Need to shorten a maxi dress but I can't sew!

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Just that. It's way too long (white stuff, £4 from a charity shop)stretchy t shirt material and I want to wear it tonight. How?

Wonderwebb is your friend.

Iron on some Wonder Web

Wonder Web! Amazing stuff you just iron on. Should be available in a hobby kind of shop, probably supermarkets too. Sometimes called hemming tape.

You probably will have to resort to webbing even if you wanted to sew it. Jersey needs a sewing machine with a certain stitch foot to accommodate material with stretch. Go with the wonderweb!

I'll do it for you, I like sewing. If you're in North Wales bring it round.

Dry cleaners?

luckylou that's so kind! Thanks for the hemming tape tip everyone, I'll try to get some, will hopefully find it in a supermarket.

The hemming tape didn't work! I followed the instructions to the letter and it all came unstuck immediately unfortunately. Will ironing over it again work?

If it’s jersey (T-shirt fabric) I would cut the dress to the right length . It won’t fray and raw edge is quite ok.
Cut it a bit longer than you want in case it curls a little .

Thanks trumpton, I did cut it before hemming with the Wonderwebb so maybe that could be ok.

Sounds like a plan !
I recently bought a dress with a raw hem and sleeve edges .