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wastelesscrafts · 2 years

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Project: bust darts in linen top

Introduction:

I recently found a white linen tank top while thrifting. It vaguely reminds me of Victorian corset covers, but with modern construction elements such as princess seams and a shirred panel in the back.

Linen's great: it's strong, breaths well, dries quickly, and it's easy to clean. The only downside is its tendency to wrinkle, but that's nothing a good ironing can't fix.

Either way, the top fit me everywhere except for my bust. Clearly the top was intended for bustier people than me. I took it home and decided to add bust darts to make it fit me better.

The project:

Darts are a great way to tailor clothes. They're basically small fabric folds that are sewn in place as to shape the fabric to fit your body.

[ID: a white linen top with embroidery and a button closure in the front, shirring in the back, lace details, and a flounce at the bottom.]

I began by putting on the top. I took my pins and pinched the fabric at the armscye into folds until I found the perfect place and length for my dart, then pinned it into place. I did this for both sides of the top.

I removed my top, laid it out flat, then played around with my pins until my darts where about symmetrical.

[ID: a white linen top with embroidery and a button closure in the front, shirring in the back, lace details, and a flounce at the bottom. A bust dart is pinned on each side of the front of the top.]

There's multiple ways you could sew a dart, but I ended up using teeny tiny whipstitches in a white thread that matches the colour of the fabric. You can barely see my stitching thanks to the linen's texture.

[ID: close-up on a sewn bust dart in a white linen top.]

Once my darts were sewn in place, I tried the top on again to see if everything fit now. It did, so I was done.

[ID: a white linen top with embroidery and a button closure in the front, shirring in the back, lace details, and a flounce at the bottom. A bust dart sits at both sides of the top.]

Conclusion:

My darts in place, I now have a fitted linen top I can use as both a summer top and as underwear. The neckline and armscyes don't gape any more: instead, the fabric's shaped to fit my bust.

As I didn't cut any fabric, I can always remove my stitches and reshape the bust if I ever need to in the future.

If you ever decide to try and sew your bust darts, don't forget to put on the underwear you intend to wear with your garment before pinning down the darts. There's a big difference between say a push-up bra and a binder: both will shape your body differently and will therefore need different darts.

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aunti-maim · 1 year

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#goth diy #alt diy culture #gothcycling #upcycle #goth sewing #altering clothes #goth crafts #spiderwebs

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thatbigrungegurl · 3 months

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So I managed to pin the trousers myself. I sewed and I have only gone and nailed it! They fit so good. Just have to take in the crotch as I didn’t go that high, overlock the edges and hem the bottoms. I’m honestly so proud of myself ☺️

Also, so many notes on my post with the anniversary present I made. Shocked so many people like it 😅

#sewing #sewing machine #sewist #seamstress #altering jeans #altering clothes #nailed it #anniversary gifts #love #jeans

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linkwell-uniforms · 9 months

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#clothing alterations #cloth alteration #altering clothes #clothing alterations near me #dress alterations near me #dress alterations #alter clothes #clothing alteration service #shirt alterations near me #coat alterations near me

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foxwyrm · 2 months

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Hi friends!! I know I haven't been posting as much lately, and that's because I've been working on a project!! That project is finally completed now :}

Dragon scale jumper!!!! 🐉🌱⭐️

please me nice to me I do not know how to pose or style this yet 😔

It looks a little wonky up-close, but I'm very happy with the results!! This was a prototype done with an old grey jumper and a dragon-scale patterned pillow I got on clearance. Now that I sort of know what I'm doing, my goal is to make a green version that fits me better :}

I very much recommend this for all beasties with scales!! It's a really easy project even if you dont have a sewing machine, and it looks great even if you mess up a bit

Some wip shots when I remembered to take them below the cut!

🌱⭐️🐉

#dan yips #undescribed image #alterhuman #nonhuman #otherkin #therian #dragon #dragonkin #dragon therian #dragoncore #clothing alteration #otherkin gear #therian gear #nonhuman gear #alterhuman gear #alterhuman community #nonhuman community #therian community #otherkin community

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sergle · 10 months

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Hey DIY girlies uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what’s the best brand of fabric dye

#I've got some clothes that are stupid but I bet I could UnStupid them with some alterations #and I've never dyed clothing before #sergle.txt #I've looked around myself obviously and it's like. Rit is practically the only thing that exists #but it's hard to say if it's actually... good. or color accurate

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dollya-robinprotector · 15 days

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honestly the slutty church outfits are kinda unsexy, you cant just put a cross on it and expect my priest kink to activate. you want to get in on priest and nun kink they sort of have to look like priests and nuns right? that shit is just lingerie man. im not saying its impossible to make a slutty priest/nun outfit im saying it just isnt done like that. but if anyone would have religious lingerie i guess it would be the dol church :/ still kinda disappointed and will probably imagine your designs over the ingame ones though

Wow, it's like I was sleep-walking and sending this to myself! Anon, you totally get me! :0000000000

Honestly, I think this might just be our preference. I, too, did not like those costumes. All I want is for at least you can still see that they're priest and nuns, not just some see-through clothes with crosses on it '''Ư _ Ư) At this rate I'm more looking forward to "proper" priest and nun clothes than kinky ones.

To me, what's appealing the most about religious kink is a feeling of secrecy and seriousness that cannot be tainted, especially for a priest. The more they cover the more I want to take it off, to defile it, that's why I said I can foam my mouth with just a default priest costume hhrrngghhh- Nun habit or dress can be modified in various ways, I love to do it, but priest robe or vestment can just stay the way they are. Ultimately I will always add more fabric to them than necessary lol.

Even that dress I drew for Kariya, you can't possibly call it a nun dress anymore. But hey, at least it's pretty, and it suits my taste XD

#I'm pretty fond of those clothes I made for Kariya and Nyan but I won't be drawing them too often cuz they're more to draw than I would like #instead they would dress like this for Temple-related contents #dollya ask #dol pc #dollya art #dol #degrees of lewdity #religious kink #dol fanart #Lya the Blossom #Kariya the Alter Ego #Lyah the Emancipated #“Nyan”

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porcelain-rob0t · 1 month

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turned this dress into a shirt and legwarmers set

the original dress (i got it months ago and never wore it bc i do not like wearing bodycon dresses)

just a fun little experiment

#fashion #clothing #sewing #fiber arts #alterations #art #coquette #my art #sweater #leg warmers

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ghost--castle · 9 days

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trans flag i embroidered on my pants today :)

#my art #transgender #trans #embroidery #ghostcastl art #this doesn count as art right... yeah #altered clothing #is that a tag #idk #trans flag

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ithidunes · 11 months

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More progress on my green jacket......... I did the overlaid panels on the chest/pocket/collar ages ago, but I've been putting off the sleeves because. I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep them or not lol.

But I think it's turning out good! Mismeasured a bit between the panel width and the cuff extension but a cute pleat fixes everything :3c

#fiber arts #sewing #battle jacket #alterations #diy clothing #i have one more sleeve to re-cuff but im tired #next up is some brassy spikes if i can ever get this damn website to work lololol #green jacket #crafts

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marzipanandminutiae · 25 days

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Yknow sometimes I think about collecting more antique clothing to wear but then I remember that I'm 5'10" and ladies weren't that tall back then

Oh, they were! Just fewer of them (throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, average height fluctuated as low as 2" below the modern average, or as close to it as no difference at all). And their clothing is less likely to survive, because larger or longer garments could be more easily cut down to make clothing for smaller relatives and/or children. That's called "survivorship bias," and in clothing history, it's the reason small clothes tend to be overrepresented in museums. There are other factors, like formal milestones for which clothing might be a significant memento happening mostly early in life, when you're at your smallest adult size, but that's the most relevant one to your situation.

Also, don't feel too bad- a lot of antique clothing isn't wearable for not immediately obvious reasons. From concerns about silk "shattering," a form of damage that's literally unrepairable, to iron mordants in black dye making black garments fall apart faster over time, your best bet re: wearing antiques is to stick to things like undergarments and maybe blouses and outerwear. Sad but true.

#ask #anon #clothing history #fashion history #dress history #I'm 4'11" and I've never been average height for an AFAB person in all of human history #I checked #alas #jewelry can be a great way to break the false impressions of historical size I've found #because it's not subject to survivorship bias as much #you can resize a ring but most people won't need to if it's of an average finger size #bracelets usually can't even be altered that way at all #most Victorian rings and bracelets that I've encountered are still too big for me #so there you go

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thatbigrungegurl · 3 months

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Here the finished jeans! And the whole outfit. Absolutely in love ❤️

#altering jeans #jeans #women in jeans #sewing #sewing machine #sewist #seamstress #altering clothes

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armadillorollup · 6 months

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you BETTER not be hallucinating a shady grove where judas went to die when i get there

#the mountain goats #tmg posting #tmg #so help me god i will unfurl the black velvet alter cloth draw a white chalk baphomet!!!!!

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roughluckart · 2 months

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Kurama is always so well put together, Hiei had to plan a stealth assault just to tease him.

I've been rewatching the yu yu hakusho anime after 20 years and yusuke looks so cute in his dumb 90s clothes.... I really wanted to draw the demon boys in casual modern clothes too...