• Sewing & Tailoring

    How to Take in Side Seams

    This tutorial is for adjusting a shirt at the side seams for a better fit. As long as your shirt fits you well in the shoulders, you’ll be able to tailor it elsewhere. This is a linen shirt from Land’s End. Linen is my favorite fabric for summer, because it’s super lightweight and breathable. I liked the style so much that I ordered it in two different colors; striped cream and indigo. The problem is that the waist and hips of the shirt are baggy on my frame. The shoulders though, fit perfectly! So, I was able to take in the shirt at the side seams. Tools: Sewing Machine or…