How to make a hoodie smaller

A "hoodie" is a sweatshirt with a hood attached to it. As with any piece of clothing, hoodies sometimes need altering because they are too big. You can make simple alterations to a hoodie, including taking in the seams and making the hood smaller so it fits more snugly on your head.

I bought my husband this hoodie hoping he'd love it. A great colour on him, snazz up his life. He never worn it. It sat in his closet for a year, moved across the country, then continued to sit sadly until today. The kids were napping, and I was freezing in the A/C. Hmm I thought, I could use a new hoodie. Total time was about 10 minutes, plus the optional 'bonus shoulder tuck' was another 10. Here's what to do: Turn the sweater inside out, and smooth it out. Follow its seams, don't fight…

Learn how to shrink your favorite hoodie, whether it is natural, synthetic, or a blend of materials. Wash 100 percent cotton with warm water and air dry or use the high heat of boiling water to shrink polyester. #howto #shrink #hoodie #shrinkingahoodie

I loved sweatshirts. I live in them a lot of the time (I'm wearing a zip up hoodie right now!). I redid one á la Flashdance for my book and when I saw this one that Meg repurposed, I just had to share! I just recently did a resize of a large sweatshirt to make it more fitted. This was a sweatsh

Do you have a sweatshirt that's just too large? Do you also have a sweatshirt (or other knit shirt) that fits well? I'll show you how to improve the larger one and make it something you'll want to wear.

Some of you may remember the last post I did about a sweat shirt re-do I did about a year ago. I didn't post a tutorial about it because I just saw an inspiration picture that I wanted to make, and went ahead and did it. Most people that left comments wanted a tutorial, and…

DIY Crop Top Hoodie + Shorts Set (No Sewing Required): Here's another fun summer DIY! This is an easy and quick way to transform a basic hoodie and sweatpants into a hooded crop top and shorts set with no sewing at all! Enjoy! :) Full video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_wQ9NfDWvU

That's really the only way to describe it. DIY big-to-smaller hoodie I've seen too many cute little hoodie refashions around to not make one myself. This old sweatshirt used to be one of my brother-in-laws.

A pullover hoodie is a cozy wardrobe staple. But it's not so comfy if it's a little too tight around the neckline. Here's how to cut the hoodie's neckline for a looser fit.