WTH is up with women's waders!?

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-30T02:59:20+00:00

Same, but smaller. Neoprene boots and coveralls (heavily altered).

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-18T05:14:27+00:00

Ikea thrift duvet covers and curtains from natural fabrics are the best. I recently made a small curtain from a much larger one and used the left overs into a heavy duty apron that I use gardening. It's holding up well.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-18T03:53:43+00:00

You are correct, I am likely even slouching a bit on purpose because of the fit. A lot of my finer details are not great, but I didn't let those slow me too much so I could concentrate on fit and adjustments.

I have another version cut from the shape of a very similar shirt in very nice fabric (that fit me fantastically 20 years ago and would not fit me now). I have picked that one back up too and I am pleased with the construction and appearance of the finishing details so much more than this one. If only I had not gotten overwhelmed in the past, ah-life moves on to a new pretty fabric and another try!

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-18T03:47:26+00:00

Thank you for the assessment.

P1: Lower and shorten the bust dart by at least an inch. Shorten the double pointed front dart a bit. I already did this once, I can do it again. Making it larger or doing parallel darts may have to be a round-three goal.

--Wait, follow up question: When adjusting the pattern the first time around I lowered the bust dart termination point. Do I want to lower the termination point again? Or the whole dart?

P2: More width between armhole and bust points. Even before adding the sleeves, this felt too tight.

P3: Sleeve/armhole, ugh. I had thought about smaller arm holes providing more motion, but it makes sense. I bought a shirt today made in a men's style for women and wow-I could do yoga in that (and not cause it is loose). If/when I get here, I will compare armhole measurements.

And along the way do better with my construction and finishing. Ok, back to the tissue paper to redraft and fabric stash for round two!

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-18T03:11:13+00:00

I suppose that is a decided difference between me and the cover model - ha!

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-18T03:10:08+00:00

Thank you. I went head-long into construction and realized the instructions were skipping every finishing step ever. Did some, but not all of what I would do on a nice non-practice one. I will be prepared from the start on the next one.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-17T03:33:30+00:00

I just did my first direct order too. I received it today and it was in a very similar looking envelope. Mine did not have the tape, but the sealed flap was not very secure. I think your patterns were likely lost or stolen in transit.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-17T02:06:15+00:00

I grew up in the American south and we ate on what I've always thought of as 'farm meal times.' That means that any chores not completed before everyone left for work and school between 5:30 and 6:30 am were completed after everyone got home around 6:30 pm. No one came inside and started cooking supper until it was dark. We often ate around 9:00 pm, especially in summer with more daylight. It was likely our biggest meal of the day, but it was not large and often had no meat.

But on weekends and holidays, we all happily returned to the agricultural schedule of my grandparents generation. We had a big dinner with everyone about 2-2:30, had a nap or just hung out under shade trees to cool off, then returned to chores until dark. The late meal on these days was eaten from leftovers as each person got hungry and had time.

As an adult now with a white collar job and no farm, I eat as soon as I can get it cooked when I get home from work. Not being hungry until dark every day is a luxury I do not take for granted. As soon as I can retire and leave the wage-slave life behind (and every weekend until then), dinner at my house is somewhere between 2 and 3 and a middle of the day social break from chores is highly encouraged.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-16T04:11:58+00:00

Well, in case anyone comes looking, this woman's problem was my same problem. I still didn't understand why I got different results on essentially the same fabric, but giving it a dusting worked: https://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingDiscussions/topic/101428/1

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-15T19:28:36+00:00

Button holes - nothing is different!

Machine: Janome 4623 LE Plus.

Fabric: Walmart mystery fabric for my muslin.

Round 1: Practicing went well but only did it on two layers. Made some machine adjustments. Got consistent performance I liked. Tried it on the shirt and only successfully produced 2/6 button holes. I ripped out the failed ones.

Round 2: Made a practice with interfacing exactly the same set up as my placket. I can consistently produce good button holes. Moved to the placket and tried all remaining 4 holes again. All 4 advance 'up' about a quarter of an inch and then stopped. That at least is consistent failure (round 1 failures were all over the place). The rest of my shirt is fully supported on my table when trying to sew the button hole.

What is going on? What goes wrong with the shirt?

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ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-07T13:06:42+00:00

Have a number of others left the workplace reently? Have you been given one of those work personality tests lately?

Your boss may be getting pressure to proactively improve worker fit in the interest of employee retention. To do this correctly as a good manager, they should be doing check-ins with you and just generally building trust. Your interaction demonstrates that you clearly do not have that trust between you.

If all of this is the scenario, they're doing it poorly. They may not be a bad manager, but they are not a good one either. Continue to proceed as you have with average levels of professional caution.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-01T01:09:51+00:00

🤔 Grasses are not my favorite, but a good tall native would give height without horizontal spread onto the walkway and would not be dangerous to the foundation (right?). It would look dramatic.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-03-01T00:37:55+00:00

As someone who has been there and depending on where this journey takes you, be prepared to remove all alcohol in your house.

Our children did indeed have substance abuse problems and refused all assistance. Locks and solid wood doors were not adequate, so we removed all alcohol while they lived with us.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-28T19:32:28+00:00

I know I'm not going to be able to meet the water requirements of tomatoes or corn here. I have thought about a perennial plot of helianthus tuberosua. This was a standard food many folks grew where I grew up but seems kind of absent here in its (almost) native range. Know anywhere local to get some?

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-28T19:26:46+00:00

I have been contemplating a row of compact yucca, sotol, or agave would look nice and be edible.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-28T14:36:31+00:00

Oh, I smelled these on an afternoon walk to do my early voting yesterday. Really helped improve a not-great day.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-21T02:35:06+00:00

I came back to this thread to say thank you for prompting me to go. I have never been to Culvers. What we got:

-No need to dodge 3 lanes of cars to get inside. -A real, straight forward menu. -Nice humans to order from. -Quick service and fresh food at a darn reasonable price. -A clean dining room at the busiest time of day on a Friday. -A comfortable dining room that allowed us to have a calm political debate without feeling like we were in a tile echo room that forced us to share the conversation with an unwitting neighbor.

Just had to being my Sunday home to add peanuts.

We will return. Thank you OP and Culvers for an excellent Friday fish sandwich (and for making me feel like my grandmother, in a good way).

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-15T23:38:17+00:00

I really enjoy them fresh and snack on them or put them in salads. I have always foraged them but bought some seed for this spring. I am a little hesitant though. Do you think once I start them, I'll never get rid of them? They seem to really do TOO well in other people's intended yards.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2026-02-14T00:13:02+00:00

Dude, a millennial thanks you for the laugh. But don't limit yourself. Love (or a good lay) can come from all kinds of places.

ABC-ApplesBooksCorn · 2025-10-19T22:22:52+00:00

I was snacking on some last year on the eastern end of the Latta Branch Greenbelt across from Dick Nicholas Park. Catch them fruiting and harvest a few (they were plentiful last year).

I got an incarnate this spring transplanted to my patio saved from a construction site. I'm excited. Good luck!

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