How to Shorten the Sleeves on a Jacket *professional tailor's process* 

Alteration it’s what I do every day for last 23 years and let tell you I love you’re videos just because in my área I feel like trade it’s disappearing and you’re videos can teach new people about our work asks by open eyes to customers about all the work involved 👍 love the sleeves job by the way 🙂

I’ve been sewing for 30 years and I had no idea how much I still don’t know. Thank you 🤩

I have been sewing for 65 Years and up until now I have never had to shorten the sleeve of a tailored men’s jacket. Thank you so much for your detailed instructions I could not have done it without your excellent video.

I have been sewing for 55 years. I stopped for about 10-12 years and now I am remaking an entirely new wardrobe. Since I am now retired I have the time. I am some days surprised at what I remember for specialty and couture sewing and other days I am surprised at what I had done in my teens and twenties and other days I am frustrated at what I have forgotten. I appreciate this video as it sparks my memory. I can only chuckle at myself and shake my head. Having fun creating again!😀

I love your voice in the fun things that you say, it cracks me up

Thank you so much for your videos. I've been sewing for decades but it's so hard to find videos that show advanced alterations. MORE VIDEOS PLEASE.

You are a life saver! I do alterations for a side job. I have always shied away from men's suits, do to the lining. But this customer was so nice, he is a pastor for youths and doing a speaking engagement for youths. so I said yes. This whole time I have been literally freaking out. But watching your video made it so simple. I wish I would have watched it day one instead of daily thinking how I was going to do it. I can't thank you enough. I am going to watch more of your video's. I have written the name down. If you were here I would give you a big hug. Thank you so much! 💗💗💗

Thank you for sharing your alterations videos! Altering clothing for a family - especially with children - is so much more economical than sewing from scratch. With your kind help a family can enjoy altered, discounted designer clothes for for so much less $. You are a blessing!

You give me such confidence to alter my clothes. I'm constantly amazed by you skills!

I appreciate the professional step by step help! I don’t alter suits frequently enough to do it without thinking about what step comes next so sewing along with you was very helpful and gave me a little confidence boost!

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I was able to use this video to save some money for our wedding by altering my fiancé’s suit myself. Definitely the most stressful sewing project I have ever undertaken, but your walk through and tips gave me all the tools I needed. You’re amazing!

So easy to follow; I have been altering sleeves for 20+ years and after doing this will do them this way from now on - great teacher; loved this video!

I’ve been doing bridal alts for 3 years now, and I was easily able to watch your great video and take an alteration to raise the sleeve of a men’s suit jacket. Terrific directions!!! A huge THANK YOU!

You have explained and demonstrated everything so well. I’ve never shortened sleeves correctly, but now have the confidence to do it. Thank you very much.

After watch 3x's I got it, and i'm so proud of myself. I would put the video on pause as I went along.

I always tried the jacket on when it was finished to make sure I didn't twist the lining. Saves embarrassment in front of a customer. Great video!

I am grateful you added that this is not an easy alteration.I hate when the seamstress says its easy,and you find its above your skill level,and really an advance alteration

Thank you so much for walking me thru this! With a husband and 5 sons and grandsons somebody always needs alterations. I had no clue how to do this one even after 60 years of sewing.

I have seen several people do this alteration but yours is by far the best and easiest to understand. I now feel confident to try it on one of my jackets.

I love your channel, your presentation, skill and knowledge is impeccable. Thank you

Thank you, this has helped me brush up on my skills and also showed me that the way i was doing needed a bit of tweeking, but i now have a fabulous step by step guide that i can check as and when i need to do this alteration. Advanced skills are great i have just learnt as i have gone along sewing before now..

This is one alteration that I didn't know how to do, so I Googled it and was not at all surprised that Downtown Tailoring was the top suggestion. Thanks so much for breaking down this complicated alteration into simple steps. But now, what if the buttonholes are cut? Is there anything you can do to shorten the sleeves? Oh, wait! Haha, I Goggled that too and there you are again! You are the best!!

I love your sense of humor 🤣 no children in my shop 😂 Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

I have 2 jackets that I need to shorten. Have been stressing about them! This is an answer to prayer. I am not a alterations expert but try to help when I can. Thanks. Just love your videos. I think I can tackle this! God bless.

Wow, thank you for this teaching! I am adopting your practices of patiently measuring and marking so the final result looks perfect. I respect that you practice “Excellence” in your work.

This is one tedious job and I was hoping there was an easier way to do it but it seems there isn't but seeing you do it I can tell you are a master sewer. I do it just like you did but still l learned something new today ,1 how to unpick the buttonholes which always give me a hard time to remove and 2 the safety pin trick.dont know why I never thought of it before as it's not the first time I twisted the lining or ending with the lining too long. Thankyou so much. I'm learning something new every day from you.God bless you.

I’m desperate to shorten the sleeves on a 4 button suit for a wedding and only have 1 day to do it…this was so helpful and you made it seem easy enough for me to do.❤

This video was so helpful. I watched it a few times and then again in slow motion when reattaching the lining. The jacket sleeves I shortened came out perfectly! Thank you so much! 🥰

Thank you! I found your tutorial to be very educational and clear and concise. I am in the process of renewing many sewing skills I had learned in trade school because I have begun working in the sewing and alterations business! After watching your tutorial I started to remember some of these classic tailoring skills from school! I haven't done professional tailoring in a long time, so thank you again for the refresher course.

Your video was so helpful! I needed to alter my son's sport coat for a wedding and I am so happy with how it came out. I have a good bit of sewing experience but not much of alterations like this. It is quite a job and I'm not in a hurry to do it again but I'd never have been able to this without your video.

So complicated! Now I know why I pay my tailor so much! I had no idea shortening sleeves was so much work. Glad to see the button holes can be moved or removed on some suits.

Great tips! I have a completely different way of doing it but the end result looks the same. That’s one of the great things about sewing- there are many ways to get the same result. I loved your comment about the lining twisting. That has happened to my many times. I’m going to use your little safety pin trick next time I’m altering a sleeve!

Oh my goodness - you saved the Homecoming dance! Such clear and easy instructions - thank you!

You are really professional alteration of man’s jacket like from the original. Years ago I took my suit jacket to one of the local alterations she completely closed the split sleeves like a lady’s jacket. I talked to her she said she can not split the sleeve vent. She said she had 25 years experienced. So I took home and I torn it apart and I did it by myself with a split vent on the sleeves. Your video tutorial is great. Appreciated for uploading the video clip.

I was just doing these mitered sleeve hymns today and your video really helped me to see another way to do it and I like the way you did that when you went from one side to the other instead of trying to go all the way around, you just sewed one side and then the other which really made a lot of sense Thank you

Can’t believe I found this channel!! Yay! Brilliant tips, brilliant! Thx

I live the specific instructions you give. I was an avid sewer 20 + years ago and was just asked to alter a suit for grad. Hesitantly accepted and so appreciate your instructions! 😊 May venture into an altering business in our small remote town. Thanks!

I recently started doing alternations for friends, etc. One of my friends brought me a jacket with buttons and the sleeves were too long. I was a bit scared on how to do this alternation; however, your video helped tremendously. Thank you and I have subscribed and will continue to view your videos. Very educational!

THIS VIDEO SAVED me with getting ready for our wedding. I had some sewing skills but nothing like this and if I hadn’t been for this video I honestly don’t know what I would have done. The suits are ready and look great! THANK YOU for this!!!

THIS WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING. I am a self taught seamstress of 50 years, and this helped me with a problem I have had in the past.

I just want to say thank you so much for your very informative and well-made videos. I’m working doing alterations from home while my children are little and it has meant all the world to our family to have the extra income and not have to give up the short years with my Littles. All the love of a mother thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Oh, I am exhausted just watching you do this project! I do understand the process, and *could* do it, but I would never bother with it myself. 😆

Thank you so much for this. I have so many fit issues when I buy clothes and have had to learn how to alter them myself but I would never have dared do a split sleeve until seeing your video.

Thank you for your videos. I am pretty new to sewing and do not make clothes, but am doing alterations for extra money since I only get SS and need to do something. I have been sewing for about 4 years. I watch you all the time to see how to do alterations and I know I don't charge enough, but where I live I am sure they wouldn't pay more. I took an old, old quilt to restore. It was coming completely apart. lol Boy, did I learn a lesson especially since it has to be hand-sewn back together and blocks replaced. Most of the work I get is hemming. However, this suit has thrown me for a loop. Thank you. JoAnne

Oh my gosh, thank you so much. I was so worried about doing this for my fiancé for his sons wedding and you made it so easy. You are so talented.

I bought a suit that arrived 2 days before an event. Everything fit perfectly, except the sleeves were about 2 inches too long! On such short notice, I decided to try and shorten them myself. Thanks to your video & thorough explanation, I was able to confidently shorten my sleeves in time without any prior sewing experience. Thanks so much!

I am so grateful to you!!! How lucky to have found you!!! Did my very first attempt to shortening the sleeves on my new blazer and it was a complete success. No confusion whatsoever thanks to your step-by-step instructions! Thank you so much for sharing your tailoring skills!!! ❤🏆🙏🏼

This is amazing thank you! I had no idea how to attempt this but after seeing your step by step I am going to give it a go.

It was a great video .I will be using your method from now on .I just finished the sleeves of my client's Hugo Boss suit sleeves with your method and it turned out just perfect. Thanks so much 🙏🌷🌷

I wanted to thank you so much for such a wonderful video. You went step by step without forgetting anything, I was able to tailor a men's jacket because of you! You don't know how much your details meant to my tailoring today. Thank you!!!!!

Thank you for the video lol 😆 I will be hearing your voice in my dreams today. I am a fairly intermediate with sewing and although I do alterations as well as teaching basic sewing upwards as part of my shop I had never yet until today had to do a vented button sleeve on a dinner jacket. Just going to re attach the lining after about 5 hours 😆

Thank you for this video! I’ve been stressing for 2 weeks about this alteration, and finally decided I had to just do it today. Your video gives me confidence!

"They don't kiss each other!" - so cute! You made my day!😘

Excellent work my dear. I hope some that are watching can appreciate how many steps involved in this alteration! Lots of pressing gives a really tailored look. 💖 The safety pin hack - super hack and so easy! 🙂 Please charge well 👍

I commented before on this post about how grateful I am for the knowledge you share. I have an exciting update. I wanted to let you know that I opened my own shop! It’s going really well thank you again

Thank you so much. I watched this video and I managed to alter my husband's suit. It turned out very good. This is my first time altering suit sleeves. Thank you

This video is perfect! I appreciate the detailed, step-by-step narrative and demonstration of detailed procedure.

Omg..for years I wanted to attempt to alter the hem on a blazer. You have given me hope and the no how/the video. Thank you

Im a new sewer and going to try this on my jacket. Thx for making this video easy to understand

No more sleeves that are too short for me! I have always been completely perplexed about how to alter them. Gracias!

Love this video!! So helpful and clearly explained! Thank you!

I don't sew, but I love working with my hands and how mechanical and technical it is! Loved your video!

Fantastic video, thank you for sharing this alteration. I am doing some projects for some gentlemen that need only a 5/8" sleeve adjustment and I didn't want to have to desconstruct the cuff but if I want to do it right, I gotta do it like you! Your humorous disposition did much to change my mind from wanting to do a shortcut to doing it the right way. Love this tutorial, thank you so very much!!!

Thank you. My DD wanted a suit for her birthday, we found a beautiful one for her, but it needed the trousers shortening and taking in at the waist, which I did with not much difficulty. But the lined sleeves were a puzzle. Your video sorted me out perfectly, an she is very happy with the result.

Love your video! Great tutorial. I was able to follow you step by step to alter the sleeves on a suit. Excellent! Thank you.

This video was so helpful. I’m not afraid to altar men’s suit sleeves now. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this video 🩷 I do bridal alterations, but men’s wear is a whole different ball game! Great techniques. I need to get myself an iron like that asap

Oh my goodness! The most difficult alteration that I have done, but I did it!! Thanks to you! Wonderful tutorial 👏🏼👌🏼☺

Oh My Goodness! I'm glad I am not the only one who has twisted the lining and handed it that way to my customer! Haha! Great tip to pin it in the seam to the outer fabric!

Truly professional job! You are a great teacher! I do almost everything the same, I just came to see if someone can do it any easier, or has some tricks. ❤

I have to rewind the video and watch again, lots of steps. Very nicely done.

Thank you so much for your informative video. I’ve take up many many pant legs but never had to tackle a sleeve. I followed your video step by step and feel I have done a really good job. Thank you again.

This is a really great video about shortening sleeves! It will be my go-to for a reminder how to do it every time!!

I was surprised that you did not put the fake button holes on. That will be good for me. Thank you.

Really excellent video !!! I'm using it on a jacket for my husband, you are a very good teacher !!!

I can’t imagine ever needing to do this alteration at my stage of life, but I had to watch. I couldn’t turn away. 😊

Uff! Thanks so much. I'm not sure that I could adventure in this job. Have to watch it again!

Hello, my name is Mohamed from Morocco. I work in a sewing company. I learned a lot from you in sewing. Thank you

Thank you for the very clear way on how to do it the right way. Best regards from Québec, Canada. ❤

I am a new subscriber and a fast fan! I love your videos and admire your skill level. Your teaching technique is amazing. Thanks so much for sharing your videos. I started sewing at 11/12 ish. And just retired. Happy sewing!

Hi love your work I m shortening sleeves right now and needed to be retrained… I found you and done!! Your the go to person for me! Thank you! ❤

It's really hard. Congratulations on the exquisite work!

Great tutorial, I never thought to remove the button holes. Never to old to learn.

Thank you. It was a perfectly clear video. I was able to edit a lined jacket. I'm proud of how it turned out. Two questions: How do you deal with lining that tends to fray a lot while working with it? How else would you decide the length of lining to cut off? I found that mine ended up being slightly too long. It didn't show...but it wasn't as neat as I would have liked it.

Thank you for this video!!! I just shortened the sleeves on a coat. I appreciate your help!!!

Awesome job before I start on this jacket for my brother I'll look several times how you did it. Thanks another I'm glad I found your site

I Taylor a jacket today following your video and it look beautiful. Thank you so much. I had so many issues doing this job on the past, but with your instructions it’s so easy😊😘thanks so much

I was a little bit afraid to do this , but it turned out perfectly, which is so gratifying. Thank you for such an informative video. It is elegant, no?

I really appreciate you sharing how to shorten jacket sleeves.

Wow you make it look so easy. I will try to alter the sleeves of this suit jacket. Will let you know how it went. Thank you very much!

You have wonderful energy and offer a great choice of tricks. Thank you for your channel!

Your explanation and video are fantastic. Just what I needed. Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for this awesome video. It is very detailed and easy to follow along. I appreciate your gift and talent

I watched this video because my tailor has way too much work and takes a long time to return clothes to me. I wondered if I could just do it myself. With all these steps and no experience with a sewing machine, it only makes sense for me to pay my tailor $25 to shorten the sleeves of my jackets. He does a great job, but will probably retire soon and I'll have to learn to do this myself.

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Thank you so much for posting this. 🤗 Once i have the space I want to get a sewing machine and make custom garments. This helps immensely.

Perfect 👍 this is precisely what I needed! My son has had a jacket for several years, but never worn, that I needed to shorten, but I really wasn’t sure how to complete them job neatly, now I do thanks to you! Can I ask, why didn’t you redo the fake buttonholes? Many many thanks, my son will be so pleased he finally gets to wear his jacket! X

Thanks so much for this video. I had to hem the sleeves of a jacket for my mother and thanks to this video I was able to do it. Thank you!

This video has been very helpful. And you are fun to watch, and realistic.

I appreciate your video and have watched it several times. Thanks so much for sharing this valuable information.