Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago

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Dear Sewing Friends, in this video I would love to share with you 5 men's shirt upcycles. In each of these upcycles we will focus on a particular skill, like adding darts, drafting a new sleeve, finishing an armhole, moving the button placket and more! I hope you gain good information from these upcycles as I really tried my best to give you my best!

00:00 start
01:25 - 1st upcycle
- To see how to move the dart from the armhole into the side seam, as well as adding waist darts, please watch the fitted bodice block tutorial here - youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6Stv9b8k0
- To see how to do thread sketching - please watch this video (1st technique) - youtube.com/watch?v=HL_ASNdbIkc

26:45 - 2nd upcycle
- How to hem garments - youtube.com/watch?v=p9j2gtjFxm0
- How to sew bias tape neckline (first i go over the placket, then the neckline) - youtube.com/watch?v=UNFnsutlFA4
- How to draft a dolman sleeve top - youtube.com/watch?v=yEDghWSRPKs

48:08 - 3rd upcycle
- How to copy your t-shirt (armhole steps) - youtube.com/watch?v=MbrdVKYBjhU
- MEMBERS EXTRA Ruffle Collar tutorial - youtube.com/watch?v=V-TRxvMn0JM
- HOW TO FINISH SEAMS -youtube.com/watch?v=OtkmGytbtHU&t=0s
- HOW TO HEM - youtube.com/watch?v=p9j2gtjFxm0
- ABOUT SEAM ALLOWANCES - youtube.com/watch?v=LQ3n4mai9hg&t=22s
- HOW TO FINISH NECKLINES (BIAS TAPE, ALL IN ONE FACING AND ETC) - youtube.com/watch?v=Dbpbt5G2g-E

1:17:58 - 4th upcycle
- How to copy your t-shirt (armhole steps) - youtube.com/watch?v=MbrdVKYBjhU
- HOW TO DRAFT A BODICE BLOCK - youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6Stv9b8k0
- HOW TO FINISH SEAMS -youtube.com/watch?v=OtkmGytbtHU&t=0s
- HOW TO HEM - youtube.com/watch?v=p9j2gtjFxm0
- ABOUT SEAM ALLOWANCES - youtube.com/watch?v=LQ3n4mai9hg&t=22s
- HOW TO FINISH NECKLINES (BIAS TAPE, ALL IN ONE FACING AND ETC) - youtube.com/watch?v=Dbpbt5G2g-E
- WHAT IS A DART - youtube.com/watch?v=L_lmMx3ENuA

1:33:32 - 5th upcycle
- How to draft and sew pockets - youtube.com/watch?v=_lml-YYXDOc
- How to sew a zipper fly - youtube.com/watch?v=UWjKqms7sG4
- Green shorts culottes - youtube.com/watch?v=uzlWsvJLO-g&t=19s
- How to draft circle culottes - youtube.com/watch?v=3MysTKHcdOA
- How to draft pants - youtube.com/watch?v=5cSarIGnA_g
- How to copy your pants and turn them into a pattern - youtube.com/watch?v=UWjKqms7sG4
- Half flat, half elastic waistband - youtube.com/watch?v=PUmrRt7gq_I

1:45:05 - MORE upcycles



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✂️ 7 amazing sewing tools - youtube.com/watch?v=MYtZvaC-I_U&t=22s
✂️ Perfect neckband every time - youtube.com/watch?v=fc7V1N7PqRE
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4. Diagonal seam tape - amzn.to/3OyHHjb
5. Bulky Seam Jumper (some sewing machines come with it and some don't) - amzn.to/3GDdRbD
6. Eloflex Stretchable thread (not the same as shirring elastic) - amzn.to/3VEAhxx

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