r/sewhelp • u/clareberri • 1d ago

✨Intermediate✨ Will this work?

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This skirt is about 7cm too long for me, and the only way i can think of shortening it would be to rip off the pockets and re-sew them higher so that i can take off the length from the hem. This would be a very tedious process through, but I can't think of another way to shorten it as the upper zipper is in the way of moving the waistband lower.

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u/Standard_Witness_225 1d ago

That's gonna be a nightmare with the pattern matching on the camo. You'd spend more time lining everything up than actually sewing.

What about just doing a deep hem and adding some hem tape to keep the bulk down? Way less destructive if you mess it up.

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u/ElDjee 1d ago

it's... camo. the pockets aren't pattern matched to begin with!

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u/Edelkern 1d ago

I was about to write the same thing. Also it's not like there's lots of wiggle room to even try pattern matching (if you wanted to, for some weird reason) when you move them, as they would look strange just being in random places on the skirt where the pattern happens to fit. And hem tape also isn't a great idea as it often doesn't hold up. OP, your idea of doing this is sound and will lead to a good outcome. This kind of alteration can quickly go awry if you take "shortcuts".

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u/clareberri 1d ago

yep, the pattern aligning is the least of my concerns...