Okay I am looking for suggesstins on how to make those little things at the side of a dress to hold the belt on or sash. I can’t think of the name of them. I know there is a special name and a special way to make them. Any idea. I was going to goggle it but can’t think of the name.
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Belt loops!
I like to use embroidery floss, threading it through a needle and making one loose stitch. Then I take a crochet hook and make a chain. At the end, I pull the end through the last loop, then thread it through the needle to secure it back to the fabric.
You don't need to know how to crochet to do this (although there are some great "learn to crochet" websites that always start with how to make a chain.
You can also make belt loops by taking a few long stitches from one end to the other and then covering them with a blanket stitch, but it takes a lot longer. Tiny tubes of the fashion fabric or a coordinating lightweight fabric also work well.
thank you so much. I knew there was a way to do it that was with crotchet. I do know how to do a chain so that should be simple. Thanks again.
If you have a serger you can 'chain' a long tail of matching thread, cut it off the serger and thread into a large eyed needle. Take it from the inside to the right side and back inside without pulling it tight. Adjust the loop on the right side to fit the belt or sash, tie the ends on the inside. Very quick if you have lots of them to do!
Becky
thanks so much. I am kinda down today. Took the dresses to the cleaners and he tore them apart. Said he didn't know if could presss them good enougth. Said I should pressed the seams all open and I did. He was just not a very encouraging. So now I am worrying that they will look awful at the wedding. Why do I put myself in these predictments. I pressed as I went and all. He was just not very nice. I guess all I can do is wait and see how they come out and then what will I do if they look awful. I don't really have time to start again. Sorry I am unloading this here. I am just so upset.
hello kayrosie,
thats auful about your frocks, is what he did legal?
sue the mongrel.
i do hope every thing works out well for you.
lee
I am just worrying I guess. I can't do anything about it but make a new one if it does not look good when I get it back. I suppose he was just telling me that so if they looked bad it would not be his fault.
Oh what a nasty attitude he had! I am sorry he was so insensitive and cruel! When people are like that just try to consider the source. Some people have to put others down just to feel good about themselves, some people are just like that. He also may have seamstress that works for him and is trying to get more business for her.
You worked so hard and are giving a wonderful gift from your heart. God bless You! I pray that they will come out beautifully!!! Mary
It sounds to me like he is showing his ignorance. How dare he tear up your dresses. I would let him know when you get them back, that this is not acceptable and let him have it. I made a short sleeve jacket one time and it was not lined and they pressed it like a shirt, with a crease in the sleeves. I just about cried.Marcy
Edited 3/20/2007 12:41 pm ET by fabricholic
I WENT AT LUNCH TIME AND GOT THE DRESSES BACK AND TOOK THEM TO A DIFFERENT CLEANERS. THE LADY WAS NICE, HELPED ME FIX ONE THAT NEEDED A LITTLE TWEAKING. SHE GAVE ME SOME GOOD IDEAS. NOT LIKE THE OTHER JERK. I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW. I WAS ACTUALLY IN TEARS THIS MORNING. WORRYING AND WORRYING ABOUT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AWFUL, I HAD RUINED THE WEDDING AND ALL. WHY ARE PEOPLE SO RUDE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPLIMENTS.
The first jerk probably was rude because he felt he couldn't make a big profit off helping you; the second drycleaner is smart because she realizes that courtesy and good customer service are very important in the long run.Drycleaners in general are leery of in-progress garments because they don't want to be blamed for any less-than-perfect results they might be blamed for. I used to work for a drycleaners, and I was amazed by the things customers would claim were the cleaners' fault-- food stains on ties, ink stains on shirt pockets, etc. It's a pretty horrid profession, and all that exposure to chemicals probably isn't healthy.Now, back to your dresses: some fabrics don't press into crisp seams very well. If the cleaners can't do it, you do have options! One is to topstitch very close to the seamlines, making sure to catch the seam allowance. You only need to do this on a few very obvious seams--like the front princess seams on a fitted skirt or bodice, for example. On very full or gathered skirts and dresses, the seamlines don't have to lie perfectly flat, as they just add to the overall flow of the fabric folds.Finally, a wedding is about love and family and hope; the clothing only shows up in photos, and good professional photographers know how to pose brides and attendants so that they look gorgeous no matter what the seams look like. As my mother used to say, "If anyone is paying attention to your seamlines, you're not smiling enough to catch their attention to your face." She also said, "You never stand still long enough for anyone to notice that uneven hemline anyway." A garment made with love is going to make the person wearing it feel and look beautiful, and the wedding will be glorious with your dresses!
Maybe he is so rude because he can't stand himself. Glad you found a good cleaners.
I am too glad to hear you took your business else where! I am so glad you also got some great tips from them too!! As the others have said when you give great service you will be back for the bigger things..the little tid bits don't really matter to them and that will mean they will get you coming back again and again! Great Customer Service with the little stuff means they will take care of you for the bigger stuff because they have earned your trust and that is all the matters to a great place of Business!!I am hoping you will be able to breath real soon!! I know I have said it before but you rock for being a huge part of making that wedding beautiful!! And all those girls will look amazing walking down that aisle! Blondie
I am so glad you took your precious dresses to a different cleaners, with a nice attitude. Don't be shy about letting others know who helped you and WHO DID NOT!
Becky
Thanks for the good tips, the praise, and etc. from all of you. I got a good nights sleep last night because I had gotten some of the dresses to the cleaners--went home looked at the others, the look lovely. I tweaked them a little. Maybe in the long run the guy helped. Made me work on them a little and get them better. A little tuck here, a little more pressing, a little more understitching and so forth. He just didn't need to be as rude as we was. Oh well, live and learn. Won't go back. Will be more careful next time. I am over it now. I don't hold a grudge so it is over and done.
I don't really live in the same town so I don't have to worry about running into him again. Thanks again. Making those satchets today if I am not to busy here at work.
My boss will be gone part of the day to a funeral so I will have some free time.
great news kayrosie, so glad every thing worked out well for you.
lee
Yep I feel good about the dresses. they look good. A few mistakes but who will ever know.
Glad to see that you've put this guy's comments behind you.
You are so right when you say no one will notice the mistakes - if the girls all look lovely and are enjoying themselves, only you will know (to show how little it will matter, at my wedding the hotel lost all the flowers for my attendents and no one noticed).
The important part is that you and the family will know just how much love you sewed into those seams.
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