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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on November 16, 2007, 3:51 am
BEI Design wrote:
> DD bought a really cute dress for DGD to wear to the Tartan
> Ball next week. Several layers of froth, white soutache of
> narrow ribbon on black netting, lettuce edge hem in white
> thread...like I said really cute. But....
>
> Back closing was an invisible zipper. <sigh> The
> horizontal under-bust and below-the-waist seams DID NOT
> MATCH UP. And the entire opening had been stretched to fit
> the zipper, so the neckline poked UP at CB, and the bottom
> "poked" too...
>
> So, I removed the zipper (serged in a few places so it was
> destroyed), bought a new zipper, ripped the neckline facing
> out and re-stitched, so it did not do an inverted "V" at CB.
> Understitched the neckline seam. Basted in the new zipper,
> but because of the way the dress was constructed I could not
> do my "leave the entire seam open until AFTER the invisible
> zipper is sewn in" technique. After making sure the waist
> and bustline seams matched (kind of), I sewed in the new
> zipper, and added a hook-and-loop at the top.
>
> Took me about as long as it would have to make a dress from
> scratch. Well, that's exaggerating, but I was so frustrated
> with trying to force this piece of ___ to look decent I was
> ready to tear my hair out. And that's why I will never do
> alterations for $$$.
>
> Beverly, wishing DD had asked me to *make* a dress
>
>
Now you know why *I* don't do them either!
I agree: *so* much easier and more satisfying to make it properly from
scratch!
But Granny done good again! :D
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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