How To Alter a Dress Shoulder (Ep. 53)

Shoulders are a tricky part of any dress. They're so different from one person to the next, and in the case of a BRIDESMAID'S dress, you know those pictures are gonna be around forever! So in this video, I'll take you step-by-step through the carnival-house-of-mirrors that is the act of altering a shoulder; straps, sleeves and all!

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Measuring and Marking the Strap
03:43 Seam Ripping the Shoulder
10:39 Measuring and Marking the Sleeve
18:03 Sewing Everything!
25:07 Pressing All the New Seams
28:41 Reorienting All Seams Over Shoulder
32:05 Reattaching the Binding
39:57 Closing the Shoulder Seam
42:21 Final Reveal