Is it possible to alter (let out) a velvet dress and hide the old seams?
This is an age old problem with Velvet, with darker colors presenting the most challenge. You probably have sewing holes and matted velvet, where pressure flattened the fabric. Velvet is a pile fabric, so the nap is easily crushed — not just by old sewing machine holes and stitching, but also by alcohol and liquid spills, as well as perspiration. It is very hard to “lift” the nap of Velvet. We can open the seams, steam and brush the velvet, and remove many of the marks.
