Sweatshirt alterations ideas

People are always surprised when I tell them about my secret method of updating any old hoodie or sweatshirt. This hack makes any sweatshirt instantly more flattering and comfy, I have done it on almost all of my sweatshirts! #sweatshirtcuttingideas #offtheshouldersweatshirt #diysweatshirtcutting

I've never been much for sweatshirts. The collars always seem too tight and the cuffs are too....cuffy? But lately I've been finding some really comfortable sweatshirts that look a little more flattering, such as this Lands End tunic: Although $30 isn't a lot for a sweatshirt, a craft challenge was calling my name. Could I take a dorky thrift store sweatshirt and make it cool? I can't tell you, but what I came up with is a lot more wearable; and it only took about 15 minutes. Hello Esprit…

Learn how to crop a sweatshirt that is too long. Shorten a sweater three different ways by cropping, hemming, and resewing the waistband.

Use one of these sweatshirt pattern hacks and refashions to make something cozy and comfy for the cold weather. Stay warm and cute this winter!

My third sweatshirt in this series of transformation ideas. This is the Comfort Color sweatshirt in the color watermelon. Great color for the upcoming seas...

So I appreciate this is a massive step away from what I normally blog about, but anyway, this is what I did today that made me feel proud: Seriously. What do mums do if sewing isn’t their thing? 4 …

Some of you may remember the last post I did about a sweat shirt re-do I did about a year ago. I didn’t post a tutorial about it because I just saw an inspiration picture that I wanted to mak…

As an inherently lazy person, I have been loving the recent "athleisure" style. Any fashion trend that makes it socially acceptable to wear sweatshirts in public is alright by me! This thrifted grey 4XL sweatshirt, however, was simply beyond my tolerance for frump. So comfy though! My first step was to pick out the top-stitching around the bottom band and cuffs, and then the pick out the serging as well to separate the ribbing from the body. Once the edges were un-cinched, I was able to…

Learn how to create a reverse applique sweatshirt with this tutorial. Embroider a sweatshirt you love with reverse applique in any design.

Hi Everyone! Have you ever wanted to “Do Something” with a basic sweatshirt? I have, because sweatshirts do nothing but make one look like a prison inmate! I wanted a sweatshirt with some shape and fashion. Then I saw this sweatshirt version on Pinterest and the ideas started to come! So, I set out to […]