Neat ideas - I'm short, too.
Patty
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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/
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