https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:54:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1762139 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:51:30 +0000 Anonymous 1762139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with what others have said. It would need to be finished with a serger and hemmed up or have a binding put around it like Alexandra has done on her cardigan. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1762113 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:51:35 +0000 RobinF 1762113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alexandra, I like your remodel. I'll have to try that with some sweaters I'm not wearing.</p> <p>Agree, it would unravel if you just cut it. Can we see it on you? Maybe it isn't as bad as you think. I often have this same issue with sweaters, bummer they don't come in a petite more often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1762093 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:32:59 +0000 Tisa 1762093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alexandra, what an amazing change! A genius solution, thank you for sharing it with us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1762088 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:18:51 +0000 Alexandra 1762088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As Diana says, you definitely need a plan for finishing the hem. It may be somewhat complicated by the ribbed texture of the sweater. Or not, depending on how your tailor approaches it. I've "redesigned" a boring cashmere sweater before without a problem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1762081 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:56:43 +0000 Helen11 1762081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good advice from Diana. I hope your tailor has a good solution. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1761941 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:12:44 +0000 Vicki 1761941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Diana, and as you explain it, this makes good sense and I'll show my tailor after the holidays. I think the do-it-yourself technique is a good option if the tailor route is too expensive. Thanks, zoiechic, for confirming this, as well. I'm not a knitter or seamstress and can always rely on my friends from the YLF forum, gratefully. ^^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1761934 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:30:43 +0000 Anonymous 1761934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree it would probably unravel if left as a raw hem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1761927 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:46:41 +0000 Diana 1761927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It'll unravel if you don't finish the edge somehow. You need a hem or binding of some sort. If the stitches are pretty small a tailor might be able to finish the edging with a serger although I dont personally know what the limitations of that would be.</p> <p>ETA: you could cut and then hem fairly close to the edge for a pretty minimal effect. Again I'd prob have a tailor look at it as I think you want a fine, right seam. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortening-a-cashmere-sweater-coat-by-cutting-it#post-1761924 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:15:06 +0000 Vicki 1761924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I shorten a cashmere sweater coat/cardigan by simply cutting the hem? For fun, I tried hemming it, and it looks ridiculous. But, keeping it long makes me look like I'm wearing a bathrobe with my petite size. I hemmed it to just below my knees, to see what it would look like and I like that length. Otherwise, at full length, it comes down to my lower calf. Thoughts? Looking for answers from anyone who knows what to do and is familiar with this. Thanks! </p>