Hilary's U-Sew Site. Simple ways to do clothing alterations and repairs

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This months questions and answers:

Question		Hilary's advice
vertical drape folds on both front and back of blouse starting at the notch level of the sleeve and contiuing to the dart level, how to remove them? -mary		Mary, it's pretty well impossible to advise without actually seeing the blouse but I think it might be advisable to unpick the blouse, lay a blouse pattern over the pieces then re-cut it. Hilary.

How do you shorten women's jeans? -Eileen		Eileen, The illustrated instructions for taking up jeans are in TOPICS. You will need to become a member to access TOPICS. Hilary.