Altering a mens shirt side seam

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Thu, 11/10/2011 - 23:17
arlenekerry
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Hi

My name is Arlene.  I have a mens medium weight cotton work shirt which needs to be altered ASAP.  The shirt needs to come in by two inches either side (about 5cm).  The current seam is a flat felt seam around the arms and down the sides of the shirt.  If it needs altering only at the sides, how do I manage the "awkward spot" where the two seams meet near the underarms.  I am using the "pinch pin" shirt inside out method.  I have looked at it from every which way but confess to being baffled!  I hope you can help me :)

Cheers

Arlene

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Wed, 11/16/2011 - 17:09
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Nehzat
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Re: Altering a men's shirt side seam

 Dear Arlene,

First you need to open the armhole seam lines under the arm by about 7 cm on either side of the side seams. This will give you an opening of about 14 cm for each armhole.

Next you need to take in the side seams and also from the seam of the sleeves, since when you take in from the side seam and decrease from the armhole measurement, the sleeve needs to be adjusted as well. This way the sleeve will fit the new armhole. 

Once you sew the flat felt seam of the side seams and the sleeve seams separately, you sew the open section of the armhole using the flat felt style as well.

 

Hope this helps,

Nehzat

 

 

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