https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 15:18:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184480 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:20:58 +0000 Lisa 184480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking forward to seeing the after shots, good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184125 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:14:53 +0000 April 184125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carole, I do have photos of many of these pieces in Photobucket. I'll put up the "after" shots when I get the items back:</p> <p>Green woven shirt:</p> <p><a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Woven%20shirts/IMG_0571.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....G_0571.jpg</a></p> <p>Muse dress – hard to see, but center of bodice is too big and became more so with wear:</p> <p><a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Muse%20dress/muse_dress_three_quarter.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....uarter.jpg</a></p> <p>Gauzy pintucked shirt and gray Esprit pants – both too big:</p> <p><a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Week%20of%20Sept%207/IMG_0452.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....G_0452.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Week%20of%20Sept%207/IMG_0454.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....G_0454.jpg</a></p> <p>Halogen jacket (pinned in photo, but without pinning, quite boxy in the waist):</p> <p><a href="http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/AprilYLF/Nordstrom%20Rack%20items/IMG_0704.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i649.photobucket.com/al.....G_0704.jpg</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184114 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:41 +0000 Michelle 184114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Three cheers for this move, April!! For my money a good seamstress is a must in your professional fashion arsenal, right up there with a good hair stylist. Good luck at your first appointment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184113 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:37:55 +0000 Carole 184113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, what a great find for you. Can't wait to see her handy work. Did you take some before pictures, so we can see the differnce? That would be fun to see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184109 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:32:12 +0000 April 184109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I had my fitting and left a jacket, two woven shirts, two pairs of pants, a pair of jeans, and my Muse dress for alteration. (Muse dress <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dress-spotted-by-so-on-brunch-walk" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....runch-walk</a> became rather droopy in the bodice when I had worn it for a while. The size was too big after all, at least in the bust.)</p> <p>I will have my items in a week. It's going to be strange to have everything I own actually fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184072 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:23:42 +0000 Beth 184072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck April. I'm in search of a good tailor, too:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184071 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:21:45 +0000 Sihaya 184071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hi April - thank you. These are all great points. I do cook and that's a great idea. I am comfortable establishing satisfaction or not satisfaction outcomes up front. i think we'd need to set that up before we got started. I am an executive coach and she stays home. But maybe she has a goal in her life that she needs help with that I can offer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184054 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:02:03 +0000 April 184054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sihaya, that sounds like a wonderful idea! Do you have a talent that she could use, or could you provide something like a certain amount of pet-sitting, in exchange for alterations? Are you a good cook -- everyone loves to have dinners prepared for them.</p> <p>The only thing that might be an issue is, what do you do if you're not happy with the work? That's the sort of thing that's easier dealt with in a business relationship than a friendship. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184037 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:35:50 +0000 Sihaya 184037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's awesome. I am hoping for something like that too. Unfortuantely I have so many piled up that I"m a bit afraid to venture out because of the anticipated expense. I have a friend who's incredible at sewing and I was wondering if there was a swap of some sort I could arrange with her. If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear. Sorry to post that in your thread April. Depending on responses, I might start a new one on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184028 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:20:55 +0000 Anonymous 184028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, she sounds like she could be a gem. I hope so.<br /> I have a dilemma with the seamstress I use. I took several things to be shortened and the work was not good. One dress has a hem that's 3-4 inches longer in the back than the front...perfect for someone with a big bum, but mine's flat. She is going through a lot with a seriously ill husband and is the breadwinner right now. I'd like my things fixed but feel taking them back to her may not be the compassionate thing to do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184024 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:02:47 +0000 Debora 184024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck, April! She sounds very competent. Keep us posted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/appointment-with-a-new-seamstress-today#post-184006 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:19:17 +0000 April 184006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found a tailor/seamstress with a number of very positive reviews online and am scheduled to take some clothes in for a fitting today. She is close to home and work, seems reasonably priced, will make evening and weekend appointments, and does complicated work such as remaking wedding gowns and also creating them from scratch, so I'm sure she can handle my alterations.</p> <p>I have gotten a little lazy about correct fit, and am hoping that having a good working relationship with a competent seamstress will change that. Stay tuned... </p>