29+ How To Shorten A Sewing Pattern

The space between the two should be the length you want to cut off from the pattern. To shorten the top pattern create a line above and parallel to shorten and lengthen the line.

Tilly And The Buttons How To Lengthen Or Shorten A Sewing Pattern

Sometimes you can simply cut off some length.

. There are times you are going to want to shorten or lengthen a pattern and I thought Id show you how to do that today. Here are the steps to follow to shorten your pattern. Here is the altering sewing pattern tutorial to show you how to alter the length of the shorts in 3 simple steps.

Draw the lengthenshorten line perpendicular to the grainline or fold line. If your pattern does not have lengthenshorten lines youll need to draw one. Draw a parallel line underneath your shorten line that is the distance you want to shorten your pattern.

If you havent found one decent pattern yet probably you can try.

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