I'm busty. A quick look through our website and you'll see a fair amount of discussion on boobs, bra fit, and the importance of having a good foundation garment. Something that I personally am overly conscious about is the fit of T-shirts, because they generally aren't designed with busty people in mind. Being somewhere around a size 18/20, most "feminine cut" shirts don't come large enough and when I finally do get a circumference that will go around my bust, the shoulders are obnoxiously large because shirts are typically proportioned for "men" or a "unisex" fit (which means no boobs).
This skirt is a good example of how it doesn't matter what size a garment is, clothes don't come shaped like humans. This skirt was a pretty short mini skirt, but the shape of the side seams was totally unrealistic for the size person it was designed for. Here you can see that we've drawn purple lines where the new stitch line should be, so that the side seams are actually shaped like hips. Then, we pinned the zipper into the new location. the edges of the zipper are bound with the red ...
Hi! I’m Kristen Kemp from projectsewingvault.com, and I’m going to show you a way to hem blue jeans that might be new for you.
Whether you're sewing or hiring a sewist, your clothing will be shaped like your undergarments. Therefore, it is imperative that you learn to buy the right bra. Checkout our post on bra fitting.
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