My lovely niece brought me three quick alterations- adding buttons to her favorite cardigan, taking in the sides of her cashmere sweater, and taking in the waistband of a pleated skirt. You can probably guess which ones were easy and which one took a couple of tries!

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0:00 Intro
4:35 Adding Buttons to a Cardigan
10:11 Taking in the Sides of a Sweater
13:49 Adding Elastic to a Waistband
17:50 Finished!?
20:40 Taking in the Waist of a Pleated Skirt
17:24 Finished!

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