Neckline Alterations

[@ljwilliams755]

it makes it so much clearer when you show us the drafting on your little quarter scale block

[@Mellysews]

Glad that's useful!

[@IMOO1896]

Wow, I feel like I’ve watched a master sewing class without the complication that it can intel. Wonderful, clear hints!

[@Mellysews]

Glad you liked it!

[@brendasullivan7553]

I feel like a fairly accomplished sewist, but I didn’t know to STRAIGHTEN a round neckline at the very front. Hence, my first attempt was a rounded V. Thank you for this nugget!

[@Mellysews]

Glad it was helpful!

[@momgrandma5496]

Really like this series, learning so much.

[@Mellysews]

Thanks!

[@pamelaswords989]

very clear, and informative - would love to see more tutorials converting dress necklines

[@Mellysews]

Glad you liked it! I probably won't do any more on changing necklines because it's all the same techniques shared in this video.

[@fiona36b]

Thank you for the demonstration. I have several neck lines to alter and make deeper.

[@Mellysews]

Have fun sewing!

[@nathaliaalves8595]

you are a GREAT teacher!! amazing video

[@Mellysews]

Thank you! 😃

[@btak311]

Would have loved to see u “upcycle” a garment -love seeing “hacks” on something thrifted or a hand me down?

[@Mellysews]

while I occasionally upcycle, that’s not the main type of thing I like to sew.

[@sandrahovey221]

Just discovered You! Fantastic. Thank you.

[@Mellysews]

Thanks!

[@MsGorobin]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@Mellysews]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@clothingalterations]

Great tutorial, thank you very much

[@Mellysews]

You are welcome!

[@audreydelange3973]

How do you make alterations to the back neckline? I need the back of the shirts and dresses to come up higher on my neck and in closer to my neck as well

[@Mellysews]

The same way as you do for the front.

[@texasproud8822]

Great info. Thanks

[@Mellysews]

Thanks for watching!

[@elaine58100]

Would it be possible in your opinion to alter a slash neck-line into a crew or jewel neckline? Any tips you could give me would be really appreciated. Thank you.

[@Mellysews]

It would depend, particularly if the pattern is designed for woven fabric. Make the neckline too small and it might not fit over your head.

[@KOHbXNTPOHOl-NY]

Thanks for the great explanation. Instead of the facing could I do also a bias tape?

[@Mellysews]

Sure, but you'd have to adapt the technique I used here obviously.

[@satanbaby2928]

Maybe this is a stupid question but, do you know how I could turn a cowl neckline into a scoop neck? I recently bought a dress with a cowl neck but I don’t like the neckline and was wondering how I could fix it. Any advice would be great!

[@Mellysews]

So a cowl neckline isn't just a different shape, it also has additional fabric added in. The pattern piece likely looks wider in the front than in the back to create the cowl. So that change isn't as easy, because the additional fabric would need to be removed before changing to a scoop neck. It would probably be easier to just find a different pattern without a cowl.

[@satanbaby2928]

@@Mellysews it honestly doesn’t need to be a scoop neck if that makes things semi easier, just wanna turn it into any other neckline then what it is lol. If not thank you anyways! your help is much appreciated 🫶

[@Mellysews]

@@satanbaby2928 either way, the extra fabric that forms the drape of the cowl would need to be removed from the pattern, and generally that would be more difficult than just finding a pattern that doesn't have the cowl.

[@conniec2279]

I love your channel! I have an unrelated question, what server do you recommend?

[@Mellysews]

Do you mean serger? I have a Baby Lock Imagine, and in the past I also used a Brother 1034

[@dcantu-paez4308]

Great tutorial. Hope you can teach how to do a boat neckline.

[@Mellysews]

You’d use the same techniques I used in this video and draw a boatneck instead of a square neck.

[@dcantu-paez4308]

Melly Sews how far down do you draw to make a boatneck shirt? Is it suppose to be a square too?

[@tahanyfathy3015]

Love it ... Thank you ❤️

[@Mellysews]

Thanks for watching!

[@tracie6837]

Thanks! I would love to see a boat neck version...if possible. Thanks!

[@Mellysews]

You’d use the same techniques I used in this video and draw a boatneck instead of a square neck.

[@Ricky_B4]

A hack is someone that does a bad job. You don't do a bad job.

[@Mellysews]

A pattern hack, or hacking a pattern in verb form, is common slang referring to making changes to an existing pattern. Much like a computer hack changes the existing programming on the computer.