#tailor & sewing alterations

[sapphuric-acid]

Hey people who know tailoring how the hell am I supposed to make men's pants look good when I have child-bearing hips

Edit with more details below bc for some reason reblogs are turned off on this (I've tried to fix it and can reblog my own post, but it seems nobody else can reblog):

I'm working with a pair of shorts that have the right size waistband, but everything else is super baggy. I've determined that the two main problems are that the crotch is way too long and the legs are too wide (duh but you gotta look at specifics).

So here's my reasoning:

Most of the length of the crotch is the zipper, and since there's a bunch of "extra" fabric around the zipper, I should be able to easily shorten the zipper itself, thus giving me more area to shorten the crotch. Once the crotch is the right length, narrowing the legs will be a comparatively easy process.

Is my logic here sound, or is there a better way to go about this?

[awesomeveracity]

My brother knitted me a full on sweater for Christmas. I was kind of surprised, because originally said he wasn’t gonna be buying anybody Christmas gifts. He recently picked up knitting to impress a girl, so he ended up knitting everyone hats and socks and stuff but me… I got a giant sweater.

The problem is that it’s too giant. And it’s heavy. It’s like a weighted blanket, which is pretty nice but it’s still too big and I can’t wear it it’s like swallowing me in it, and kinda falling off my shoulders. My Abuela who was with us on Christmas Day, saw the gift that he made and showed me how it needed to be taken in, she used to make dresses and stuff so I guess it is possible, but I don’t know where I would take it to get that done.

This was his first big knitting project so I do understand it was the thought that counts that’s nice and all but I would also like to wear his gift if I could so… I think I need to get it fixed. I think that’s what he would want too. He tried his best.

Anyone know where I’d take to get a big awkward sweater adjusted? I don’t think a regular tailor could do that. Just wondering if there’s a sweater equivalent that wouldn’t be offended by his amateur sewing project and would like actually help me out here. I’m guessing it’s not an easy fix.

[theoneandonlyailat]

customers: omg you made that dress?????? wow!!!!!! it’s so cute I want one you should start a business omg omg!!!!

also customers: $40 to hem this??????? this is RIDICULOUS that’s WAY too expensive I only spent TWELVE DOLLARS on this dress

[summer-fire]

Might be about to do something stupid.

[fancyratlady]

Purchasing and Altering Your Wedding Ensemble

An incomplete guide from an apprentice

Working as a receptionist/apprentice at a business that does wedding alterations has given me a lot of valuable information I think I should share. I’ve tried to make this post several times and it hasn’t come out right, so I’m just going to go for it with a list of the most important things and elaborate later:

Don’t buy a dress or suit that’s too small so that you will loose weight. If your weight is changing rapidly or dramatically it will make it harder to get the fit correct. Your tailor wants you to feel good with the body you have, and if you don’t meet your weight goal the more expensive alterations needed to make the dress bigger will make both of you feel shitty.

Make your appointment with the tailor at least four months before the wedding. This sounds extreme, I know, but the most popular dates in my region fill up as early six months. This is especially important for wedding dresses, because most places will have you come in six to eight weeks before the wedding. Less than that and either you won’t get an appointment or you will have to pay rush fees. Make the appointment as soon as you choose your outfit, don’t wait for it to arrive.

Bring the shoes you’ll be wearing. Or ones of the same height. This way your hem will be the right length.

Big chain stores pay their employees on commission, which means they have to sell a certain number of dresses a week to make ends meet. The sales people will be more focused on making the sale than getting you the right dress. These places send customers to the tailor with unrealistic expectations and badly made dresses.

Go to local boutiques, designers, or buy second hand. The local shop may have less options, but they may be better quality and the staff will be able to give you the attention you deserve.

Consider the price of alterations. Don’t spend your whole wardrobe budget on your outfit. This goes for wedding party members as well. Most formal wear skirts and pants come long so that they can be hemmed and worn by someone of any height. If your dress has a train, you will need a sewist to attach hooks and eyes so that it can be pinned up for dancing during the reception. (This is called a bustle, and it’s probably the cheapest alteration you can do). That said:

No one will give you a quote without seeing a wedding dress or suit on you and in person. You can maybe get away with this if you’re not a bride and wearing something simple. A tailor can tell you how much it will cost to do a specific alteration on a regular garment, but there is too much variation in a big formal gown to even give an estimate. Be wary of anyone who gives you a number without a fitting. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult to budget.

Don’t buy something that’s way too big. The width of the shoulders is the most important measurement in a suit because it is the hardest and most expensive to change. If it has a bust dart, this should also be at about the same height off the ground as the apex of your bust. There is only so much you can take out of a dress without fundamentally changing it, and when they clip you into it at the shop it will all come from the back, but that’s not how it will be altered. If you take too much from any or all the seams, it will distort the proportions.

Fabrics and cut affect the price of alterations. Beading, lace, and chiffon are the big three. This is because the first two have to be removed and replaced when altering. Chiffon is just a bitch to work with because it’s slippery. You will spend more to hem a plastic chiffon skirt than a silk satin one of the same size and shape. If the button holes on your suit jacket sleeves are functioning, the tailor won’t be able to alter the length much because of the button holes.

Fabrics will also affect your comfort. Natural fibers are always going to be more comfortable, especially if your wedding will be outside. The polyester lining in many formal dresses is going to be really hot when you start dancing. If it’s a detachable slip, switch it out for something natural, even if it’s a cheap cotton blend. If you’re wearing a shirt, just buy 100% cotton or linen. It will make you so much more comfortable. There’s also companies who makes formal wear out of athletic fabrics, and I’ve seen some that are pretty nice.

Read reviews. Does the tailor’s website mention same sex couples or trans people? Does the shop have a big size range? How did other buyers like the brand? Do they carry a wide range of nude shades? Did customers feel respected and listened to? Is the location wheelchair accessible? This information is important, and hopefully you can find it online. If you’re feeling brave, call.

Anyway, the wedding industrial complex is evil and you deserve to celebrate yourself or your loved ones in comfort and style. I’m going to make more posts like this so I can get more specific, and they’ll be queer, fat, disability, and POC inclusive.

[brainscramble95]

Just a few adjustments 🙃

[dorcelusbrand]

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[thinkhappythxughts]

put an old tshirt on this morning and realised it had some holes under one of the arms, so naturally i cut the sleeves off, tapered in the fabric under the arms, and added a little ghosty boy

[youremyonlyhope]

Pippin is my favorite musical of all time.

But unfortunately, I seem to fixate on it during times of my life when my brain is especially existential, anxious, depressed, etc.

The last few days, I've been thinking about Pippin a lot, reading analyses of it, listening to the music. Just generally enjoying my comfort musical.

Then I remembered that earlier this week, my therapist heard me describing how I feel unfulfilled while unemployed and doing a lot of stuff for other people or to make other people happy and not doing anything for myself, all while having a completely messed up sleep schedule. And she said "Hmm... honestly... that sounds a little like depression."

And I was like "No. No. Because I am doing things. It's not like when I've been depressed in the past." but now that I'm back to fixating on Pippin, I think she was somewhat onto something since that's usually a bad sign. Yay!

[xx-justsomeguy-xx]

not to be fond of reddit on here but holy shit /r/myog...

[sapphuric-acid]

Trying to learn alterations. My first practice pair of jeans requires a waistband reduction. My thread keeps breaking at the very end of the waistband.

I forfeit today. But denim will not get the better of me.

[zombiesama]

OK Sunday I hope to crunch out Nico (or next Sunday, but SOON), then all I have is altering the suit coat for Angel Devil + sewing his wings on + finding white socks for Tanaka

although as long as I get Nico done (and Tanaka bc socks are an easy problem) I'll be happy. Like worst case scenario I use Angel Devil for Halloween

[shreeisspecial]

Tailoring is the meticulous process of adjusting and customizing clothing to fit an individual's unique body shape and size, ensuring comfort, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. Whether it’s a bespoke suit, a perfectly fitted dress, or an impeccably altered shirt, the art of tailoring is about more than just sewing fabric together. It’s about creating a garment that feels like a second skin, enhancing the wearer’s confidence and style. This blog delves into the intricacies of tailoring, exploring its history, techniques, and the skills required to achieve the perfect fit for everybody.

[darkandstormydolls]

PSA to all historical fiction/fantasy writers:

A SEAMSTRESS, in a historical sense, is someone whose job is sewing. Just sewing. The main skill involved here is going to be putting the needle into an out of the fabric. They’re usually considered unskilled workers, because everyone can sew, right? (Note: yes, just about everyone could sew historically. And I mean everyone.) They’re usually going to be making either clothes that aren’t fitted (like shirts or shifts or petticoats) or things more along the lines of linens (bedsheets, handkerchiefs, napkins, ect.). Now, a decent number of people would make these things at home, especially in more rural areas, since they don’t take a ton of practice, but they’re also often available ready-made so it’s not an uncommon job. Nowadays it just means someone whose job is to sew things in general, but this was not the case historically. Calling a dressmaker a seamstress would be like asking a portrait painter to paint your house

A DRESSMAKER (or mantua maker before the early 1800s) makes clothing though the skill of draping (which is when you don’t use as many patterns and more drape the fabric over the person’s body to fit it and pin from there (although they did start using more patterns in the early 19th century). They’re usually going to work exclusively for women, since menswear is rarely made through this method (could be different in a fantasy world though). Sometimes you also see them called “gown makers”, especially if they were men (like tailors advertising that that could do both. Mantua-maker was a very feminized term, like seamstress. You wouldn’t really call a man that historically). This is a pretty new trade; it only really sprung up in the later 1600s, when the mantua dress came into fashion (hence the name).

TAILORS make clothing by using the method of patterning: they take measurements and use those measurements to draw out a 2D pattern that is then sewed up into the 3D item of clothing (unlike the dressmakers, who drape the item as a 3D piece of clothing originally). They usually did menswear, but also plenty of pieces of womenswear, especially things made similarly to menswear: riding habits, overcoats, the like. Before the dressmaking trade split off (for very interesting reason I suggest looking into. Basically new fashion required new methods that tailors thought were beneath them), tailors made everyone’s clothes. And also it was not uncommon for them to alter clothes (dressmakers did this too). Staymakers are a sort of subsect of tailors that made corsets or stays (which are made with tailoring methods but most of the time in urban areas a staymaker could find enough work so just do stays, although most tailors could and would make them).

Tailors and dressmakers are both skilled workers. Those aren’t skills that most people could do at home. Fitted things like dresses and jackets and things would probably be made professionally and for the wearer even by the working class (with some exceptions of course). Making all clothes at home didn’t really become a thing until the mid Victorian era.

And then of course there are other trades that involve the skill of sewing, such as millinery (not just hats, historically they did all kinds of women’s accessories), trimming for hatmaking (putting on the hat and and binding and things), glovemaking (self explanatory) and such.

TLDR: seamstress, dressmaker, and tailor are three very different jobs with different skills and levels of prestige. Don’t use them interchangeably and for the love of all that is holy please don’t call someone a seamstress when they’re a dressmaker

[bridgetdickey]

Since it's Bridal Season here's some photos of a finished vintage dress that I tailored for a pregnant client. Complete reconstruction of the dress. From first fitting to the final walk down the aisle. Pretty proud of this one. This was done a couple years ago. Thank you @nylaurent for the opportunity. 🤍✂️🪡

#bridgetdickey #bridgetdickeydesigns #bridal #alterations #tailoring #seamstress #bridaldress #vintage #reconstruction

[angelheadedelsewhere]

when my next check comes i will buy a replacement pedal for this old sewing machine and then…