AtomicBlonde
One of the Regulars
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- 164
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- Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hi there!
So, I'm fairly new to the scene and I have a few questions, none of which are about hair! (I've spent an obsene amount of time going through all the old posts front to back and have had most of my questions on that subject answered)
Anyway, so I'm a "curvier" gal, being around a modern size 18 or so, and also quite well endowed in the bust (my cups runneth over, so to speak ) and I'm discovering it to be a rather difficult task to find vintage clothes that will fit, and not many of the folks that sell reproductions make them much larger than a 14 or 16... my sewing skills leave much to be desired (but I'm trying real hard!) and I'm not quite sure if you can alter a pattern to be bigger?
I'm wondering if any of the ladies here are curvier, and face the same problem. Do you end up making your own stuff? How do you alter a pattern to make it bigger? I'm sure the last question will require much more time to explain than anyone has available... I suppose all I really want to know is if its really difficult to do.
Darnit, I was visiting my grandmother today who is about the same size and shape as me when she was my age in the 1940's... AND she has a big foot... I'm horribly upset that she didnt save any of her old clothes or shoes... I could have been outfitted I did go digging in the basement and found her old sewing machine from probably the late 50's... (its the most awesome powder blue color and the foot pedal is shell pink) she let me have it, except when I got it home and plugged it in it nearly exploded! whoops... setting my apartment on fire is NOT a good idea.
Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated. I really love this place it is a plethora of information! Cant wait to get to know yall better!
-Jess
So, I'm fairly new to the scene and I have a few questions, none of which are about hair! (I've spent an obsene amount of time going through all the old posts front to back and have had most of my questions on that subject answered)
Anyway, so I'm a "curvier" gal, being around a modern size 18 or so, and also quite well endowed in the bust (my cups runneth over, so to speak ) and I'm discovering it to be a rather difficult task to find vintage clothes that will fit, and not many of the folks that sell reproductions make them much larger than a 14 or 16... my sewing skills leave much to be desired (but I'm trying real hard!) and I'm not quite sure if you can alter a pattern to be bigger?
I'm wondering if any of the ladies here are curvier, and face the same problem. Do you end up making your own stuff? How do you alter a pattern to make it bigger? I'm sure the last question will require much more time to explain than anyone has available... I suppose all I really want to know is if its really difficult to do.
Darnit, I was visiting my grandmother today who is about the same size and shape as me when she was my age in the 1940's... AND she has a big foot... I'm horribly upset that she didnt save any of her old clothes or shoes... I could have been outfitted I did go digging in the basement and found her old sewing machine from probably the late 50's... (its the most awesome powder blue color and the foot pedal is shell pink) she let me have it, except when I got it home and plugged it in it nearly exploded! whoops... setting my apartment on fire is NOT a good idea.
Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated. I really love this place it is a plethora of information! Cant wait to get to know yall better!
-Jess