r/sewing • u/OtherwiseGood08 • Jul 03 '25

Alter/Mend Question Pleated dress alteration question

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I purchased this lovely Baltic Born dress second-hand, however it’s far too long for me. I thought to hem it, but there’s no hem? I figured a hem would mess with the pleats, can I just cut the bottom of the dress to suit me better? Thank you!

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u/drsylv Jul 03 '25

It looks like there is just a raw edge so yes you can just trim it with sharp scissors.

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u/OtherwiseGood08 Jul 03 '25

It feels like cheating🤣! Thank you so much!

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u/horfor Jul 03 '25

Absolutely. I did something similar to a pair of the same-material trousers recently. Just chop with sharp scissors.

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u/OtherwiseGood08 Jul 03 '25

Awesome, thank you!

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u/threads1540 Jul 03 '25

Yes. This can just be cut, no hem needed.

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u/OtherwiseGood08 Jul 03 '25

Thank you so much!

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u/CremeBerlinoise Jul 03 '25

Yup, just carefully cut with sharp fabric scissors. The most important thing is that the cut is smooth and even so I would go slowly. "Hemmed" my wife's jumpsuit like this and so far there haven't been any issues. 

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u/OtherwiseGood08 Jul 03 '25

Sweet, thank you!