Adding straps to strapless dress diy

step by step tutorial: how to add sleeves to a strapless dress

Laura Nash, owner of Sew Chic Patterns, blogs about sewing and pattern making.

If you’ve ever had to alter a dress before you know it can be very tedious! But adding sleeves to a sleeveless dress doesn’t have to be complicated. I’ve got a simple little tutorial to share with you today on how to add a 4 inch wide sleeve to a strapless dress. Now you can add a little modesty to a dress without stress or spending a bunch of money! Here’s the before and after… Let’s get started. Here is the dress before. It has no sleeves or straps at all… First you’re gonna need fabric to…

I realize I just did a tutorial on adding sleeves to something, but this one was already on my other blog, so I thought it'd be easy enough to paste it over here. I did this project a while ago and didn't take near enough pictures for a proper tutorial, but it's a very simple project, so hopefully this will be enough. Normally I like to wait to show the final product in a big reveal at the end, but I think the instructions will be a lot more clear if I show you what we're making first. We…

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A step by step tutorial on how to make and add sleeves to a strapless dress, wedding dress, prom dress or bridesmaid dress. Only simple sewing skills needed.

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