I like to have many projects going at once to help deflect the frustration accumulating around any one. I mentioned in the first post that I have been working on a jacket. It’s still in my “unresolved” pile. The question about underwear arose in the early posts as well. Here’s my strategy. I bought a bikini pattern thinking this would double as underwear if I change the fabric. Right now I am trying to make the swim suit as shown (top C with bottom H) so I can get some use out of my Evanston beach pass. So far the process has been every bit as futile as I expected. If you are carefully analyzing the pattern picture you might have been curious about the size. DD does not refer to the cup size – I actually have no idea what significance it has. I’m more of an AA, or A+ as I like to think. The pattern companies have stayed true to the numerical sizes of my grandmother’s generation, so even though I waited long enough for my clothing size to drop to a single digit as retailers succumbed to the brilliant marketing ploy of size reduction, now that I’m sewing I’m up to a 14. I guarantee that this is enough to prevent a lot of women from making their own clothes. Luckily I found a basket of embroidered size tags as Vogue Fabric labeled XS. Problem solved. Also, I did not pay $16.95 for the pattern. It was on sale for $6.50.I happened to try on a few swim suits recently (for research of course - because I won’t be buying clothes anymore) and was very happy to see that so many include skirts and ruffles. I wonder how far I can take this – a cap sleeve? Mini pockets? A small hood? Teeny-weeny is on its way out.
2 comments:
got any of those size tags left? i'd love to find out how it feels to be an xs.
Actually, I was lying about the tags, I saw them but didn't buy them. I always cut the tags out of my clothes anyway (because my ever so sensitive skin can't take the chafing). If you want to feel XS, you have to cultivate more friendships with larger people.
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