ETA: Putting this on top.
I’ve already mentioned my plans to draft fitted dresses based on measurements. The tests are so far looking good, but I need your help!
Have you been wishing for a fitted dress, but haven’t been able to find anybody to fit you? Haven’t been able to make it to a workshop? Live too far away? Here’s your chance!
For a limited time, I will be offering fittings by mail and email. I’ll be doing two a week, on a first come, first served basis, until such time as I run out of local commissions, or I feel like my skills are well enough perfected to do commissions from a distance. I simply don’t have enough people that I see in-person on a regular basis on which to practice. And since I never kept copies of my old work, I need more practice.
“First come, first served” is based on people getting me measurements and photos. I will draft a pattern for a four panel self-supported dress (including sleeves, so it’s useful to you), and mail it to you. Here’s where the “help” comes in. I need you to use the pattern to cut a mock up (just of the four panels), sew it, and pin it on, and provide me with a review of how it works. Pictures are worth a thousand words (and won’t be shared with anybody). I’d prefer to mail the paper pattern to keep costs low, but if you have no confidence at all that you can put the four panels together, we’ll work something out.
ETA: If possible, I'd like people to commit if they can give me feedback within a week or two of receiving the pattern. That allows me to continually improve my skills. Thanks!
( A note about body types )
( Measuring for Success: Taking Measurements for a Drafted Supportive Four Panel Bodice )
Thank you!
I’ve already mentioned my plans to draft fitted dresses based on measurements. The tests are so far looking good, but I need your help!
Have you been wishing for a fitted dress, but haven’t been able to find anybody to fit you? Haven’t been able to make it to a workshop? Live too far away? Here’s your chance!
For a limited time, I will be offering fittings by mail and email. I’ll be doing two a week, on a first come, first served basis, until such time as I run out of local commissions, or I feel like my skills are well enough perfected to do commissions from a distance. I simply don’t have enough people that I see in-person on a regular basis on which to practice. And since I never kept copies of my old work, I need more practice.
“First come, first served” is based on people getting me measurements and photos. I will draft a pattern for a four panel self-supported dress (including sleeves, so it’s useful to you), and mail it to you. Here’s where the “help” comes in. I need you to use the pattern to cut a mock up (just of the four panels), sew it, and pin it on, and provide me with a review of how it works. Pictures are worth a thousand words (and won’t be shared with anybody). I’d prefer to mail the paper pattern to keep costs low, but if you have no confidence at all that you can put the four panels together, we’ll work something out.
ETA: If possible, I'd like people to commit if they can give me feedback within a week or two of receiving the pattern. That allows me to continually improve my skills. Thanks!
( A note about body types )
( Measuring for Success: Taking Measurements for a Drafted Supportive Four Panel Bodice )
Thank you!