I asked my question for a reason, Marina, I can tell gail how to do it, but I need to know what her skills are first before going about it.
I wasn’t being sarcastic, gail, if you took it that way, I’m sorry, I just needed a starting point, that’s all, and you didn’t mention what materials or skills you have in that area.
The last time I wanted to get something altered (silk pants), I priced it and they had to bring out the smelling salts. I can do it myself, and had on one pair of pants (with lining) and it was so difficult, and took such a great portion out of my life, that I was considering sending it out.
The difficult part is the neck, and I’ve done a lot of them because school uniform sweatshirts wouldn’t fit over my son’s head. It sounds that the neck perhaps is strangling you. I don’t like that either. Unless you plan to “V” it, you may need to cut tiny slits along the new neckline to compensate for the curve before you hand sew it under, or it won’t lie flat. There are other ways to go about it with a sewing machine, but from what you mentioned, you don’t have one available.
Too bad we live on opposite coasts or I’d do it for you.