tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post4597811137310701622..comments2024-01-06T04:45:09.109+11:00Comments on Sew Retro Rose: Fabric Shopping for my Art Deco Weekender WardrobeBeccie Leathley (Sew Retro Rose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02088942931608827770noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-61414667744035970602015-10-03T06:53:03.023+10:002015-10-03T06:53:03.023+10:00I would love to read a post about how you find you...I would love to read a post about how you find your vintage fabrics. You always find such beautiful prints!! How do you confirm the age of the fabric? Do you have a guide you consult or any tips you can pass on?tailoredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256852481864765917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-12118645911101954872015-09-19T21:21:31.948+10:002015-09-19T21:21:31.948+10:00Hi Beccie! I've been on that med/weight rounda...Hi Beccie! I've been on that med/weight roundabout and thankfully gotten off it too. I had the exact same problem! Let me share what I found.<br /><br />I was able to make an educated guess at the size my body preferred to be when healthy, based on old recorded measurements from my sewing records I've kept over the past 13 yrs. Sewing to fit that size when losing the last of the weight worked really well. <br /><br />I also made up dresses so I could make the side seams all one seam, like sewed front bodice to front skirt, back bodice to back skirt, then sewed the whole dress from armscye to hem, that way.<br /><br />I also did facings so I could get easy access to adjust them, and hems as well. <br /><br />One thing I didn't realise was how much across my shoulders, my decolletage and upper back would shrink. I lost more tops and dresses to that than I did to the waist being too big. It was far harder to adjust the neckline and shoulders than the waist. <br /><br />I learnt to sew neck and shoulders with an eye to the weight loss. Making sleeves easy to unpick so I could take in the shoulders. Making neck openings a bit higher and a bit narrower than the size/pattern would suggest. (Easy to make a neckline bigger but very hard to make it smaller!)<br /><br />The length needed in the bodice shrinks as well, so the waist seams easy to unpick and adjust helps. Same with the hem, which correspondingly lowers. Also the shape of the darts in skirts/trousers could change, not just the size at the side seams, so sewing all these areas in a way easy access helps. <br /><br />Quite honestly the whole thing was a total pain and I'm really going to try to stay one shape/size forevermore! In the end, particularly because of the neck and shoulder changes, I have found it easier to make new clothes.<br /><br />However I see why you can't do that, so I'm thinking you could perhaps sew the clothes up till they're almost finished but still easily adjustable, and closer to the time fit them properly and finish them all off? Or do the dresses that will work with a smaller you first, like the kimono-sleeved ones and the ones with high necklines? Something like that perhaps?<br /><br />Hope some of that helps! Tropical Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577923650038624948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-18908569002199281322015-09-19T10:46:08.568+10:002015-09-19T10:46:08.568+10:00That zig-zag floral vintage rayon crepe is just am...That zig-zag floral vintage rayon crepe is just amazing fabric. Antipodean Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834737301557529268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-82359880280880281062015-09-19T07:23:36.128+10:002015-09-19T07:23:36.128+10:00Sooo yummy- those fabrics. And that blue is Devor...Sooo yummy- those fabrics. And that blue is Devore Satin (devoured satin! fr. "dev-oh-ray") the same 'etching' technique as burn-out velvet, as far as I know. Just perfect. Enjoy!Kimbersewhttp://seamstresskim.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-61617631851715701742015-09-19T06:27:14.268+10:002015-09-19T06:27:14.268+10:00Gorgeous fabrics. I'm afraid I don't have ...Gorgeous fabrics. I'm afraid I don't have good advice on the sizing issue, but I just wanted express solidarity on that note! This year it has been the same with baby weight. What if I'm successful in losing it? What if I make things smaller and don't lose it? Your idea sounds good to me. Good luck with it! Tanithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915557658875958630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281220105765950860.post-55407774150688328952015-09-19T04:02:44.647+10:002015-09-19T04:02:44.647+10:00These are all gorgeous. Love love love them! These are all gorgeous. Love love love them! Honorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609270544833733162noreply@blogger.com