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[GreenTealael 24,867]

Short legs UNITE!

[sillykitty 10,705]

2 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Buying new clothes for one size difference or using a tailor: It adds up!

I'll try to find beginner DIY alteration tutorials and put them up for anyone interested.

You should see the potholder I tried to crochet once. I don't think I can be trusted with actual clothes I want to wear outside the house.

Can you just move next door instead? 😊

[Mom_of_Chaos 545]

I tried to sow a pillow case in high school .... it looked more like a triangle than a square 🤷‍♀️

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

22 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

You should see the potholder I tried to crochet once. I don't think I can be trusted with actual clothes I want to wear outside the house.

Can you just move next door instead? 😊

Now I feel like I need to stand up for crafty people everywhere!

[Mom_of_Chaos 545]

Wow 😮

[sillykitty 10,705]

1 minute ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Now I feel like I need to stand up for crafty people everywhere!

Ok, you're moving into the house on the other side of me!

[GreenTealael 24,867]

1 hour ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Now I feel like I need to stand up for crafty people everywhere!

Soooo nice! 😍

[Deedee12 1,859]

Short legs UNITE!

I don't see short legs! I see elegance personified [emoji108][emoji108][emoji106]

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[GreenTealael 24,867]

Just now, Deedee12 said:

I don't see short legs! I see elegance personified

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Thank You! 💗

[Deedee12 1,859]

Now I feel like I need to stand up for crafty people everywhere!

Beautiful!!! Artistic people fascinate me as they are working with a part of the brain that I can't seem to tap into Except maybe to have an appreciation for it.
Well done!!

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[Cheeseburgh 3,075]

I honestly believe if the teacher could have given me an F in Home Economics in 7th grade she would have. I think I passed just because I showed up.

I have zero skills in sewing or crafting. I am a good cook though.

[AngieBear 2,524]

Okay, sew (har har I crack myself up) a lot can be accomplished by adding in a dart or two at the waistband of some pants/skirt. You can take it in quite a bit. My ass to waist ratio is pretty high, so I actually often have to do this with off-the rack clothes.

Hemming is pretty easy as well. I have to do this quite a bit too (I’m short as well as having a big ass 😂).

I’d stay away from working with knits if you are a rank beginner. They can get buckling and be frustrating. Woven fabrics are much easier to work with.

There are TONS of great YouTube videos that can help you learn these simple techniques.

Orchid! I LOVE YOUR MURALS!!!!

And here is my crafty contribution! I JUST finished painting the longboard I’m making, and here is an example of one of my copperplate etchings. The copperplate etchings are what I show, my other crafties are just for fun. I am a firm believer in the power of craft!

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 08/20/2019 at 17:21, GreenTealael said:

Short legs UNITE!

Dayum!
Smoking hot my dear.

It’s late and I just got off work so I’ll post short leg photo tomorrrow

[Sheribear68 3,200]

Okay all you crafty people are making me jelly.

*goes off to sit in the craft-challenged corner with cheeseburgh.

[rs 1,473]

Now I feel like I need to stand up for crafty people everywhere!

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