Clothes Old Style

starlite_2

http://www.bustingdiva.com/services/fashion/dressmaking.html

just found this website too...they seem to be a collective of fashion students that offer dressmaking and there is the option to contact them for pricing details. May be worth a look

Galtizz

nabowla wrote:

I have a horrible feeling that my moneysaving efforts might actually end up being more expensive due to general incompetence!

My first attempts at making skirts in this way were made using my Dads old dust sheets :eek: (yes, I did wear them) and then dyed (just make sure you use thread the same colour as the dye you are going to use as the thread won't take the dye). You could use an old cotton bed sheet and have a practice, it would only set you back the cost of the thread as you'd only have to buy the dye if it went OK.

Failing that, finding a fashion design student from a local college sounds like a good idea.

Sarahsaver

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got the boys some £1.99 bogof vest tops from wilkinsons, and I am going to tie dye them using tesco value bleach. They are nice and bright colours, and when they are tie dyed my lads will think they are so cool, as well as standing out in a crowd on the beach;)

starlite_2

Galtizz wrote:

My first attempts at making skirts in this way were made using my Dads old dust sheets :eek: QUOTE]

lmao...reminds me of when i took one of my dads favourite shirts and chopped off the arms and strips from the sides to make a shirt dress..it was very cool but maybe I should have asked first!
H ealso used to get big bundles of scrap material to use for clening from a local place and was always amazed at the varios headbands, tops or belts I could fashion out of scrap..

amazon_spice

What a great thread. I am such a random garment gatherer!
Had a good declutter yesterday and donated three bags to Oxfam.
Still got a mile to go though!

:rolleyes:

Sarahsaver

Sarahsaver wrote:

Just posting and the pc crashed.
Try again...
got the boys some £1.99 bogof vest tops from wilkinsons, and I am going to tie dye them using tesco value bleach. They are nice and bright colours, and when they are tie dyed my lads will think they are so cool, as well as standing out in a crowd on the beach;)

wow! glad to see this thread pop up again! My boys loved the super cool tie dye t-shirts. A great thing to do with clothes which have become stained!

Hermia

nabowla wrote:

My major problem at the moment is where on earth am I going to find a pair of good black trousers to replace the pair that has literally fallen to pieces? I've got a very disproportionate figure (tiny waist, huge bum - and I'm not exaggerating. It's so out of proportion that I was teased mercilessly for years and still get the odd rude comment from strangers in pubs etc). I'd like to get a lined pair of trousers in a very wide legged, floaty style as this suits me very well. Anyone got any bright ideas?

Ooooh, I know about the horror of buying trousers. I have an hourglass figure which would have been the height of fashion in Victorian times, but is sadly very unfashionable now! The only way to find trousers is to go to a large (and I mean large, I get the train into London occasionally and spend a day visiting the Oxford Street department stores) department store which sells lots and lots of different brands. Then try on every pair in the shop. If you find a pair that fit buy 5 pairs!

I once went to the Levis shop and it was brilliant. There was this (fantastically camp) bloke working there. I told him of the tiny waist, big hips problem. He immediately rushed off and fetched me the perfect jeans!

Hermia

starlite wrote:

in my experience it is very expensive in London,but try looking under dressmakers in the yellow pages and call around for quotes. If you live close to a college or university it may be worth browsing the noticeboards in the fashion and textiles department, as many students will offer dressmaking very cheaply as a means to practice, and earn all important beer money!

The trick is to ask around everyone you know to find out if there is anyone who does it for a hobby and is very good. My friend (who lives in London) found a little old lady after asking about local dressmakers in a sewing shop. The lady wanted to make a bit of pocket money to supplement her pension and she sewed beautifully and charged reasonable rates.

My local dry cleaners has a lady who sits out the back with a sewing machine and it isn't expensive to have minor alterations done.

Uniscots97

nabowla wrote:

My major problem at the moment is where on earth am I going to find a pair of good black trousers to replace the pair that has literally fallen to pieces? I've got a very disproportionate figure (tiny waist, huge bum - and I'm not exaggerating. It's so out of proportion that I was teased mercilessly for years and still get the odd rude comment from strangers in pubs etc). I'd like to get a lined pair of trousers in a very wide legged, floaty style as this suits me very well. Anyone got any bright ideas?

Try Dorothy Perkins for trousers, I'm pretty much same shape as you as I think their trousers are a god-send! Also try New Look, some of their lines are made to similar spec.

belfastgirl23

unixgirluk wrote:

Try Dorothy Perkins for trousers, I'm pretty much same shape as you as I think their trousers are a god-send! Also try New Look, some of their lines are made to similar spec.

I am a little waist big bum girl too M&S are good although not everywhere carries a big range - Oxford Street is the best I've found. I do the thing of buying three pairs too.

I really want to be an elegant lady but am nowhere near

Gonna try DP and NL btw thanks