When your cloths start to fall off

what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

Tori

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"Sherry" wrote in message
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"Tori M" wrote in message
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what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be
standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off
my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

Head s'penders? Clip one end to the left shoulder, run the s'pender
across
the top of your head, and clip the other end to the right
shoulder...lol...

OK, maybe not practical eh?

I just had that visual, so felt compelled to share...I'm not a seamstress
so
I'm afraid I'm of no help to you but hopefully at least you smiled .

Yup you did do that

Tori

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"Tori M" wrote in message
...
what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

Head s'penders? Clip one end to the left shoulder, run the s'pender across
the top of your head, and clip the other end to the right shoulder...lol...

OK, maybe not practical eh?

I just had that visual, so felt compelled to share...I'm not a seamstress so
I'm afraid I'm of no help to you but hopefully at least you smiled .

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Sherry
low carb since 4/3/05
364/315/195
http://lowcarb.owly.net

In article ,
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what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

It depends on how much you have to work with in the shoulder/neckline
area, but I've taken in quite a few necklines in the last couple of
years (including the infamous shrinking top I use in my progress photos
:-) Not only do they become too wide so that your bra straps start to
show, but they also tend to gap out unbecomingly in the front and back.
I've found that if I make a dart/wedge in the shoulder seam it works
pretty well most of the time. Start out at the seamline on the armhole
side, then sew in a gradual, smooth slant to the point where you want
the NEW neckline to be (or start out on the neckline side where you want
it to be and sew in a gradual incline until it smoothly reaches the
armhole seam. You might want to use the largest stitch setting for the
first go-around, because it's easier to rip out if it's not in the right
spot for you. Try it on and see if it works to your satisfaction. When
you have it in the place you want it, set the stitches to a smaller
setting (10-12 stitches per inch) and restitch. Trim off the excess
seam allowance except for about 1/4". Zigzag the remaining seam
allowance if it's inclined to unravel. You may want to trim the edges
of the seam at a slight angle if they poke out at the neckline or
armhole (if sleeveless) and possibly tack it down or under when you are
done so that it lies flat and relatively unseen.

Caveat: be sure to leave enough room in the neckline for it to still
fit over your head when you are done :-)

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Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Saffire" wrote in message
In article ,
says...
what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

It depends on how much you have to work with in the shoulder/neckline
area, but I've taken in quite a few necklines in the last couple of
years (including the infamous shrinking top I use in my progress photos
:-) Not only do they become too wide so that your bra straps start to
show, but they also tend to gap out unbecomingly in the front and back.
I've found that if I make a dart/wedge in the shoulder seam it works
pretty well most of the time. Start out at the seamline on the armhole
side, then sew in a gradual, smooth slant to the point where you want
the NEW neckline to be (or start out on the neckline side where you want
it to be and sew in a gradual incline until it smoothly reaches the
armhole seam. You might want to use the largest stitch setting for the
first go-around, because it's easier to rip out if it's not in the right
spot for you. Try it on and see if it works to your satisfaction. When
you have it in the place you want it, set the stitches to a smaller
setting (10-12 stitches per inch) and restitch. Trim off the excess
seam allowance except for about 1/4". Zigzag the remaining seam
allowance if it's inclined to unravel. You may want to trim the edges
of the seam at a slight angle if they poke out at the neckline or
armhole (if sleeveless) and possibly tack it down or under when you are
done so that it lies flat and relatively unseen.

Caveat: be sure to leave enough room in the neckline for it to still
fit over your head when you are done :-)

I've also altered a lot of my clothing as I've lost weight. I've never had
to do the neckline, but I never had shirts with large neck holes. I did
want to add that you could probably pin the shirt to see if it would work
and to get it right before you sew it. Turn the shirt inside-out and put it
on like that. Then pull up on the shoulder seam and pin it the amount that
fits correctly. Carefully take the shirt off and sew along your pin line.

That inside-out try on is how I make my bust-line darts to take in the waist
on my shirts so that they are more fitted. While you've got the shirt on
inside-out, try pinching around other seems and see if taking in any of the
others might make the shirt fit better.


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Sherry wrote:
|| "Tori M" wrote in message
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||| what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I
||| will be standing there and the neck line will slide off to
||| the left usualy and show off my bra. I can not afford to
||| buy new cloths right now :-/

Ditch the bra...

||
|| Head s'penders? Clip one end to the left shoulder, run the
|| s'pender across the top of your head, and clip the other end
|| to the right shoulder...lol...
||
|| OK, maybe not practical eh?
||
|| I just had that visual, so felt compelled to share...I'm not
|| a seamstress so I'm afraid I'm of no help to you but
|| hopefully at least you smiled .
||

That is a good visual. ROTFL BJ

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|| Sherry
|| low carb since 4/3/05
|| 364/315/195
|| http://lowcarb.owly.net



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Tori M wrote:
what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

No hints on sewing here. Can you afford *anything* for new clothes?
I've gone down 5-6 whole sizes in the past few years and found very
inexpensive clothing at Rugged Wearhouse and clearance racks at
department stores (now's the time for clearance sales). I bought new
Land's End jeans and polos for $3.00, Outer Banks polos for $3.99, Lee
capris for $5.99, etc. Stores are carrying more of the plus sizes and
fewer misses so you should be able to find plenty if you have time to go
digging. Also, button front shirts are very forgiving when weight comes
off; you can shrink a few whole sizes before they look silly.

Necklines are very hard to alter, with tank tops you can sometimes shorten
the straps. I have a neckline problem with clothes as my shoulders are
narrow for the rest of me. What size do you need?

In ,
Tori M stated
| what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be
| standing there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy
| and show off my bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/
|
| Tori
|
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| Xavier- 10/27/05 "Oooohh whats that on the floor? a dime? Yummy!"
| Bonnie- 03/20/02 "Mommy look a cloud worm is eating the care bears"
| 349.5/317/135

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"Tori M" wrote:

what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be standing
there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy and show off my
bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/

Tori


You can do some small pleats, or make a loop at the throat and add a tie
made out of bias tape?

The addition of Elastic works too.

Got a sewing machine?
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

I am not sure.. the shirts I had been wearing are 4X the one I am wearing
today is 1X It fits fine.. at least I think it does.. my shorts are getting
too baggy to.. I wish I could find my tape measure I must have lost a few
inches.. lol

Tori

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Bonnie- 03/20/02 "Mommy look a cloud worm is eating the care bears"
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"FOB" wrote in message
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Necklines are very hard to alter, with tank tops you can sometimes shorten
the straps. I have a neckline problem with clothes as my shoulders are
narrow for the rest of me. What size do you need?

In ,
Tori M stated
| what do you do? is there anyway to alter the neckline?I will be
| standing there and the neck line will slide off to the left usualy
| and show off my bra. I can not afford to buy new cloths right now :-/
|
| Tori
|
| --
| Xavier- 10/27/05 "Oooohh whats that on the floor? a dime? Yummy!"
| Bonnie- 03/20/02 "Mommy look a cloud worm is eating the care bears"
| 349.5/317/135