Add a sleeve to a sleeveless dress

These weeks are flying by — somehow it’s time for another round of DIY Friday! Lulu*s sent me this dress a few months ago, and although I totally loved it, I don’t wear sleeveless tops, so it was super annoying to have to wear a jacket or a sweater over it all the time. We’ve […]

Last weekend my little sister was married. I was one of her bridesmaids, and she chose to get the dresses from David’s Bridal. None of the gowns were available with sleeves, or really even …

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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*first of all, i want to thank you for your advice/encouraging words on my last post. it honestly makes me feel safe to know that there are so many wise mothers out there who understand what i’m going through and i feel like ya’ll got my back in this motherhood thing! and to update, i …

From the Blogger: "This is a tutorial to add easy sleeves to your top or dress. Many times, you have a favourite top or dress you simply cannot wear because it does not have sleeves. These two sleeves can be made without drafting a pattern or taking measurements. With two pieces of fabric scraps which match the garment, you can add sleeves to any sleeveless garment. The first one is a simple cap sleeve and the next, a fluttery sleeve which you add outside the sleeve cap."

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…

Found the perfect dress but it doesn't have sleeves? Easily add sleeves to a sleeveless dress with this simple sewing alteration!

Need to add sleeves/straps (though NOT see-through ones) to my strapless dresses or just get rid of them...: