https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:29:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418529 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:18:59 +0000 Mo 418529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Girl X, I tried to first undo the seam from the foldover part so I could shorten it, then got a brilliant idea to cut it down and then re sew the seam. So yes, I ruined it since I don't own a sewing machine and no hand stitched job is going to fix what I did!<br /> Yeah, it was a sleepless night. I kept dreaming I had ants crawling on me and waking up scratching and such. (we have an ant problem at the moment) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418519 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:12:05 +0000 Girl X 418519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you sure the skirt's ruined? Can it be salvaged? And holy crap - awakened 28 times? That sucks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418488 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:32:01 +0000 Mo 418488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I hate when stuff doesn't hold up to the very first wash. At least my skirt had seen a year or two of wear first.<br /> Rita, that's funny about the baby clothes at 3am.</p> <p>And just for fun, I'll show you what I mean by 'couldn't sleep'. My Fitbit pedometer tracks sleep, too. Here's a graph of what a crummy night's sleep looks like. Pink is awake @@ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418472 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:06:19 +0000 chewyspaghetti 418472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That bites Mo. Yesterday, i wash ed and dried my new top that is supposed to be dried flat. It's not ruined, but it doesn't look as good as it did before drying- and I don't even have a middle of the night washing to blame for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418470 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:04:18 +0000 modgrl 418470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Add this to the funny fashion stories file! I've done midnight alterations too. When my son was born I wasn't sleeping much. I would be mending baby clothes at 3:00 am. It was the only time I had to myself back then! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1am-alterations-oops#post-418461 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:40:58 +0000 Mo 418461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't sleep last night and got in my head thoughts about wardrobe items that I could 'fix' in some way. After 30 minutes of tossing, I thought I'd just go into the closet and pull them out. That way, it'd be off my mind so I could more easily drift. Well, then out came the seam ripper, and then the scissors. Sigh. I am down a black jersey foldover skirt. It was starting to pill and I am becoming less and less comfortable with the bulky foldover waist, but I wish I hadn't ruined it just yet lol. But, I did take ruching out of a top I was ready to toss and redeemed it. I'm 1 for 1 in the midnight tailoring arena. Word to the wise, don't act on half asleep alteration ideas in the wee hours!! </p>