How to Make a Gown Shorter Without Hemming
- 1). Measure the gown to see how much you need to shorten it. Put the gown on and place a pin where the gown should be shortened.
- 2). Take the gown off and turn it inside out. Fold the hem of the gown from the outside of the dress to the inside of the dress where the pin is placed marking the length the dress should be.
- 3). Cut iron-on hem tape into sections, enough to cover the width of the hem of the dress and place the pieces inside the fold you just created. Using a hot iron, press down on the fold where you placed the hem tape. Hold the iron over the fold for three to five seconds and remove.
- 4). Repeat the process all the way around the length of the dress. Once you have finished applying the iron-on hem tape, your dress is shorter, no hemming required.
