One thing you could do to take in the shoulders would be to gather them along the shoulder seam. You can do this by hand-sewing just inside the shoulder seam edge (in the shirt, not in the seam), taking stitches about a half-inch long, and then pulling up the thread to gather the fabric--be sure to knot the thread well once you've pulled it shorter. Or you could take a piece of elastic shorter than the seam is now, stitch just the end of it to the seam, and then stretch out the elastic while you sew it to the rest of the shoulder seam.
Another thing you might do is add darts at the shoulders: turn the shirt inside out and pinch some of the fabric at the shoulder seam, to make it as short as you want. Sew through that pinch of fabric and try it on; cut off the excess if you like how it looks.
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Date: 2011-12-29 04:46 pm (UTC)Another thing you might do is add darts at the shoulders: turn the shirt inside out and pinch some of the fabric at the shoulder seam, to make it as short as you want. Sew through that pinch of fabric and try it on; cut off the excess if you like how it looks.