How to Shorten Sleeves on a Lined Jacket with Functional Buttonholes | Sewing | Tutorial

[@carlduffin]

Perfect explanation, thank you - and you look lovely!

[@sylviadimitrova2748]

Update: Thank you once again for this great video! Thanks to your detailed explanations I successfully managed to shorten the sleeves of my jacket. I must emphasize on the fact that I am an absolute beginner! Your help was invaluable and your soft voice made the task very pleasant. Thank you!! All my best wishes!

[@CraftyCreature]

Aw, thank you so much! 😊And congratulations on your first successful alteration 👍

[@sylviadimitrova2748]

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[@merry3733]

Thank you for posting this! Excellent explanation. It's been a long time since I altered a jacket sleeve and I really needed a refresher! I decided I'm going to end up with a sleeve length that's a bit longer than ideal so I can have the button not quite so close to the edge.

[@RuthNelson-y6t]

What a great video. I followed it step by step and it made it so easy. Many thanks!!!

[@opopoca]

One of the best tutorials I've seen. Thanks!

[@Lovemusic856]

This is an amazing video! I have to see how I will end up doing a jacket for a customer of mine.

[@nikolaskoulountis6200]

Perfect explanation!

[@Ewa-Mor]

Great tutorial 👍🙂thank you so much for this, very helpful

[@MrBurtonshaw]

Thank you. Excellent guide.

[@patriciaallen3046]

Absolutely perfect tutorial! Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge!

[@jennyruiz1952]

Very easy to follow video. Thank you!

[@sylviadimitrova2748]

Great video, thank you for sharing!

[@6Murphy]

Your video was really well done. I have noted you are very knowledgeable in your alterations. Well done to you. I have to shorten a white very expensive jacket but as yet I haven’t decided about sewing up the buttonholes as the fabric when doing other alterations is fraying a lot. Jacket is problematic just need more time to sort it out.

[@CraftyCreature]

Thank you for your kind words. It is best to spend some time thinking about these big repairs before diving in, especially with expensive/beloved items. I was actually a little paranoid that I might ruin my own jacket when I tried this, but it turned out OK 😅

[@mehdihoseini-ul4bz]

Thanks

[@diannealesse6101]

excellent instructions

[@anaesterhazy631]

What happens if you do not put the interfacing?

[@konstantinkennedy2244]

the problem is that the last button is too close to the edge of the sleeve, at least 1 inch too close.

[@CraftyCreature]

Thanks for your comment; I probably should have mentioned in the video that the buttons would end up closer to the cuff, but with it being my own jacket it was a sacrifice I was willing to make. I don't think a lot of people would be too bothered (or maybe I'm just speaking for myself!) If it is an issue for you, you could look into more 'invisible repair' techniques - e.g. darning, felting - though its success would depend on the texture of the fabric. The only other alternative would be to take the sleeve up from the shoulder, but if you need to take off more than an inch it's not really viable because of the taper. Good luck.

[@fuckoff187]

Why not just replace the functional buttons with fake ones as most ppl wouldn't care. Am I missing something?