I tried to fix my clothes so I would wear them more | EASY (yes, easy!) CLOSET FLIPS

I agree with what you said about “easy.” I just bought a sewing machine as a present for myself. I have never worked with a sewing machine before and am therefore an absolute beginner. So far I’ve completed little projects tweaking clothes I already own and I’m so happy with the results! Does it take time and effort? Yes. But, I’ve been so proud of myself and the results. I hemmed a tshirt that I never wore and I love it! Is perfect? Noooooooo. Would anyone ever notice that it’s not? Noooooooo! I’ve also turned a dress into a maxi skirt and removed elastic from the sleeves of a linen shirt and stitched it back up. I think the key when you’re a beginner is to try tweaking stuff you consider low stakes. The stuff that you’re just not wearing. What’s the worst that can happen? Once I had that mindset starting a project became much easier. That and realizing all of projects don’t have to turn out to be bangers. As far as something I’d like to see you do, you mentioned something about wishing you’d stabilized the sweater before you reattached the cuff. Could you demonstrate something like that and talk about when that might be a good idea? Thank you for your content. I truly enjoy your channel so much.

At 5ft tall, I've always been able to hem some pants, but I have to agree that altering your clothes can sometimes be more intimidating than sewing something from scratch😅 It takes a lot of practice to understand how an easy fix can make something fit you better. I've definitely messed up some clothes in the process of learning, but your videos have been some of the most helpful for learning how to sew!

So nice to see a woman sewing, which I really miss. My grandmother taught me how on an old singer. Maybe one day I’ll have the courage to buy a more modern machine…

I love your teaching style. Makes me feel like “I can do this!”

I really think the cardigan looked best straight, without that ribbed edge. Now I know how to fix all of my cardigans that are like that!! Really enjoyed your video.

I love how the Byrdie button up turned out — it’s such a gorgeous shade of blue! For keeping white clothes white, I highly recommend percarbonate of soda (aka oxygen bleach and not to be confused with bicarbonate of soda, which is baking powder). It’s very effective and easy to use and environmentally safe too. It breaks down into oxygen, water and sodium carbonate (soda ash) during use. I thrifted an embroidered linen tablecloth recently and am planning to use it to make a button up shirt. It was discounted because it had a few tea stains in the fabric but I soaked it in hot water and percarbonate of soda and they came right out, plus the fabric was visibly much whiter too.

That shirt really turned out beautifully! Great project 😊

I like the purple buttons with the blue, it came out very pretty. Thank u for the cardi resize…that’ll come in handy when i shed some weight this year. 😀

Well-done, as always. I took a break from sewing today, and I've started clearing my closet of clothes I don't wear and saving the ones I would like to wear again that need attention. I repaired loose seams, reinforced a floppy collar, and shortened a shirt to the same length of one that fits me well. Three "new" old items have rejoined my wardrobe.

Hi Casey! I never regret taking the time to watch a video of yours as I am constantly learning something each time I do! Thank you so much 🌸. A suggestion for a future video would be one on how to source affordable fabrics for wardrobe sewing. They can be so cost-prohibitive. It’s hard to spend a lot when one doesn’t even know, as an inexperienced clothing maker, how they will turn out in the end. It can be discouraging to spend a good amount of precious time and money to produce a garment one does not want to be seen in. Yet, each time I watch a video of yours I am inspired once again😊

Great video Casey, love how your shirt turned out a nice chambray look. 😊🇨🇦

Plus i want to thankyou on the demonstrating the Rit Dye-More. I had not seen that before.

I really enjoyed this video. Learned some things. I loved the way you shortened the jeans leaving the original hem. How to shorten a cardigan. I’ve never dyed anything but now I might give it a try! Thanks! 🪡👗🧵🥰

When you came on screen in that plaid shirt I thought "wow, those are her colours!" then you mentioned they were clothes you didn't mind getting dirty 😄 Looks like a great autumn/winter shirt 👍 I love these transformations, Casey - so well done and helpful! I've got some thicker knit jumpers (sweaters) and I think I want to alter them but I've been unsure how... Maybe I will just go for it 😉👍 I agree this is all do-able! Love your attitude 🥰

I have sewn my whole life. First out of necessity and now out of love for creating or improving items of clothing or household things. Watching this video gives me ideas of things I can pull out of my closet that I haven’t been wearing for one reason or another and try to breathe new life into them so I will wear them. Thank you for the inspiration.

The blouse turned out beautiful!!!

O M G, this is the first time I have understood how to hem jeans, I have watched many tutorials and was never sure if I can do it and the way you explained this made me confident that I actually can. Thank you ♥ btw all of these flips turned out beautifully, I love how you altered the cardigan and the blue you dyed the shirt is YOUR COLOR, it makes you look incredible

The shirt is sooooooo nice in that colour and the texture looks really beautiful.

Rit dye has a color remover, I've used it about 10 times. works like a snap.

for Uk sewers viscose/linen blends dye in a washing machine with dylon machine dye perfectly(so much easier than the rit dye(just make sure to wash the item -no powder, leave wet in the drumwhen the cycle is finished then put the dye pod on top of the wet fabric and then do another cycle -again no powder-it will be a solid professional looking colour for about £6 a pod) it wont dye polyester thread or buttons, but changing buttons takes no time