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by Deb: Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 12:16 PM
Need help deciding if you should have your item
repaired? Learn to use the 50%
RULE. If the repair cost is less than half of the
replacement cost. GO FOR THE REPAIR. Your winter coat needs a new zipper.
Repair labor and zipper are about $20.00 - $25.00. A new coat is $95.00
and up. GO FOR THE REPAIR. Your favorite jacket needs a new zipper.
Repair labor and zipper are about $20.00 - $25.00. A similar jacket is on
sale for $39.00, ………...............but this is your favorite jacket! |
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by Deb: Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 5:37 PM
Many heart
pump users hold their monitoring apparatus in a back pack….but the pack has to
be taken off to see the information or someone else needs to read it.
 I had the privilege of making a prototype “carrier” for a heart pump monitor
user earlier this year. This gentleman was a person much
more comfortable having his statistics and battery strength indicators at easy
access. Thus the Heart Pump Holster as I
named it, was created.
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Deb: Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:17 AM
  I’m a grown
up woman but I still have great attachment to special dolls I’ve dressed for
clients.
This story
is about a doll that is super special because I not only altered the bridal
gown but restored her vintage headpiece.
Instead of
buying a new doll, I started searching for a doll in thrift and vintage
shops. The gown and veil had that
vintage look so why not have an older looking doll as well. Fashion changes, sometimes
doll faces change as well! I found a
gently used doll that had a small waist just like the bride. |
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Deb: Posted on Monday, March 3, 2014 3:00 PM
OMG…the
bridesmaid is pregnant and we already purchased the dresses!
As soon as
you know you are pregnant, consult your local seamstress to arrange the future
alterations. With some bridesmaid dresses, the manufacturer may have used the
same fabric exterior and interior as lining.
If this is the case, you are in luck.
You can use the fabric from the inside skirt and replace it with a closely
matching lining fabric. No one will be
the wiser. If
a purchase is required, locate similar fabric at your local fabric store using
your seamstress' |
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by Deb: Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:02 PM
YES....I've finally finished the restoration. It took some time because I was also working on three wedding gown alterations and various other projects at the same time. It was good that each project took a rest while I worked on the others.
I gave the headpiece time to flatten outwithoutusing the heat of an iron. Even though this beautiful vintage piece withstood a fire, I was taking no chances of damaging the pearls. I pressed it between two towels and a book on top till I was ready to work on it again. |
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Deb: Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:59 PM
 This time the baby is a BOY! We created a custom one of a kind Baby Boy Christening outfit sewn from his Grandmother’s wedding gown. At the beginning of our planning meeting, we had no idea if the baby was to be a boy or a girl. I carefully planned layout for the pattern pieces for both outfits. This task was kind of like working a puzzle. The layout had been checked twice to insure no errors or missing pieces. (Measure twice, cut once) This old saying usually refers to lumber, but it's a wise move when working on a project such as this as well. |
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Deb: Posted on Sunday, March 24, 2013 8:33 AM
The next time you are shopping, you find
a dress that you can't live without but it’s too small, use these tips to give
you confidence to make the purchase. Then plan to bring your dress to Deb’s
Sewing Service for alterations!
When you are trying on the dress,
zip it up as far as it will go without causing stress on the zipper. Have a friend or clerk measure the amount of
fabric gap at the top of the back dress between the two zipper tops. If there is less than 2" we can
sometimes let that much out of the seams. |
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by Deb: Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 11:28 AM
Sometimes a
bride finds the perfect off the rack wedding gown only to try it on and find
that it is too small. It won’t zip up
the back. What a shame because she just loves this gown ........…..it’s the one.
Deb’s Sewing
Service to the rescue. It’s a great fix
to add a corset back to this gown. Up to
7 additional inches can be added to the bust area, replacing the center back
zipper.
Often
additional matching fabric can be purchased from the manufacturer. |
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Deb: Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:18 PM
Something old for your wedding can also be something new again. I am currently restoring a wedding headpiece c.1920. The bride actually wore the headpiece in 1941, but the style and tiny wax flowers indicate it is from much earlier decade. This beautiful headpiece could have belonged to the mother of the 1941 bride. That 1941 bride could have been using this headpiece for something old as well. Although the box with veil and headpiece were rescued from a home that had a fire, the package did not burn. |
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Deb: Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 3:32 PM
So many of us would like to surprise our sports fan with window curtains of their favorite sport team. Often the fabric stores do not have our desired team or the print is not what we like. Sheets come in so many colors and patterns and can be easily made into other items. Recently we added a project close to heart of many Pennsylvanians. From a Queen size flat sheet, we created curtains and pillow covers for a tried and true Pittsburg Steelers Fan. This "man room" also had only a full size bed so from the fitted sheet, we took off several inches from the length and width and now the sheet fits the full bed perfectly. |
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