Take in back of dress with zip Archives

Dress Zips in Dresses and Gowns

Dress zips in Dresses and Gowns. Normal insertion of a dress zip is bulky. However some designers have started to insert zips resting them on the top, which can look very fashionable. To be honest I don't like putting dress zips in dresses in the traditional way. They are okay in trousers, but I always convert to an invisible zip when I have an alteration such as taking in when there is a dress zip or [...]

2014-12-15T21:22:30+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Dresses and Gowns, Zippers|Tags: Take in back of dress with zip|Comments Off

Get the alteration right the first time

Can you imagine getting every alteration right the first time? I have been in this industry a long time, and have seen some very strange situations. My biggest challenge is usually when someone has attempted to alter a garment without understanding what they are doing. This could be the owner of the garment, or it could be someone who is practicing at altering clothes. Using other peoples clothes to practice on is not a good [...]

2016-10-21T10:18:50+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Clothes too big - Take In|Tags: Take in back of dress with zip, Take in technique|Comments Off