Adding length to dress

I bought this sheath dress last month at Old Navy for $6. It was about 5 inches too short and it didn't have sleeves. So......... in my closet it sat all month . Adding legnth and sleeves First I went to Joann's and purchased some fabric. I chose this grey herringbone pattern. It was $2 a yard. I purchased 1 1/2 yards. I laid my fabric and dress on the floor and measured the width of the bottom of the dress adding a 1/2 an inch for my seam allowance. I needed to add at least 5 inches to the…

Isn’t this the cutest little dress ever?! I scored it for pennies on the dollar when my best friend and I discovered this amazing Goodwill Outlet Store. It’s one of those places you hav…

Target clearance racks are my friend. I found this dress. That one there on the left. Check out that clearance tag. What! $3.24. Sold. It was a little short, so I bought the biggest one.

A ruffled band is a great way to add length to a mini dress because you can make your ruffle up to 12-15 inches long. Treating a...

We’ve all been there, we either cut the hemline a bit short, ran out of fabric or have to deal with the thing tall people deal with every day – my garment is too SHORT!!! I hope you enjoy a few fun things I have done to help lengthen those hemlines over the years. The […]

It didn't occur to me until recently that maybe the reason dresses and skirts are always so short on me is because of my height. I always just thought that they were made to sit mid-thigh. At 5'9" I tower above the average female. Finding a modest dress is easier said than done. I tried on this cute ship print dress at Forever 21 and refused to give it up even if it did come up dangerously high. Not this time. Nope, I decided to find my own solution. Anyone else have this issue? If so, read…

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Add length to any dress or skirt with lace! An easy sewing technique for the beginner sewer.

Love that skirt, but it’s that teeny bit too short? Add length without it looking added-on (we’ll even add style!). Here’s how.

I often see dresses and skirts I like that fit me everywhere but that I wish were just that little bit longer. The op shops are full of them. I get around this dilemma by adding a contrast strip to the bottom of the dress. It’s quite easy to do, takes less than 30 minutes …