Altering the Shoulders on a Jacket

A customer brought me two jackets to take in at the shoulders. Both of these jackets had shoulder pads, too, which she wanted removed. You don’t see those much anymore! The other jacket can be found in the post entitled, A Finely Tailored Jacket. Both were custom made in England for my customer and they were…

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How To Take in Side Seams and Facings

This is a mother of the bride dress and jacket that a customer brought in. The short jacket needs to be altered at the sides. The jacket does not have lining, but it does have facings. And because of the facings, we will need to alter both. So, let’s learn how to take in side…

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