Adjusting a waistband: If your waistband is too big or small, it will cost between $15 and $50 to adjust it. Pants or skirts with linings cost more than unlined ones. If you have the waist on a pair of pants adjusted, you may need to alter the seat and crotch as well, increasing ...
“Even if you don’t have an immediate need to do so, it is so worth it to learn how to hem,” says sewing proLinda Prenzlowof the blogTheSewingGarden.com. “Hemming a dress at home is much more affordable than taking the dress to a tailor, since you don’t have to pay them to...
Hemming a circle skirt can be done by folding the bottom edge over and sewing it in place. For fabrics that don’t fray, such as knits or tulle, hemming may be optional. It’s best to let the skirt hang for a day before hemming, as the bias can stretch. Is it necessary to line...
Thelengthof denim, much like the cut, is subject to the changing trends. While many men wear their skinny jeans at ankle length or even shorter, we think that like any pair of pants, the traditional approach is length is the best. For example, both overly long and overly short will dis...
Therefore I avoid washing them at all cost. I stick them in the fridge if they begin to smell and hand-wash them only if the fridge doesn’t work anymore. I’m always surprised how much color comes out as you really see the water darken. After 2 or 3 years of wear I buy a new...
A Montrealers' favorite motto could very well be "life is short, summer's shorter." While they cram in as much fun as they can when the weather is fine, Montrealers have also figured out a way to play all year-round. As cold as it may get, Montrealers will shrug off Old Man ...
10. Even more nope. On the other hand, I’m quite good with whipstitching and invisible hemming, and have sewn entire garments (albeit simple ones, as I’ve said) by hand. So where does all of that put me? 10.
5. Underwear (How much did it REALLY cost you to make this tiny thing? Also, perhaps granny panties should be charged a different rate. But I don’t make the rules.) 5. Curtains and curtain rods. Because curtains, after all, are justfabric. Much like underwear. And because they genera...
)While I thought I could handle this fussy care requirement, I didn’t think the lining would hold up to washing – and once I added the possible cost of relining the skirt(at least once)to the price of the skirt, I decided to pass. I also avoid sequins and other do-dads that, ...
We have much cleaner and more palatable methods today. By the way, it has long been known which herbs have abortifacient properties - whether one believes one should do it or not, it does occur, all over the world. It is also likely that many of these practices have been stopped by...