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How Do I Take Body Measurements

How Do I Take Body Measurements

I’m teaching myself how to take complete body measurements, and I came across a site that was really helpful. I struggled on some measurements, however. http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4610/how-to-measure-up This site says I...

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Reply To: zipers

You can watch our tutorial for shortening a zipper here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12NgBW8SQ5M...

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Reply To: Searching for Pattern Making Paper

Hi there, You can find pattern paper online: http://www.fashionpatterns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=78 I got mine on a 10 yard roll for about $10, just to give you something to compare. But you really...

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Reply To: Enclosed Seam

...french seam and the flat felled. Flat felled and mock flat felled is usually what's used on pants like jeans. A tutorial on the flat-felled seam is located here https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/flat-felled-seam/...

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Altering A Dress Size

I’d like to make a costume dress http://www.simplicity.com/p-2098-costumes.aspx Up until now, my costumes have been separates, with no boning. the problem I have is that I am a 12 in...

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Reply To: Pattern Paper Where To Buy

I purchased mine at a local fabric store but if your local store doesn't carry it, you can definitely find it online. Here's one place I found it: http://www.fashionpatterns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=78...

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Reply To: Right Side Of Fabric

...also go over patterns and fabric in my tutorials pattern layout and simplicity 2147 so that might help too. Here is a video on the right side of fabric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJvHdp1KyH8...

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Reply To: Adjust a store bought dress.

That does sound frustrating! This is a tricky problem to resolve but I do have one suggestion. Using our tutorial on how to create a pattern from simple tops, (https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/how-to-create-patterns-from-existing-clothing-simple-tops/),...

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Reply To: Pattern 6754

Hi there, We've done a princess seam on our Joan dress (https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/simplicity-2588-joan-holiday-dress/) You can see this around timecode: 00:26:10 The only difference really is that since it's a curvy seam,...

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