10 Clothing Fixes Everyone Should Know
If you own any clothes, it wouldn't hurt to know how to fix them. Here are the top ten basic ways to fix your wardrobe against any tears, rips, or just a bad fit.
Need help with this step? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Repair a Broken Zipper
At this point, most people will get rid of the entire garment. What a shame, because this is such an easy fix! Follow these basic instructions to easily fix your zipper.More »
Fix a Ripped Armpit
Or have you stretched to reach something and heard an audible 'riiiiippp'? I've made some great illustrations for this quick tutorial on fixing rips in your pits. Pit rips! More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Mend a Ripped Seam
A seam will rip under stress, but that doesn’t mean that the fabric is damaged. All you need to do is replace the thread. Follow these easy steps to suture your style.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Sew on a Button
It only takes a few minutes to sew a button back onto any garment, and you can even change it up with some funky button combinations. More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Repair Holes in Sweaters and Socks with Darning
It's a very easy way to repair holes in any knit sweater, socks, and shirts. How to darn that darn thing.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Mend a Torn Lining
Use these easy step-by-step instructions to mend a lining.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Make a Dress Larger
Seams are the leftover fabric on the other side of the stitching that holds a garment together. Follow these simple instructions to adjust a dress that fits too tightly.More »
How to Hem Pants
Hemming pants is so easy that leg length should never stand between you and a hot pair of pants. If you can hem pants, then you’ve got the advantage every time you hit the dressing room. My tutorial is your ticket to cheap pants...More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Make a Dress Smaller
Follow these simple instructions...More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
More Easy DIY Fashion Tutorials to Try
I'll show you how to take in the seams to make a dress fit in all the right places...
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Unbelievable DIY Fashion Makeovers:
10 Upcycled T-Shirt Tutorials . 5 Ways to Turn Jeans into a Skirt . Cassette Tape Wallet .10 Clothing Repairs You Should Know . 5 Ways to Make Placemat Purses
Easy DIY Accessories:
Nail Polish Strip Sunglasses . 7 Paper Jewelry Projects . Junk Drawer Jewelry . Disney World Penny Bracelet . Safety Pin Bracelet . Pop Tab Bracelet . Credit Card Earrings
Get personal DIY Fashion help right now from Rain:
If you own any clothes, it wouldn't hurt to know how to fix them. Here are the top ten basic ways to fix your wardrobe against any tears, rips, or just a bad fit.
Need help with this step? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Repair a Broken Zipper
Sometimes the teeth on a zipper don’t line up right, causing the zipper to catch.
At this point, most people will get rid of the entire garment. What a shame, because this is such an easy fix! Follow these basic instructions to easily fix your zipper.More »
Fix a Ripped Armpit
Ever happen to look down and realize your armpit is peeking back at your through a hole in your shirt?
Or have you stretched to reach something and heard an audible 'riiiiippp'? I've made some great illustrations for this quick tutorial on fixing rips in your pits. Pit rips! More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Mend a Ripped Seam
Mending a seam is so quick and easy that it should never be a reason for tossing out your clothes.
A seam will rip under stress, but that doesn’t mean that the fabric is damaged. All you need to do is replace the thread. Follow these easy steps to suture your style.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
How to Sew on a Button
Come on. Just because the button fell off does not mean that your shirt is finished.
It only takes a few minutes to sew a button back onto any garment, and you can even change it up with some funky button combinations. More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Repair Holes in Sweaters and Socks with Darning
Ever hear of darning? This is practically a lost art from the bygone era when socks took forever for a grandma to knit.
It's a very easy way to repair holes in any knit sweater, socks, and shirts. How to darn that darn thing.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Mend a Torn Lining
Clothes that have linings tend to be more expensive to purchase. Knowing how to mend a lining can save you some solid cash.
Use these easy step-by-step instructions to mend a lining.More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Make a Dress Larger
‘Letting out’ a dress means that you are going to make it bigger by using fabric from the seams.
Seams are the leftover fabric on the other side of the stitching that holds a garment together. Follow these simple instructions to adjust a dress that fits too tightly.More »
How to Hem Pants
When it comes to pants, it’s all about the fit. You may have a pair of pants that look great on the booty, but are too long or short for your legs.
Hemming pants is so easy that leg length should never stand between you and a hot pair of pants. If you can hem pants, then you’ve got the advantage every time you hit the dressing room. My tutorial is your ticket to cheap pants...More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Make a Dress Smaller
Drawstrings are easily lost, or even damaged. There is an easy way to replace your drawstring, so don't get rid of your favorite sweatpants just yet.
Follow these simple instructions...More »
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
More Easy DIY Fashion Tutorials to Try
'Taking in' a dress is the opposite of 'letting out'. This means turning some of the fabric into seam allowance for more snug fit.
I'll show you how to take in the seams to make a dress fit in all the right places...
Need help with this tutorial? Get personal help right now from Rain:
Unbelievable DIY Fashion Makeovers:
10 Upcycled T-Shirt Tutorials . 5 Ways to Turn Jeans into a Skirt . Cassette Tape Wallet .10 Clothing Repairs You Should Know . 5 Ways to Make Placemat Purses
Easy DIY Accessories:
Nail Polish Strip Sunglasses . 7 Paper Jewelry Projects . Junk Drawer Jewelry . Disney World Penny Bracelet . Safety Pin Bracelet . Pop Tab Bracelet . Credit Card Earrings
Get personal DIY Fashion help right now from Rain:
Source...