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How to Tailor a Button Down Shirt - Beginner Level Sewing Tutorial - Tock Custom

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This video shows how to take any button down shirt, or any dress shirt, and tailor it to fit your body! I talk about both short sleeves, and long sleeves with cuffs. It's very simple, and only takes about 15 minutes! Machine: Brother ST150HDH: https://brother.pxf.io/R5qQo7 1034D Overlock Machine: https://brother.pxf.io/MmEzDo Shirt: Handmade Tock Custom Shirt Scissors: Famore Cutlery Tailor's Shears: https://famorecutlery.com/?aff=3 You can also support Tock Custom through Patreon here:   / tockcustom   To see my personal recommendations for sewing tools and supplies – here is my amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tockcusto... Making purchases through these links helps to support Tock Custom through various affiliate programs. I genuinely love these products and am happy to make these recommendations! If you're looking for other sewing resources and videos, you can find them at www.tockcustom.com Thank you so much for watching! ...more
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start at the sleeve through the armpit and all the way

0:47

take about an inch of fabric out of this shirt

0:59

taken about an inch of either side of this center seam

1:15

hems open about two inches on either sleeve

1:37

take this in about an inch on either side

2:36

sew from the bottom all the way up to the end

2:58

line up the two raw edges

3:12

take out an inch of fabric

3:26

follow this entire stitch all the way down to the bottom

3:49

finished with a back stitch

4:15

seams trimmed

5:04

make sure that the second stitch is going off the edge

6:26

trim off any bulk right there and any loose threads

7:40

pressing our rolled hem back into shape

8:03

trim any loose threads

8:31

trim any loose threads from the inside

8:39

use some fray check

8:50

stitch up through the armpit

9:26
How to Tailor a Button Down Shirt - Beginner Level Sewing Tutorial - Tock Custom
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2020Mar 7
This video shows how to take any button down shirt, or any dress shirt, and tailor it to fit your body! I talk about both short sleeves, and long sleeves with cuffs. It's very simple, and only takes about 15 minutes! Machine: Brother ST150HDH: https://brother.pxf.io/R5qQo7 1034D Overlock Machine: https://brother.pxf.io/MmEzDo Shirt: Handmade Tock Custom Shirt Scissors: Famore Cutlery Tailor's Shears: https://famorecutlery.com/?aff=3 You can also support Tock Custom through Patreon here:   / tockcustom   To see my personal recommendations for sewing tools and supplies – here is my amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tockcusto... Making purchases through these links helps to support Tock Custom through various affiliate programs. I genuinely love these products and am happy to make these recommendations! If you're looking for other sewing resources and videos, you can find them at www.tockcustom.com Thank you so much for watching!

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Tock Custom

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