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Jacket or Coat Alteration: Plain Sleeve Shortening - Online Videos

Learn jacket or coat plain sleeve shortening (alteration) in these online instructional videos.

Learn how to do a first fitting, mark the new hemline, separating the lining from the shell at the sleeve hem, why we use interfacing at the sleeve hem for jackets and coats, removing the interfacing from the sleeves, basting the new sleeve hemline for second fitting, do a second fitting, adjusting the sleeve hem allowances at the seam lines and sewing the hem allowance seam lines by machine.

You will also learn how to sew the original interfacing to the sleeve hem, cutting new interfacing for the sleeve hem, sewing the new interfacing to the sleeve hem, basting the hem, joining the lining to the sleeve hem, and sewing the lining to the shell by machine from the inside of the Jacket.

 

   

Duration: 85 mins
Video Chapters: 16
| Free Samples: 4
Released: April 2011
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Videos have voice over.

Materials List:
  • Jacket or Coat
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Pins
  • Scissors
  • Measuring Tape
  • Tailors Chalk
  • Interfacing if needed
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Table of Contents

This video lesson has 4 Free Samples. Start watching by clicking on below chapters!

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Video Chapters Duration  
1 - Introduction  (Free Sample) 2:07 mins Watch Now
2 - First Fitting (Free Sample) 4:37 mins Watch Now
3 - Baste Marking the New Hemline 9:03 mins Watch Now
4 - Separating the Lining From the Shell at the Sleeve Hem 2:30 mins Watch Now
5 - Why Use Interfacing at Sleeves Hem for Jackets & Coats 1:29 mins Watch Now
6 - Removing the Interfacing From the Sleeves 1:36 mins Watch Now
7 - Basting the New Sleeve Hemline for Second Fitting 3:50 mins Watch Now
8 - Second Fitting (Free Sample) 0:44 mins Watch Now
9 - Adjusting the Sleeve Hem Allowances at the Seam Lines 10:29 mins Watch Now
10 - Sewing the Hem Allowance Seam Lines by Machine 8:46 mins Watch Now
11 - Sewing the Original Interfacing to the Sleeve Hem 6:22 mins Watch Now
12 - Cutting New Interfacing for the Sleeve Hem (Free Sample) 4:33 mins Watch Now
13 - Sewing the New Interfacing to the Sleeve Hem 3:50 mins Watch Now
14 - Basting the Hem 4:19 mins Watch Now
15 - Pinning and Basting the Lining to the Sleeve Hem
of the Jacket
9:37 mins Watch Now
16 - Sewing the Lining to the Shell by Machine From
the Inside of the Jacket
13:22 mins Watch Now
1 - Intro - Jacket & Coat: Plain Sleeve Shortening (FREE)
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