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Shorten jeans with preservation of the original hem (with scissors)
March 2024

Shorten jeans with preservation of the original hem (with scissors)

Who does not know: the jeans are perfect, but they are too long - unbearable without original hem - so shorten with preservation of the original hem! I know the method without scissors, but this is...

Shirt with too wide armhole
March 2024

Shirt with too wide armhole

If in an otherwise always worn clothing size, the shirt is only too narrow in the personal bust, you have to grab the next larger size, probably. In this case, the armhole is often cut too far and...

Fix a long necklace
March 2024

Fix a long necklace

Long necklaces, which you want to wear two or three times around your neck, slipping the love long day. So you can fix them: If you want to wear a long necklace two or three times around your neck,...

Reduce glasses case for new glasses
March 2024

Reduce glasses case for new glasses

To make a large glasses case for new glasses fit or reduce: My new glasses turned out to be much narrower than the previous model, so it always slipped out of the pocket and was somewhere in the bag....

Shorten the rear length of a hood
March 2024

Shorten the rear length of a hood

The hood of my thin summer rain jacket can only be changed in the front width, but not in the back length: With each carrying she slid very deep in the face, and I was forever pushing back. Remedy I...

T-shirt neckline too tight: enlarge with bias binding
March 2024

T-shirt neckline too tight: enlarge with bias binding

For most simple T-shirts, the neckline is too tight for me. No, my neck is not very extensive, I only contract nothing :-). Simple solution of the problem: Enlarge neckline: Sew on the bias tape...

No cold arms while wearing a poncho
March 2024

No cold arms while wearing a poncho

With this tip, you do not get cold arms that fast when wearing a poncho. When Ponchos or Umschlagtüchern, as well as Capes, often the naked arms out, if you z. B. wearing a sweater with 3/4 sleeve....

Attach pushbuttons - Instructions (jacket pockets) | TheFruitAndFlowerBasket TV
March 2024

Attach pushbuttons - Instructions (jacket pockets) | TheFruitAndFlowerBasket TV

Do you have a jacket that has great, big pockets but can not be closed? Do you constantly have the problem that the contents fall out when you bend over? Here is a solution. Get sewing-free snaps for...

Cut the curtain without sewing - looks good anyway!
March 2024

Cut the curtain without sewing - looks good anyway!

Hello FM community, I bought new curtains for our guest room today. After unpacking it turned out that they are too long. Had previously measured and rely on the information on the packaging. Maybe...

Shorten the loop of knitwear
March 2024

Shorten the loop of knitwear

My lover, who loved his color because of its color, often had to stay in the closet for the winter because it was still too long for me, double looped around his neck, so that he was chic, but the...