tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post4634860184366381954..comments2023-09-16T05:56:01.927-07:00Comments on Create / Enjoy: Simple handsewing makes a top more modest!Adventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-32536938820297434492012-03-28T10:24:59.784-07:002012-03-28T10:24:59.784-07:00Great job! I've actually sewn v-necks that ar...Great job! I've actually sewn v-necks that are too deep for my pleasure up so that it's more coverage. I've even done it on a swimtop too.Shelly G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11885695126323242043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-65007915483890656082012-02-11T05:34:21.791-08:002012-02-11T05:34:21.791-08:00I love your solution, it is really pretty. I have ...I love your solution, it is really pretty. I have made a cardigan a size bigger, by crocheting a new buttonholedtripe in the middle. You can see it on my blog: http://worldaccordingtoagi.blogspot.com/2012/01/upcycling-cardigan-up-size.htmlÁgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525167418061030720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-75571358215229459582012-02-11T02:50:39.395-08:002012-02-11T02:50:39.395-08:00That is he curse of the "larger than average&...That is he curse of the "larger than average", I have many tops that are sitting in the back of the closet because of this.Rebeccahttp://hellotonyproject.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-40638499479380353222012-02-10T19:23:48.991-08:002012-02-10T19:23:48.991-08:00I generally use a safety pin, but this is a smart ...I generally use a safety pin, but this is a smart more permanent fix.Kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575752353533259832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-56393668581629153482012-02-10T17:38:44.801-08:002012-02-10T17:38:44.801-08:00I fixed my gapping problem with snaps as well, but...I fixed my gapping problem with snaps as well, but I didn't know there were clear ones, so I just used silver ones. It works well for work shirts you know you'll never leave open casually.<br /><br />I also found a great sweater at Target that has a little bit of a soft sheer fabric that comes off of the placket - it looks like a cute ruffle detail, and it also hides any gapping that my sweater does! Super.<br /><br />I have a larger bust than normal, and I can only buy cardigans from a couple of stores because otherwise I have to buy them so big that they don't fit in the waist anymore. I buy V neck cardigans from Old Navy and bypass buttoning them at the bust at all! http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=60783&vid=1&pid=898256&scid=898256052 I really hope that they never discontinue this style, I must have 5 different colors of this sweater!Spangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059364091231891242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-62373742755535273342012-02-10T13:55:19.353-08:002012-02-10T13:55:19.353-08:00Really cute top, well worth a few stitches.Really cute top, well worth a few stitches.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-62069173323369359662012-02-10T10:59:40.316-08:002012-02-10T10:59:40.316-08:00I've done this to pockets on the sides of pant...I've done this to pockets on the sides of pants, haha! :-)Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257885604287956397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-78042673215549262532012-02-10T09:48:23.266-08:002012-02-10T09:48:23.266-08:00Clear snaps are a great idea! Just a little more ...Clear snaps are a great idea! Just a little more handsewing, but definitely more wearable for things that you have to open to put on. Good call!!Adventures in Dressmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-13238693531101388232012-02-10T07:01:40.191-08:002012-02-10T07:01:40.191-08:00My button ups ALWAYS gape between my breasts even ...My button ups ALWAYS gape between my breasts even if the top is 2 sizes too big everywhere else. I like to use those clear small snappers. 2 stitches are all that are visible and if you match thread it doesn't show at all. Safety pins are fine for the short term but the effort of putting them in exactly the right place every time I put on a top makes the one time sewing placement fiddling more than worth it.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807813655848121541noreply@blogger.com