tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post155695898416620891..comments2024-03-14T02:53:00.998-07:00Comments on THE DRAPERY BLOG: Spring SkippyJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post-48004414877862336792017-04-24T15:36:32.075-07:002017-04-24T15:36:32.075-07:00Nothin' wrong with those curves.
JeffNothin' wrong with those curves.<br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post-88230613625498505152014-10-14T04:18:54.805-07:002014-10-14T04:18:54.805-07:00It was lovely to meet you too Rebecca - it's a...It was lovely to meet you too Rebecca - it's always so pleasing when people from out of town make a special effort to drop in to our shop!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post-12901812117521992512014-10-14T04:17:51.256-07:002014-10-14T04:17:51.256-07:00I am guessing the sizing is kind of based on RTW b...I am guessing the sizing is kind of based on RTW brands we get here like Esprit, which go up to I think an AU 16 which would - maybe - correspond to the XXL. But when you look at the demographic that purchases patterns from our store, at least, it's not dominated by the sort of 13 - 30y.o. that's probably the core of those RTW brands' consumers. Reality is, most of us do get a bit bigger and lumpier as time goes by, and sewing for ourselves is an opportunity to create clothes that flatter our own shapes and that we feel comfortable in. So yeah, it does feel a bit 'punishing' to be pushing the outer limits of an indie pattern company's sizing, and maybe the whole 'small, medium, large' kind of sizing is never going to sound particularly flattering? Numbers seem a bit less judgemental :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post-41204241304639438822014-09-28T04:59:42.327-07:002014-09-28T04:59:42.327-07:00Curves and supplements, what a great combo. The d...Curves and supplements, what a great combo. The dress is cool too! I had the lovely experience dropping by your store on Thursday (with husband and kids in the car outside) and it didn't disappoint. I am following on instagram now and clearing the crafty decks to make room for some summer sewing. The future looks very bright. Thank you.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619680409472388441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050620469655885892.post-1345895295803925382014-09-23T15:56:43.446-07:002014-09-23T15:56:43.446-07:00You look great! Like you really do have a spring i...You look great! Like you really do have a spring in your step! (Yanno, I swear by cooking cast iron for getting extra iron in the diet. I recovered from serious postpartum anemia with nothing but a cast iron and healthy food, and I don't even eat red meat!) And the dress is so cute and fun, it will be perfect for running around all summer. But, I'm sorry, but you are an XL in exactly no size EVER. WTF, pattern makers? If Jane is an XL, how do you think that makes actual plus-sized people feel?! I agree, widen your size range and align it more with RTW! I know vanity sizing is stupid, but the opposite is kind of punishing too. Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.com