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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: Hanna
Date: December 12, 2019, 10:24 am
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--- Quote from: Dazi link ---
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> [quote author=Hanna link=topic=1431.msg43566#msg43566
date=1576061995]
> [quote author=Winterlight link=topic=1431.msg43560#msg43560
date=1576041529]
> Here's a link
HTML https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/difference-double-breasted-suit-jacket-single-breasted-suit-jackets/<br
/>with double and single breasted jackets. As you can see, the
entire front of the jacket is different. Pockets wouldn't fit in
the same place, especially if you're cutting it down from a
coat. Depending on whether she wants a short or long jacket,
pockets might not even be possible, moved or not. The lapel
won't look like it does now, and she wants to keep that.
>
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Can cut in pockets be “moved”? Wouldn’t you have a big seam
where the pockets previously existed?
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Sometimes, but it'd be a nightmare of a job. My mom does
seamstress work on the side and can construct garments from
scratch with no pattern, but I'm telling y'all she'd laugh
herself silly at the request and tell the person to buy a new
coat. She's done some pretty insane cosplay ensembles for
people, so she's got the skills.
[/quote]
My point was if fabric is cut you cannot exactly uncut it. The
seams from the pockets are always going to be there. Some
seamstresses might be able to work magic and cover them up or
else make those seams almost invisible, but it’s pretty
unlikely.
#Post#: 43647--------------------------------------------------
Re: Turning down business
DIR By: bopper
Date: December 12, 2019, 10:43 am
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'I would only take on a project I feel 100% confident I could
do a good job for you. I do not have the skills for this, and
would not want to leave you with a pile of cut up fabric. "
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: TootsNYC
Date: December 12, 2019, 10:47 am
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> [quote author=DCGirl link=topic=1431.msg43616#msg43616
date=1576102560]
> I showed the description of the work your customer wants done
to my sister, who runs an alteration shop and does do custom
work (she does a lot of work for re-enactors, for example, and
she's made a few wedding dresses), and she said she would turn
down the work for the reasons VorFemme cited. She did say that
she once took apart a very nice kilt that no longer fit and was
able to make another garment from it (another style of skirt),
but there are yards of fabric in a kilt to work with.
>
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I learned about how much fabric there is in a kilt watching the
Great British Sewing Bee. All those pleats! This whole
conversation has also made me think of that show, because the
first challenge of each episode was to convert an existing
garment into something completely different. As you can imagine,
some were more successful than others. If you like sewing,
highly recommend checking the show out online (same producers as
the Bake Off).
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One way a person could deal with the cut-outs is to piece or
quilt them together.
A friend of mine made a kilt; it is amazing how much fabric it
takes!
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: Aleko
Date: December 13, 2019, 4:13 am
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> I showed the description of the work your customer wants done
to my sister, who runs an alteration shop and does do custom
work (she does a lot of work for re-enactors, for example, and
she's made a few wedding dresses), and she said she would turn
down the work for the reasons VorFemme cited. She did say that
she once took apart a very nice kilt that no longer fit and was
able to make another garment from it (another style of skirt),
but there are yards of fabric in a kilt to work with.
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Plus the fact that a kilt is - apart from the waistband where
excess material in the pleats is normally trimmed off to make it
less bulky - basically just a very long rectangle. If you can
manage to steam and press the pleats out, it's no different
from starting with a new length of cloth.
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: Soop
Date: December 13, 2019, 7:04 am
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> [quote author=Soop link=topic=1431.msg43632#msg43632
date=1576158154]
> [quote author=DCGirl link=topic=1431.msg43616#msg43616
date=1576102560]
> I showed the description of the work your customer wants done
to my sister, who runs an alteration shop and does do custom
work (she does a lot of work for re-enactors, for example, and
she's made a few wedding dresses), and she said she would turn
down the work for the reasons VorFemme cited. She did say that
she once took apart a very nice kilt that no longer fit and was
able to make another garment from it (another style of skirt),
but there are yards of fabric in a kilt to work with.
>
--- End Quote ---
I learned about how much fabric there is in a kilt watching the
Great British Sewing Bee. All those pleats! This whole
conversation has also made me think of that show, because the
first challenge of each episode was to convert an existing
garment into something completely different. As you can imagine,
some were more successful than others. If you like sewing,
highly recommend checking the show out online (same producers as
the Bake Off).
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Oh! That sounds good. Is it on Netflix?
[/quote]
Sorry, no (at least not in Canada). I watched it on Youtube.
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: oogyda
Date: December 13, 2019, 11:16 am
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--- Quote from: Hanna link ---
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> [quote author=Winterlight link=topic=1431.msg43560#msg43560
date=1576041529]
> Here's a link
HTML https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/difference-double-breasted-suit-jacket-single-breasted-suit-jackets/<br
/>with double and single breasted jackets. As you can see, the
entire front of the jacket is different. Pockets wouldn't fit in
the same place, especially if you're cutting it down from a
coat. Depending on whether she wants a short or long jacket,
pockets might not even be possible, moved or not. The lapel
won't look like it does now, and she wants to keep that.
>
--- End Quote ---
Can cut in pockets be “moved”? Wouldn’t you have a big seam
where the pockets previously existed?
[/quote]
Probably. But one could make seam part th design. Straight
across, slanting up or down. It would add some structural
interest.
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: Hanna
Date: December 13, 2019, 11:24 am
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--- Quote from: oogyda link ---
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> [quote author=Hanna link=topic=1431.msg43566#msg43566
date=1576061995]
> [quote author=Winterlight link=topic=1431.msg43560#msg43560
date=1576041529]
> Here's a link
HTML https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/difference-double-breasted-suit-jacket-single-breasted-suit-jackets/<br
/>with double and single breasted jackets. As you can see, the
entire front of the jacket is different. Pockets wouldn't fit in
the same place, especially if you're cutting it down from a
coat. Depending on whether she wants a short or long jacket,
pockets might not even be possible, moved or not. The lapel
won't look like it does now, and she wants to keep that.
>
--- End Quote ---
Can cut in pockets be “moved”? Wouldn’t you have a big seam
where the pockets previously existed?
[/quote]
Probably. But one could make seam part th design. Straight
across, slanting up or down. It would add some structural
interest.
[/quote]
Yes, that’s what I meant. Asking a seamstress who specializes
in alterations to redesign and remake a coat is just odd to me.
Like asking my mechanic to build me a new car out of an old one.
Someone can do it, but that’s not what they do there!
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Re: Turning down business
DIR By: Copper Horsewoman
Date: December 15, 2019, 10:48 am
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Oh, this. I am a silver jewelry maker, mostly wire wrapping,
some bezel work and basic soldering. I get asked to repair
costume jewelry by soldering all the time. If it isn't silver or
gold, generally speaking it is what jewelers call "pot metal",
sometimes plated brass, sometimes some form of tin, sometimes no
idea what alloy it is. It is NOT going to result in anything
usable or pretty. Also, I could not re-plate it if I did manage
to put it back together. Plus, popping rhinestones or crystals
out prior to soldering would run a high risk of damaging either
the stones or the settings for them. I have told people to go to
a jeweler who can cast pieces and have the piece entirely
remade. Even if they choose to have it remade in something like
brass, they are astonished at how expensive it will be. Sorry,
one-off work is always going to be vastly more than mass
production.
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