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Check to make sure the fabric of your dress can handle the heat first. You will want to sew along the hem on the outside of the dress. Follow the guides on your machine to sew a straight stitch a quarter inch from the folded bottom edge of the hem.
You will need to measure and cut carefully to preserve the circular shape of the skirt. Carefully cut through the side seam of the ruffle or lace. You can place this knot in several areas of the skirt, like the side of the hem, at either thigh or near your waist. Pin the folded-over hem to the side seams. This will hold the hem up at both sides of the dress.
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If you’re shortening by an inch or less, simply fold under the excess to make a new hem. If you need to remove more than that, cut off the extra length. If you’re tall, on the other hand, long maxi dresses and floor-length formal gowns will work great for you! Pencil skirts look great on curvy bodies, and a high-waist midi skirt will set off an apple-shaped body. We all identify as women, and our typical dress sizes and heights are 2/S, 5 feet 9 inches; 8/M, 5 feet 3 inches; 12/L, 5 feet 10 inches; and 14/XL, 5 feet 7 inches.
Find your perfect frilly dress now and shop Forever Unique. More advanced ways to shorten a dress include cutting out the waist area and then reconnecting the bodice to the skirt or sewing a curved hem. You can also remove a few inches of fabric above a ruffle at the hem of a dress and then reattach the ruffle to shorten the dress. For the initial round of testing, I measured my bust, waist, and hips and ordered each dress in my size according to the retailer’s sizing charts.
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This alteration works well on an elastic-waist dress but less well on a fitted dress or a maxi dress. If you really want to claim the title of a clothing “refashionista,” you can also shorten a dress from the waist. You can do this temporarily by tying a knot or using a belt, as you saw earlier. Cut about eighteen inches of sewing thread that matches the color of your dress.
Thread a needle and tie a knot at the end of the thread. You can shorten a dress by cutting it and sewing it into a shorter length permanently or folding up the extra length and fastening it in several different ways. The neckline on the COS Sleeveless Cowl Neck Dress was uncomfortably high, and the dress’ overall fit wasn’t flattering. Our testers said this little black dress reminded them of a bathrobe. We loved the Rita’s thick, flattering material, which didn’t stretch out, even after being worn for several hours at a desk.
How to Shorten a Dress From the Waist
Measure the desired length of your dress as described earlier. Add one inch to this measurement, and then cut off any excess fabric. You can use a sewing machine to stitch a hem in many ways, but the easiest is to create a double fold and stitch it into place. This works on most types of fabric except for sheers. Next, use a tape measure or sewing gauge to measure one and a half inches up from this new fold. Use a ruler, measuring tape, or sewing gauge to measure five inches from the bottom of the skirt.
The best way to shorten a dress is to measure a new length and stitch a replacement hem either by hand or on a sewing machine. Using hem tape or fabric glue will also create a permanently shortened dress. For a temporarily shorter dress, applying safety pins, a belt, or a knotting technique will do the trick. This LBD’s slouchy turtleneck, long sleeves, and dual slits give it just the right amount of polish. It’s form-fitting enough to show your shape, but it’s not skin-tight.
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One of our picks, Universal Standard Rita Ribbed Sweater Dress With Pockets, has been discontinued. We plan to research alternative dresses for our next round of testing in the upcoming year.
This thick ribbed dress is comfy and great at smoothing out any lumps, while accentuating your favorite body parts. And it comes in the broadest range of sizes of our picks. Universal Standard uses a unique sizing scale so check the measurements carefully.
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