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Posted by IMS on July 19, 2007, 9:07 pm
I shorten sleeves a lot, as I have short arms :) I always 'mirror' the
existing hem. That is, if I need the sleeve to be 2" shorter (inc. the
hem allowance), then I cut exactly 2" all the way around. I first mark
the 2" line with a pencil, then cut. That way the new hem mimics the
line of the old one...the only difference being it is now shorter. I
also use the hem measurement from the old hem for the new one (so that
if the old hem was 1" that's how side I make the new one). =20
-Irene
wrote:
>I just bought three shirts that I really like, except that the sleeves=20
>are what I think are called 3/4 sleeves. They come about half-way=20
>between wrist and elbow.l I hate 3/4 sleeves, and want to shorten them=20
>to regular short sleeves--about half-way between shoulder and elbow. I=20
>want them about seven inches shorter than they are now.
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>Can I just cut off the extra inches straight across (less hem=20
>allowance), or do I need to cut off less near the underarm seam? How=20
>would I go about figuring how to cut? Does someone know of a good=20
>website that shows how to do this? These are ready-to-wear shirts, so I=
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> don't need information on altering patterns, just how to shorten a=20
>sleeve that already exists.
>
>Thank you for any help you can offer.
>
>Donna G.
>Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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