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Kelly · Hermes

question for sewers

carmenb513 · Coach

sorry I'm of no help , but ................

.....lol!

Hermes

the thing with buying patterns is to not go by size, but by measurements (you might wear a 6 off the rack, but you might be a 10 in simplicity patterns based on your measurements.)

measure your bust, waist, and hips, then buy a pattern that accommodates those measurements. many patterns include a range of sizes, and the sizes are marked on the pattern so you can cut the size you need for the top or bottom.

as far as the indian mu mu dress , you should get a size that will accommodate the largest part of you, whether that's your hips or bust.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

as long as you do it gradually, you should be ok. It won't be perfect, but for one night it should do. You can also play with seam allowances to get a little more/less room.

Make sure when you buy the pattern that you go by your measurements- the sizes are nothing like ready to wear (I wear a 4 in store sizes and am usually around a 10 in a pattern)

Kelly · Hermes

Thanks! I thought that I could probably do it, but there are a lot of things that I think are logical and don't work at all in real life

I'm sure I'll post pictures showing a) the amazing job I did or b) the crazy atrocity I created

lynnie · Chanel

yup, just make sure to make it gradual. I wouldn't make a big adjustment without being really careful (like if you taper from a size 10 chest to a size 4 waist- make sure it'll still be right size in ribcage, underbust, etc.).

travelgirl · Kate Spade

This whole post is making me laugh...first, when I read the title "question for sewers" I was thinking sewer as in sewage, until I opened the thread...then those pics and your desription of them made me laugh out loud...anyhoo-good luck with your non-matronly, non-slutty costume! Hehe!

Kelly · Hermes

travelgirl wrote:

This whole post is making me laugh...first, when I read the title "question for sewers" I was thinking sewer as in sewage, until I opened the thread...then those pics and your desription of them made me laugh out loud...anyhoo-good luck with your non-matronly, non-slutty costume! Hehe!

That's so funny! When I saw that this post was near the top again, I clicked it to see what you'd said. But right before I clicked it was the first time, out of all the zillions of times I've read the title of this post, that I thought "wait... did I spell that "sewer?" what's the word for one who sews? do I look crazy?" and then I opened your post and you'd thought the same thing

Hermes

ttara123 wrote:

travelgirl wrote:

This whole post is making me laugh...first, when I read the title "question for sewers" I was thinking sewer as in sewage, until I opened the thread...then those pics and your desription of them made me laugh out loud...anyhoo-good luck with your non-matronly, non-slutty costume! Hehe!

That's so funny! When I saw that this post was near the top again, I clicked it to see what you'd said. But right before I clicked it was the first time, out of all the zillions of times I've read the title of this post, that I thought "wait... did I spell that "sewer?" what's the word for one who sews? do I look crazy?" and then I opened your post and you'd thought the same thing

the correct term would be seamstress(es). you could have also referred to "those who sew." I knew what you meant though

ETA: you were correct in using the term "sewer" for one who sews (according to Merriam Webster):

main Entry: 2sew·er
Pronunciation: 'sO-&r
Function: noun
: one that sews

-- Edited by D at 13:30, 2006-10-11