Neat ideas - I'm short, too. Patty ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Sat 10/6/2007 2:06 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Enough!!!!!..... and a return to what this listis supposed to be about. Basically, being short has been a real advantage to me recently. The other thing I've been doing, and that anyone can do if they wish, is to shorten long, full skirts that are too long by "swagging" them. It's sort of the same principle as making a tuck, only you don't sew it down. I put the skirt on a dress form and figure out where to put the "tuck" so I get something that looks nicely "swagged," and of course I also figure out how deep to make the "tuck." I sew a row of buttons all round, towards the bottom of the skirt, about a foot apart, or somewhat less. Then I sew button loops lower down, which of course go over the buttons. Of course the loops can be unbuttoned whenever you want the skirt longer and straighter, giving you two style options. Only since I've been using it as a hemming method, I don't. I've "parachuted" a couple of skirts to shorten them too, like the tank dresses above. The other thing I've done, is shorten skirts by pleating them at the bottom. You can do this at intervals too, to get a "swagged" effect, only it's permanent. I really like doing alterations, and "fixing things up." It has a problem-solving aspect that appeals to me. I especially like it when I can make the garment look better than it did at first, as well as fitting better. Fran Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming http://www.lavoltapress.com <http://www.lavoltapress.com/> _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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