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Posted by Pogonip on February 10, 2008, 2:52 pm
robb wrote:
> Knock knock knock,
> You must get alot of deliveries and visitors ;)
> Rob
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>>If I'm home alone and the weather is warm, I sew in my
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> underwear. The
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>>cats don't mind, and I don't even have to take anything off to
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> try
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>>something on.
>>--
>>Joanne
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Years ago, Robb. Now, a caller would be more likely to cover his eyes.
LOL!
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Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Joy Beeson on February 10, 2008, 9:22 pm
> You must get alot of deliveries and visitors ;)
That's why my plaid cotton-flannel nightgown is at the front of the
closet.
It's also useful when I'm rumpled and dirty.
Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- sewing
http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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Posted by gjones2938 on February 7, 2008, 7:47 pm
Dear Katherine,
Do you have a pattern for pants that you like? If so, you can use it
as a base, and make all of your pants from the same pattern. You can
even make jeans. All you need is a book that instructs you how to
take that pair of pants and change it to what you want. Add pockets,
pleats, cuffs, make palazzo pants, shorts, bermudas--there's no
limit. Then, knowing that the basic pants fit, the changes won't
alter that.
Teri
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on February 8, 2008, 11:42 am
> As I don't want to keep putting on and taking off sewing projects, I bought
> myself a dressmakers' dummy (finally), but for trousers/slacks I still have
> to keep trying them on and off till I get it right.
>
> Why don't they make the torso ones with legs and arms :-(
They do, but they're horribly expensive.
You can draft yourself a darted elbow sleeve with 0 ease and then velcro it to
the shoulders of the current form. Because it's such a pain to dress and
undress a form with arms, that's much easier than a form that has the arms
attached. Or you can get an arm pattern and make one up -- there's one
in Connie Crawford's Art of Fashion Draping, or she has a pattern for sale.
There are also half-body pants forms available, or you can go the duct tape
double route. Unfortunately, the half-body forms don't give you much of the
information you need about pants... sitting and ease of walking, for instance.
http://www.fashionpatterns.com/Tools_Supplies.html (see dress form arm
pattern) and http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp08478.html
http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp08473.html
Personally, I lust for a custom form with collapsible shoulders... but can't
justify it. Ah well.
Kay
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Posted by jones on February 8, 2008, 5:36 pm
Thanks everyone,
The advice and suggestions were great, and some I wouldn't have thought of.
I will just have to get a pattern or actual pants that fit and use that as a
basis, and sew in my underwear :-)
Thanks again
Katherine
> You can draft yourself a darted elbow sleeve with 0 ease and then velcro
> it to
> the shoulders of the current form. Because it's such a pain to dress and
> undress a form with arms, that's much easier than a form that has the arms
> attached. Or you can get an arm pattern and make one up -- there's one
> in Connie Crawford's Art of Fashion Draping, or she has a pattern for
> sale.
>
> There are also half-body pants forms available, or you can go the duct
> tape
> double route. Unfortunately, the half-body forms don't give you much of
> the
> information you need about pants... sitting and ease of walking, for
> instance.
>
>
> Kay
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