cut material, how close to the end of the cut should I get the zig zags? As close as possible or maybe 1/8" or so from the edge?
Thanks! So on Brother machines - they have a stretch stitch that looks like a lightning bolt. You cannot backstitch with this stitch, but the first 3 stitches make a loop so you don't need to worry about that :) If you want to overlock with a zigzag stitch on a regular machine, just trim your seams down to 1/2" or 3/8" - set your machine to the widest zigzag possible - and then just do one stitch on the fabric, and one off the fabric... all the way down, and it'll seal up your seam super smooth. Hope that helps!
@@TockCustom Even though the first 3 stitches make a loop, what about the end of your seam? Since you cannot backstitch with the stitch you chose, how does the end of your seam get secured?
Hi i'm new at your videos and i like the way you explain every thing it makes everything so easy .. I just want to know how can i fix a collar on a T-Shit (women) if its to tight around the neck.
Video request: in addition to slimming the shirt, the other alteration that may be necessary is bringing in the shoulders. If a similar technique to the one shown here is used in the shoulders, the sleeve hems would not be horizontal anymore. This may be a more advanced tutorial, but a great "part two" that is desperately needed, as there is no good solution/tutorial on RUclips for this problem. Thanks!
As I'm thinking about it... the same technique should work. Youd just have to start a 'dart stitch' before the ribbing of the neckline, and then stitch down to the top part of where the hem on the sleeve is. As long as the edges of the fabric on the sleeve match up, everything should look clean. If this doesnt make sense shoot me an email and I'll send you an illustration. Thanks dude!
Is there a way to make them bigger? Not only on the sides, but the arms as well? I have some long sleeve shirts that are really good, but they are really tight too, especially around the bicep and forearm areas... Thanks Tock!
The only way to make a garment bigger is to add fabric, which is much more comprehensive than tailoring something to be smaller. I guess I'd open up each of the side seams from bottom to the ends of the sleeves, add a 2" inch strip of fabric on either side with 1/2 inch seam allowances, and sew them both into place. This would give you an extra inch around each sleeve, and 2 inches wider across the chest and body. Quite a bit of work, but I can certainly be done.
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I have a giant stack of my late husband's tees in front of me to take in, thank you for this tutorial! 💛
PS I was also inspired by you to decorate my sewing machine with stickers and it looks great, thanks again!!
It makes me happy to know that you'll be able to keep and use your husbands clothes. I feel honored that I can be part of helping you keep those memories alive. Thank you so much for your comment
@@TockCustom I've done five so far, wearing one now, can't express how happy this makes me - thank you for your lovely reply 💙
Your comment was very special to me, I am thrilled that you've already made some much progress. Excited you'll be able to bring your husband with you through the New Year! All the love
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@@TockCustom @MeganWalker this little thread is beautiful in a heartcatching way.
RUclips University for the win. Learning everything, taking over the world. What a time to be alive. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
I have learned more from "fellow neighbors" sharing their craft for free because of their passion than I have in high-school.
As someone who is new to sewing/embroidery, I found your videos among the most helpful. Keep it up, you're doing awesome work!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support. It really does help to have so much positive feedback to keep making content for newer folks. Hope you have a fantastic New Year this year!
Your tutorials are absolutely awesome, I noticed you’ve not made any in a little over a year I hope as a content creator that you’ve not given up on the channel I look forward to more of your super videos I’m just getting into sewing now and I’m really finding your content Thorough. Thank you so much for the share
See this channel's practical approach to modern ready to wear clothing and materials makes it a gem among the sewing RUclips sphere
That's a super high compliment, thank you so much
Wow, I think I’m buying a sewing machine because you man! Great work!
Awesome! Hope you start making some cool projects soon. Thanks for the positive comment! :)
So much good info for a beginner.
Thanks for the positive feedback! I appreciate you watching :)
I might get brave enough to give this a try. I started collecting vintage sewing machines a while back, intending to learn how to perform some basic repairs on them, tune them up, etc. I haven't gotten around to repairing any of them yet. At the time I didn't sew. I started looking around for hobbies to put some of my collection to use. I've done a little quilt piecing. But it's too hot most of the year in Texas for quilts. I haven't done any sewing in a while. RUclips keeps trying to find more hobbies for me than I could possibly have time for, and I tend to cycle through them. A few days ago I added a Singer Featherweight to my collection. So now seemed like a good time to cycle back around to sewing. I think I watched a video or two on your channel in the past, and just recently watched a few more looking for sewing projects that would be useful year round in Texas. I've lost a bit of weight, but can't seem to get rid of the front of my gut. I rarely find cloths that fit well all over. Learning some basic alteration techniques could prove to be very useful. Thank you for your very helpful channel content.
Any tips for those among the zig zag impaired? All of my functional machines are straight stitch only. I do have a Singer 457, but it has a broken nylon gear I need to replace. It's the machine that made me decide to focus on collecting older all-metal machines.
You deserve ten MILLION, man! I needed this video; I'm losing weight & all my cool tees look like nighties! 😂 Diggin' all your videos!
Yay! Happy to hear this is helpful! Grats on losing weight and modding your clothes too
just bought a new machine don't know anything about sewing but I learned a lot just from this site thank you very much you did a great job
I am new to the sewing community, regret that it took me so long to take interest but I ABSOLUTELY luv it. I've watched soooooo many tutorials about the craft of sewing and then I stumbled into your tutorials and I have to tell you that you Mr Man are FANTASTIC. I really appreciate your teaching style you make it so easy to understand and fun. I need you to show more, more, more 😂 your teaching style is most VALUABLE!! 🤩
I love how you explain every thing So throughly as you you teach how to sew !
Great work !
Patience's is needed ! 👍
That makes me happy to hear, I often worry I'm too long winded... but it seriously helps to hear feedback like this :)
Wow, I never even thought to tailor a T-shirt like that before. I like that you give options to those of us without sergers. Thank you so much 😊
Happy to help, thank you so much for watching 😊😊
I have been procrastinating to bravely do this on my shirts but upon seeing this demo I feel much at ease now and will probably do this often as a lot of my shirts need this type of alterations. I thank you so much for sharing.
I have found what i was looking for. Just bought a sewing machine to do exactly what i see here. You have a new follower.
I look forward to studying all of your beginner videos to learn how to use this sewing machine I’ve had for years! I’ve been intimidated for too long.
This will be one of my first projects.
Oh yay! It's wonderful to see you here! Yes, this would be an excellent beginner video for just about anyone. Please let me know how it goes! Happy New Year's!
I'm loving your videos. They are so easy to understand and follow. Thank you for explaining things in a way I can understand without making me feel like an idiot. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much April! Very happy to be helpful, hope you're having fun with your projects!
Thank you for your tutorial. I am a beginner and just bought my new sawing machine 😄
That's terrific! Hope this helped you out with some beginner level stuff :D
Who in the world would give this a thumbs down?! Great tutorial!
Probably someone who hates Tacos... Thanks for the positive response!! :)
This is an awesome tutorial. Thank you! My son wants to alter his t-shirts to fit more to his liking. He is a beginner, and this video will help greatly.
This was great, i followed along and now have a much better fitted T. We won't talk about the first one i forgot to turn inside out...Thanks Tock!!
For sure! You'll find yourself wanting to do this to ALL your shirts now lol
Thanks for watching :)
This is the most informative/ simplified video on RUclips covering this topic. Funny t-shirts are a passion of mine and I also struggle with body dysmorphia so any shirt I buy never fits right. But this seems to be what I need!!! Thank you so much
Thank you for this video and all of your other ones because I learn so much from you. You break concepts down so even the beginner sewer can understand and follow along. 💖💖
I just started to get into sewing and I have to admit it's mind blowing to how easy this is, or looks rather. I'm going to get a stack of shirt right now and start on my first try!
just started sewing to fix jeans but this is going to be my first project, Im watching following along lol this is great
I learned how to use my wife's sewing machine a few months back to make my own masks as I was not able to buy one that fit my face comfortably. I have really been enjoying making the masks, have been making some for friends and family, people i work with, and have even sold half a dozen of them. I am really enjoying this new skill I am developing and have spent a few hours this afternoon watching your videos. Perhaps I may try to make my own shirt soon. I would love to see you put together a flatcap tutorial if you havent done one already. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Hello from Vancouver Canada.
Oh that's great that you've been making (and selling) some new stuff! I do know how to make flatcaps, it's actually pretty easy - but I made my own pattern. Might have to scan it and share it with folks at some point. Hope you're doing excellent this week!
@@TockCustom Thanks, my masks are selling great, there are more than 60 of them that people have obtained from me. I made a short video showing them and have been promoting them in a few facebook groups I am part of and at work. Of the 14 people in my office 12 have purchased them. have a look and see what you think. And the flatcap i am wearing is kind of what I think i would like to try making next.
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Best pro videos of tailoring
Thanks buddy!
I have a few T-shirts that are too long. This video inspires me to trim them down. Great job on instruction and video production!
Thank you so much for watching! Hope you're able to make some nice fitted shirts soon :)
Before beginning this project, make sure the tee has been washed at least once. Make sure it has shrunk all it's going to shrink before making an alteration.
Thank you! This was very helpful. I'm a beginner and recently lost weight and will try this on some of my favorite t-shirts!
This sounds like the perfect video for you! I'm so excited to help out :)
Wonderful video, love the body positivity and making sewing accessable for everyone. Not actually what I was looking for, (was looking some for specific draughting information) but was good enough that I watched the whole video and left this comment.
Some tips from someone who's been sewing for years:
1 - Ripping out narrow zigzag stitching sucks, so do t be afraid to pin (use safety pins if you're worried about being stabbed) or baste (long loose temporary hand stitches) and check for size if your going for a close fit. Trust me, the time it takes to do it is nothing compared to how long it will take to rip out the zigzag, nevermind the risk of damaging the fabric as you do.
2 - if you already have a shirt that fits the way you want you can use it as a pattern, make sure you completely iron both shirts first though. Most importantly, the shirts have to have the same amount of stretch in both directions. If they don't stretch the same they won't fit the same, so always check first. I usually lay a single layer of each together and pull in both directions, if they both get tight around the same time in both directions then you're good, but not if one's tight and the other still feels loose or floppy.
3 - if your lucky enough to have the right type of overlocker/serger and your sure you've got the fit right you can do the sewing, cutting and edge finishing all in one go. Lucky you, I'm jealous, one of those is on my wishlist.
4 - If you're feeling up to a challenge and you want the nice neat edges to the hems and cuffs that it came with, or the lumps in the cuffs against your skin from the new seam rub or irritate (they do for me) you can carefully unpick a bit of the hem at each side where you're going to see, unfold it, sew it up, then refold and carefully resew where it was. You can snip the hem before you sew so you can usually get away with only unpicking an inch or so either side of the seam. If you sew it in slightly overlapping parts of about an inch or so you can get away with a straight stitch for short lengths so the stitches will still look the same on the outside. Leave a long tail and don't back stitch at either end of each section, once your done sewing, gently pull each back thread then grab the loop that appears to pull the front thread through to the back. Take each of the threads at the back (8 assuming 1 set of stitching each side of the side seam) and use a needle to run them down inside the tube of the seam, I find if I put the needle in close to where the thread came out and bring the needle back out as far from that point as I can is fine, then pull the thread tight and snip right up against the fabric and the end will disappear back inside the seam, leaving it all neat and nothing to unravel.
That is what I have always done with the hems at both ends. I thought he would too, but I guess it’s not necessary. 😳
Just started getting into Sewing and your videos are a great help. Thank you.
You're very welcome, I really appreciate the positive comment :)
You have taught me so much about alterations. I feel like Goldie locks. Small is too small, medium too big. Everything needs tweaking. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I've lost weight and need to take in a lot of shirts. This is so helpful.
Yet another fantastic video! Every time I watch one of your videos, I'm learning something. Thank-you!
Just bought my first sowingmachine.Your tutorials are detailed and clear 👍🏼 . Absolute a beginner I am but feel that your tutorials are great.Keep it up bro 👍🏼🌴🙏
I'm so excited for you to get started! Thanks for your support, I'll keep the videos coming as long as people are excited about learning new stuff :)
I have one shirt whose art I love that I need to fit, and some sentimental shirts that have stretched over time. I’ll start with oversized shirts I’m not too attached to, but this tutorial is excellent!
BEST how to on a t-shirt!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much!! I’m completely new to sewing and I’m learning so much from just watching your videos! Hoping to expand what I can do/make when it’s comes to cosplay. It is much appreciated 🙏🏽
Good job man! I got a Singer 4452 for Christmas but I've been afraid to sew my first ever stitch. I have a bunch of boot cut jeans I'd like to make in to slim-fit or skinny jeans and some tees I'd like to make slim like you did here. Thanks for explaining and showing us how to do it!
Very happy to help! Thanks for sharing such a positive comment. Hope you have a terrific weekend 😊
Thanks Tock. I am new to sewing, this is my new born interest/hobby. The videos have been most helpful and I like your straight forward approach. Great job Thank you form Oz
Very happy to help! I appreciate your support and positivity :)
Let me know if you have any questions as you're learning!
You’re so good at teaching! Thank you!
Personally, I find this video the most informative for beginners like me who have no clue. Great job!
Thank you! I hope to loose weight this next year and hope to not have to toss out all my shirts. Very nice! And that said I have a very tall daughter and a very tall son... we have to quite often by a larger size to get the length they need so I can now fix those up also. Thanks.. you just saved me a ton of money.. Time not so much... LOL
Happy to help!! Yeah I tailor pretty much all my T-shirts now, makes them look so much better :)
I've been putting off doing this for sooo long since I've been afraid I'll mess it up, but today I finally tried it on one of my t-shirts. It actually is easy. If you can sew curtains on your sewing machine, you can do this as well.
Thank you for these tips, I've lost almost 70 lbs but I didn't want to get rid of my whole wardrobe!
Great tutorial! I do my shirts the exact same way, but I've been using a small straight stitch. I will definitely will use a strech stitch the next time I do this. Thanks for the tip!
It's such a great technique! Glad to help out a bit, thank you very much for watching :)
You are a very great tailor and an awesome teacher.... keep up the good work!!! I’m thankful for you🙏🏽👍🏽
Thank you so much 🤗 I'm so happy this was helpful! Hope you're doing terrific!
Another great tutorial my friend! I really like how in depth you are with every topic!
Oh dude, for you!! The Fitness King! You're probably gonna have to tailor every shirt you have to show off that steaming hot body of yours... Whoa, I just realized this is public, and strangers can see this post. Well whatever, I love you buddy! Excited about MagFest!
oooh thank you so much for the tips on sewing with stretchy fabric!! my first project is to hem a stretchy sweater dress that i shortened, and i couldn’t figure out for the life of me why it was coming out so awful every time. i’ve been using a straight stitch and kind of pulling the fabric through the machine. totally gonna try again tomorrow!!
Excellent! Happy this was so helpful! Hope everything turns out well :)
Exactly what I've been looking for for an easy way to alter!! Thank you so much!
Yum!!! Love the newly fitted shirt on you dude…it suits you.
Please remember that when you are using a 1-1/2” seam, it is double (two layers) which is actually 3” you are taking it in. 3” per side will add up to 6” total you have narrowed the shirt. I think I will try to just narrow in at the waist (I’m a woman) which will be a curved line from end of sleeve seam out 1” and gently in again at hem of shirt. I hope that makes sense. I have such a difficult time sewing knits.
Hi. Thanks for the video. I'm a complete beginner and just bought a singer sewing machine primarily for tapering my shirts. In your video, you take in the shirt at a constant rate along the length of the shirt. In my case, I want it tapered to match my V-taper outline. Would you recommend using pins to pin down what I need to take in, and then use a chalk to mark the taper?
You are awesome! I’ve been taking in my T shirts and now they fit perfectly. Thanks to you. It’s so great that you’ve chosen to take the time to make these videos for us beginners. Thank you.
Great tutorial, you explain the process very well!
You are a very good instructor! Thanks!
Great video, thank you! You make it look so easy. Excited to try this. Keep em coming!
Thank you so much! And for once (maybe), it actually is that easy!
About the tacos though : soft or hard shell?
Awesome video! Perfect, straight-forward instructions. Thank you 😊
Do you have any recommendations regarding modifications to the neckline? Making it a scoop neck or v neck?
Hey, Tock thanks for the tutorial. I have a stack of t shirts that will now fit great.
Hell yeah, you're gonna look terrific!
Great video Tock this was very helpful! I do have one question though- how would you fix the neck or shoulders if those were too big as well? I cant find any videos for this on youtube anywhere.
Glad I found this channel.
Thank you for sharing how to modify a tee! This is great for thrift shopping. Happy Holiday!
Very happy to help! Perfect timing for this during the holidays, Happy New Year!!
Thank you. I can never find a tee-shirt that fits my boyfriend right without spending an arm and a leg. I'm gonna try it💝
He's gonna be crazy happy when he starts getting fitted shirts from you! It makes such a big difference :D
@@TockCustom you know I was going through your vids, do you have a T-shirt tutorial? Or can you recommend one of your vids that could work for a T-shirt? Thank you, Latonya😸
Great video! I want to attempt narrowing the shirt sleeves of a t-shirt so I've been watching a bunch of videos. Surprisingly you were the first that I came across that mentions using that lightning bolt stitch. I was seriously going to try it out with a straight stitch with light tension. Really appreciate your descriptions and the speed at which you deliver them.
Thanks for the tip re: straight stitches being incompatible with stretch fabric!
You're very welcome! Hope you're having fun with your projects this week :)
@@TockCustom on Stylish Dad's video he also advised that zigzag stitches as seams shouldn't be too close together or it will cause itchiness. Is this the case for you as well?
I would dearly love to see a tutorial on taking in a T-shirt’s shoulder seams! Thanks for this tutorial!
I would have loved to see a quick look at the surge sewing.
10,000 subscribers when you made this video...55,000 subs today. Nov 14, 2020.
You must be doing something right :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I know....... the growth of this channel has been very overwhelming lol - thanks so much for watching!
Congrats with the 10K; could you dedicate an episode on taking in cargo pants - I mean taking in the pant legs , not the waist- thanks, much appreciated ! Happy NY !
Thanks a ton!! Actually the principals from this video would be the same for taking in pant legs. Altering the waist is much more sophisticated. The only thing you'd have to do, is un-do the bottom hem of the pant legs... stitch up the inside seams... and then re-hem the bottom of your pants
Happy new year to you as well!
@@TockCustom Thanks for your reply - I guess you suggest one takes in the inside seam, as you would have to battle the giant pocket that sits on the outside seam ! Hmmm, I will take another look at the problem (it's not as simple as the T-shirt !) Maybe you could do the waist altering thing some time in the future ? Yes, I know that's a b*tch, because of all the different layers and angles (that would be fun to see how YOU would attack it !)
Thanks- I'm glad I found your channel ! ;-)
Sweet! another great video very explanatory. I tailored my first garment this past weekend I liked it a lot! I have a vest and I plan on buying some coats at a thrift store these are a bit intimidating as they have an inner lining that you have cut through before you can actually make alterations... also having trouble finding any videos on this. If your interested that would be awesome!
m.ruclips.net/video/H0i3mPiejzM/видео.html This is the only video I’ve been able to find on vests or coats
Thank you so much for watching! Altering simple garments like this are pretty easy, but you're correct, anything with lining is much more comprehensive.
It's actually easier for me to make a full dress vest from scratch than it is to alter one if you can believe that. I've had a lot of questions about this though, so I may have to do a video on it soon!
I really appreciate the comment, hope you're doing excellent!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
Nice video. I always wondered how to do this. I'm going to give it a try. You made it look so easy. That shirt looks so much better on you after you tailored it. I like my shirts to fit as well. Kudos. Thanks for the tutorial!
Just saw my first video from you, and so incredible, I'm now following you and going to catch up on all the ones I missed, you make it so easy to understand, that you, your new follower 😁
Hi, just found your channel and love your clear, common sense instructions! Im sorry to see that you aren’t currently doing videos. Hope you come back!
Hey Tock! I used this video to resize a few shirts and your instructions were great. The shirts also turned out great. Now I need to shorten the length of a t shirt. Do you have a video on that process? I hope so. Thanks!
hey! Happy this was so helpful! To shorten a shirt its very simple, you just cut the bottom opening along the hem, but leave an extra 1/2 inch or so, then just do a single hem and a zigzag stitch to keep it stretchy. Might take a shirt of 2 of practice, but that task alone should take about 5 or 10 minutes :)
Let me know if you have any other questions :D
Great video. Thanks so much. I just want to ask one question, I always having problem with the under arm section. Always look strange, is that because of the serger seam?
I have a dumb question. Not sure if I will get a response since this video is a few years back. So, many t-shirts sold today don’t have any side seams. The only seams are the arm sleeves and neck band. The main body is all-in-one piece. How is done. I trying to see if this can been done at home. Thanks.
I actually talked about both types of shirts in this video. It'd not too bad if you press it along the sides. Hope this helps!
I enjoyed watching this tutorial because I have a lot of larger Ts that I'd like to take in. These shirts are also too long in the sleeve and shoulder. Do you have a tutorial for that, or suggestions on how to take them in (apart from just buying them so they fit!)?
Oh, if they're too long (length or sleeves), just cut the bottom hems off, and re-hem them up to fit you better :)
I apreciate your work , thank You !
Very happy to help! Thank you so much for watching :D
thank you so much, this makes so much sense
Great, very practical and useful advice! I notice you did not lock in your new seam by going back/forward at the beginning and end of your new seam. Was this intentional, and if so, can you say why? Also, I don't have a serger. So if I wanted to do the zig-zag approach to finishing the newly cut material, how close to the end of the cut should I get the zig zags? As close as possible or maybe 1/8" or so from the edge?
Thanks! So on Brother machines - they have a stretch stitch that looks like a lightning bolt. You cannot backstitch with this stitch, but the first 3 stitches make a loop so you don't need to worry about that :)
If you want to overlock with a zigzag stitch on a regular machine, just trim your seams down to 1/2" or 3/8" - set your machine to the widest zigzag possible - and then just do one stitch on the fabric, and one off the fabric... all the way down, and it'll seal up your seam super smooth. Hope that helps!
@@TockCustom Even though the first 3 stitches make a loop, what about the end of your seam? Since you cannot backstitch with the stitch you chose, how does the end of your seam get secured?
Dude, your vids are really dope. I think I will try this one for my first beginner project.
Another great tutorial. Thank you
I love how you stickered your sewing machine! 😂🤣
Thank you for this tutorial!
Hi i'm new at your videos and i like the way you explain every thing it makes everything so easy ..
I just want to know how can i fix a collar on a T-Shit (women) if its to tight around the neck.
I’m new to sewing, with that zigzag stitch, you don’t have to lock the stitch at the start or at the end? Thx
Please ❤do more alterations videos I really want to improve in this
I'll see what I can come up with. Got some new stuff waiting for approval to post! Thanks for watching :)
Good job. Explained the weLl
Great tutorials Tock! Keep up the awesome work!
Great work awesome video
Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for the tutorial!
You are so welcome! Hope you were able to tailor some shirts to look great!
I hope youre doing well Tock....
Video request: in addition to slimming the shirt, the other alteration that may be necessary is bringing in the shoulders. If a similar technique to the one shown here is used in the shoulders, the sleeve hems would not be horizontal anymore. This may be a more advanced tutorial, but a great "part two" that is desperately needed, as there is no good solution/tutorial on RUclips for this problem. Thanks!
As I'm thinking about it... the same technique should work. Youd just have to start a 'dart stitch' before the ribbing of the neckline, and then stitch down to the top part of where the hem on the sleeve is. As long as the edges of the fabric on the sleeve match up, everything should look clean.
If this doesnt make sense shoot me an email and I'll send you an illustration.
Thanks dude!
Awesome man! I’m totally doing this!
Oh dude... you're going to be light-sabering women off you left-and-right at cons if you start tailoring your shirts... forget about it!
Great video!!..thanks.
Thank you so much :D
I just found your channel and loved the tshirt tutorial. Please keep up the teaching!!! More more more!😀
You got a deal! there'll be a lot of new stuff coming soon :) Thanks for watching!
Is there a way to make them bigger? Not only on the sides, but the arms as well? I have some long sleeve shirts that are really good, but they are really tight too, especially around the bicep and forearm areas... Thanks Tock!
The only way to make a garment bigger is to add fabric, which is much more comprehensive than tailoring something to be smaller.
I guess I'd open up each of the side seams from bottom to the ends of the sleeves, add a 2" inch strip of fabric on either side with 1/2 inch seam allowances, and sew them both into place. This would give you an extra inch around each sleeve, and 2 inches wider across the chest and body.
Quite a bit of work, but I can certainly be done.
@@TockCustom Cool. Thank you so much!!