tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post6143314813798760256..comments2024-03-27T10:04:51.949-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Alterations - Making ChoicesLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-54592526960041560672020-07-13T17:29:20.274-05:002020-07-13T17:29:20.274-05:00You talking ease here, not fit. Different animal.....You talking ease here, not fit. Different animal...pamadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671937271120183772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-51499975924372576382017-08-24T02:45:54.623-05:002017-08-24T02:45:54.623-05:00I am not horrified at paying price for good craftm...I am not horrified at paying price for good craftmanship. It is just that I cannot afford it. I like sewing, it is fitting that is time consuming effort, and so rarely successful. Here in France tailors are almost an extinct species, and none around<br />makes clothes for women, or a personnal sloper for man or woman. Missumlauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746074759672042220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-25200836889785436012017-06-02T09:41:49.033-05:002017-06-02T09:41:49.033-05:00thank you! I can't get past the fact that sewe...thank you! I can't get past the fact that sewers/sewistss (myself included) who know how much skill, effort, time goes in to a garment are reluctant and/or horrified at the cost of a good tailor. I am certainly of the I'd rather make it from scratch school of thought. Hems, maybe...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440303167606698231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-89849246311497605232015-11-26T05:24:45.326-06:002015-11-26T05:24:45.326-06:00Thanks for this very informative article about clo...Thanks for this very informative article about clothing alterations!<br /><br />If anyone needs to make alterations to clothes in Singapore, you can contact my mum, Mdm Chan, at 64416812, or HP at 84293817.<br /><br />She provides alteration services freelance from home, and this has always been her passion and was her previous profession. Her location is at Blk 23 Chai Chee Road, Bedok area, especially convenient for those who stay in the East Side. All my related family have their clothes altered by her.<br /><br />Many Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-41888464752758570942014-06-20T06:15:16.966-05:002014-06-20T06:15:16.966-05:00Wow, that much! thanks for the explanation!Wow, that much! thanks for the explanation!EMaria.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16506543691336658214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-32577426470738377482013-03-14T13:35:55.431-05:002013-03-14T13:35:55.431-05:00I am short. All sewing for me is altering.
It is ...I am short. All sewing for me is altering.<br /><br />It is good to remember why we want alterations made: for me, it's loved clothing that just doesn't quite work. Right now I'm in the midst of a tshirt redo, which seems silly in terms of what a t shirt costs to buy. I would much rather spend the time and get quality goods out of the efforts; as a sewist I know the value of clothes that fit in fabrics that I love. It's just as hard to make a new one as to alter an old one. <br /><br />Another issue is: finding good fabrics. I buy and alter old clothes because I can't find the equivalent. I find the learning experience in taking old things apart the best sewing lessons. In taking apart the shirt in question, really examining the construction probably taught you (and I) more about sewing than reading a book on the topic.<br /><br />At the end of the day, all sewing is unpicking seams. SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-55592233977017398592012-12-28T21:34:57.697-06:002012-12-28T21:34:57.697-06:00Thank you for the last paragraph about being willi...Thank you for the last paragraph about being willing to pay for good, professional work. I think that most people are of the mindset that they should not have to pay for alterations, and that the person doing the work should not be charging for it. It is a very hard business to choose if you want to earn a living wage. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235445732101700147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-74222603764439704782011-12-03T21:07:00.907-06:002011-12-03T21:07:00.907-06:00@eye_on_sparrow
Hear ye! Hear ye! A relative who d...@<a href="#c8409163976092525318" rel="nofollow">eye_on_sparrow</a><br />Hear ye! Hear ye! A relative who does paid alterations told me what she charges and I was flabbergasted - it was FAR too little! Another relative had a wool coat that needed its lining replaced - a professional tailor quoted him US$100. Now that's more like it, even though $100 is a hefty sum per se.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-79800495253812559632011-12-03T21:05:13.298-06:002011-12-03T21:05:13.298-06:00@Mindy
Thanks, Mindy! I sometimes wonder if I like...@<a href="#c1593611766535386275" rel="nofollow">Mindy</a><br />Thanks, Mindy! I sometimes wonder if I like teaching sewing more than doing sewing! I think both!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-84091639760925253182011-12-02T22:30:01.714-06:002011-12-02T22:30:01.714-06:00I really appreciate your comments about being will...I really appreciate your comments about being willing to pay a good tailor for quality work. I have worked as a tailor for quite some time now and I try to encourage others who who sew for $ to charge appropriately. So many seriously undercharge. Just my 2 cents worth.eye_on_sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790660376999515935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-15936117665353862752011-12-02T17:04:37.836-06:002011-12-02T17:04:37.836-06:00Thank you thank you for this series. You are reall...Thank you thank you for this series. You are really very good at what you do. And also very good at explaining what you do. I LOVE your blog...and all the help you have given me in my sewing endeavors.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217454082617071235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-83754339218859338222011-12-01T21:33:29.445-06:002011-12-01T21:33:29.445-06:00Hi LiEr, I've been reading your blog for a whi...Hi LiEr, I've been reading your blog for a while - I'm in Singapore. And I feel compelled to post a comment this time because my husband always asks me to shorten his shirt sleeves - and I always beg him to just take it to a tailor! His shirts fit well apart from the sleeves so it would mean redoing the cuff and I would sooner sew a shirt from scratch! Thank you for your alterations mini-series! So informative! Fiona.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985244148140920667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-43986070185425853752011-12-01T13:33:24.012-06:002011-12-01T13:33:24.012-06:00What a wonderfully informative series. I've on...What a wonderfully informative series. I've only recently started following your blog and I am super impressed. You explain these fairly complicated concepts clearly and have left me with the sense that I could tackle these alterations too, should I need to. Thanks.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707012685016420405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-40102432213127501422011-12-01T09:13:14.399-06:002011-12-01T09:13:14.399-06:00@Venus
Venus, I'd love to meet this tailor, to...@<a href="#c2138380958231111952" rel="nofollow">Venus</a><br />Venus, I'd love to meet this tailor, too! I know so many people who have their wedding and business suits custom-tailor-made in Asia, and they live in the Western hemisphere! They make stops at their favorite tailors there on their trips around the world or deliberately fly to those countries to get them done. We have a tailor close to where my mum lives in Singapore. I've walked past his shop countless times, growing up. I bet he's pretty good, too.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-10452178626556655002011-12-01T09:00:31.661-06:002011-12-01T09:00:31.661-06:00@Melissa
Melissa - as did mine, for many, many mon...@<a href="#c8126631200702253159" rel="nofollow">Melissa</a><br />Melissa - as did mine, for many, many months.<br /><br />About fit: I don't think there is a SHOULD fit rule. Different people like different fits -some like roomier, some like more body-skimming. For sure, everyone knows when something is too tight, but beyond that, it's preference. If you wear enough good and bad clothes, you'll eventually know which ones fit you better (they're the ones that look best on you!).LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-81266312007022531592011-12-01T08:28:41.119-06:002011-12-01T08:28:41.119-06:00Wow...my poor hubby would have just worn it long :...Wow...my poor hubby would have just worn it long :-)<br />Well-stated post! So, do you have a favorite reference on how things *should* fit? I have lots of pattern-fitting references, but they don't explain exactly *how* things should fit the body (like the article you linked about pants hem length).Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278444197122345359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-21383809582311119522011-12-01T07:45:19.501-06:002011-12-01T07:45:19.501-06:00Wow... thank you so much for sharing what you know...Wow... thank you so much for sharing what you know to alterations. I feel the same way. I would much rather sew from scratch than to try to alter something that has been well made. <br /> <br />A quick story: When I would travel to the Philippines, I always go to a specific shop to have suits made. If you see the shop, you would think nothing of it and keep walking, but the tailor... OH MAN, is he good! I can't wait to go back this spring and have some things made. I want to "study" his work and hopefully learn something new.<br /><br />Thanks Lier for sharing!!!Venushttp://happyfind.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-75773260605803775232011-12-01T07:41:34.741-06:002011-12-01T07:41:34.741-06:00Gosh, that shirt would've fit Grandpa perfectl...Gosh, that shirt would've fit Grandpa perfectly... he has those long arms! ;)<br /><br />Nice series that gave understanding to things I never would've thought of. And you have succeeded... most definitely! :)Grandma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-38448029148922865432011-12-01T07:35:00.833-06:002011-12-01T07:35:00.833-06:00Hurray!
For that entire last paragraph.
For alte...Hurray!<br /><br />For that entire last paragraph.<br /><br />For altering your husband's shirt <i>cleverly</i>.<br /><br />:)Daljeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065181995721482551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-29128931559555690862011-12-01T07:16:13.041-06:002011-12-01T07:16:13.041-06:00Really good tailors are amazing. And definitely un...Really good tailors are amazing. And definitely underpaid when you consider their skill level!<br /><br />How do you find time to do all this with your three little girls?!!MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.com