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Turn a thrifted dress into something that fits you well and looks fantastic! Let me show you how to shorten a dress, add pockets, increase the bust size, lift it from the shoulders, add a pretty embellishment, change the neckline, and even add a modesty panel!

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✂️ My Favourite Sewing Tools
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🧵 Sewing Machines:
My sewing machine: Baby Lock Sofia 2 https://www.qualitysewing.com/?sca_re...
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Tools & Accessories
LDH Scissors – My absolute favourite Canadian scissors: https://ldhscissors.com/catherinesews
My big Wiss scissors - US: https://amzn.to/48fkFXl Canada: https://amzn.to/3NjriCV
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Loop Turner – US: https://amzn.to/3RH6HIw Canada:  https://amzn.to/483Z30q

Marking & Measuring
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C-Thru Ruler – US:  https://amzn.to/3tfqdSS Canada: https://amzn.to/4qThy0u
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Ironing and Pressing
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Nice to Have
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Special thanks to Matthew Inwood for editing support! 💛 Minwood@torontomu.ca

🎬 Video Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Meet the Dresses
3:28 Shortening a Dress
4:09 Using the Scrap to Make Easy Pockets
13:39 Hemming a Dress
15:17 First Dress Done!
15:40 Modesty Panel
16:20 Adding Room at the Bust
30:53 Taking in the Centre Back
31:52 Intermediate Pockets
38:03 Second Dress Done!
38:37 Making a Square Neckline
53:26 Easing and Binding the Armhole
59:52 Cutting it Shorter
1:00:34 Making Patch Pockets
1:06:35 Hemming with RickRack
1:09:22 Third Dress Done!
1:10:09 Lifting a Dress at the Shoulder
1:14:00 Shortening a Dress with a Slit
1:15:32 Four Dresses Done!

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