Anna de LeoMending and Alterations Made Simple: A Complete Guide to Clothes Repair
Anna De Leo graduated at the Euromode School Italia, in Bormio in Valtellina. In 2015 she moved to Udine, where she attended a course of tailoring repair at the Ires (Institute of Economic and Social Research Friuli Venezia Giulia). She later enrolled in the Fashion Design course at Milan Fashion Campus in Milan, and an online Personal Shopper and Image consultant course. From 2015 to 2017 she worked in different fashion companies. She is author of various fashion-related books.
INTRODUCTION. What we need to get started. Hand sewing stitches. Needles
and threads. The sewing machine. Sewing machine stitches. Cut and sew.
Inserting a bias. Terms and tricks of the trade.
BEFORE STARTING.
REPAIRING TROUSERS AND JEANS. Shortening formal trousers. Shortening casual
trousers. Shortening casual trousers with turn ups. Shortening jeans with
the original hem. Simple darning of classic trousers. Darning jeans.
Lengthening classic trousers. Tightening classic trousers at the waist.
Tightening jeans at the waist. Tightening trousers without side pockets.
Tightening trousers with side pockets. Tightening jeans along the sides.
Widening classic trousers at the waist. Widening jeans at the waist.
Changing the zip on classic trousers. Changing the zip on jeans. Inserting
an elasticated waistband on casual trousers.
REPAIRING SKIRTS. Shortening a skirt with a hand-stitched hem. Shortening a
skirt with a machine-stitched hem. Tightening a skirt at the waist.
Tightening a classic skirt along the sides. Widening a skirt at the waist.
Widening a skirt along the sides. Lengthening a skirt. Changing an
invisible zip. Changing the lining of a skirt.
REPAIRING DRESSES. Shortening or lengthening a dress. Tightening an unlined
dress along the sides without altering the armhole. Changing an invisible
zip on a dress. Widening a sleeveless dress along the sides. Altering the
neckline of a dress. Removing the sleeves from a dress. Repairing the
sleeves on jackets, coats, dresses and shirts. Shortening simple sleeves on
a dress or top. Lengthening the sleeves on a dress or top. Shortening the
sleeves on jackets and coats. Lengthening the sleeves on jackets and coats.
Shortening the sleeves of a shirt.
REPAIRING TOPS, SHIRTS, JACKETS AND COATS. Widening a shirt. Shortening a
classic shirt. Widening the neckline of a T-shirt. Tightening a top.
Widening a top. Shortening a top. Lowering the armhole on a singlet without
a placket. Tightening a jacket or coat. Widening a jacket or coat.
Shortening a jacket or coat. Lengthening a jacket or coat. Mending an open
seam on a jacket or short coat. Changing the zip on a jacket.
