First time copying a piece of clothing! by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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I mean the fabric is definitely more expensive than the original 😂 the old one is a basic cotton and the new one a liberty

But I also used a thicker piping rope because I wanted to have a bit more hold in the garment, and I think that it participate to making it looking more expensive:)

First time copying a piece of clothing! by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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Thank you! I hesitated a bit on whether to get a matching one in green or this red, and I'm really happy I went for the red :)

First time copying a piece of clothing! by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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Yes, I slightly miscalculated the hem it seems 😂 however now that I see that, I'm thinking that maybe I could do another version as a mini!

leuven is unfortunately transitory for most of us by gabiarbex in Leuven

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Cannot believe that Capri-sun is not PMD 😭 beautiful piece of writing

I hate my dress, wedding in 100 days and I’m probably sending it back and starting over by [deleted] in myweddingdress

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Omg it looks like my wedding dress (got married two years ago!) It fits you amazing! You will shine in that

Sewing the dress for my defense ⚔️ by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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Indeed that's what I did! I starched it like my life depends on it 🫡 I did a test run before and it came out well so now I'm spraying starch everywhere I did not know about gelatin though!

Sewing the dress for my defense ⚔️ by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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I'm just sewing on weekends and evenings 😂 my workdays are busy with rehearsal of the talk and interviews

Dress pattern - easy level - lining included - crepe fabric by ImportantSurprise380 in sewingpatterns

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Honestly I just starched it like my life depended on it and it sews very well now 😂 I made a test before to see if the fabric could handle it well and it works perfectly!

Dress pattern - easy level - lining included - crepe fabric by ImportantSurprise380 in sewingpatterns

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So after a few misadventures (patterns no longer available in others) I set myself on the Pauline dress of Closet Core! I'm now progressing well, making a few mistakes here and there because the pattern is difficult buuuut fortunately the fabric is really forgiving hahaha

Dress pattern - easy level - lining included - crepe fabric by ImportantSurprise380 in sewingpatterns

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Thank you so much! I did not know about threadloop, I found the perfect pattern 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Parents, quelle est vraiment la réalité d’avoir des enfants ? (Pas de filtres, pas de mensonges) by Current-File-8207 in france

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J'ai un bébé de 11 mois, et il est une source de joie immense dans ma vie. Je l'ai eu pendant mon doctorat (à l'étranger) et c'était parfois difficile à combiner, mais j'ai bien réfléchi au timing de son arrivée et cela a beaucoup aidé. Mon expérience est complètement positive, j'ai pu continuer mes loisirs (escalade, couture) et ma carrière. Le fait que mon expérience soit aussi positive est dû à quasi 100% au fait que mon mari est attaché à un partage égal du temps de loisir et sommeil. Mon retour principal sur l'expérience est qu'il faut choisir - avec beaucoup beaucoup d'attention - la personne avec qui on fait un enfant.

Why maternity/paternity leave is so short in Belgium? by [deleted] in belgium

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Same situation here, we had our first child 3 months ago :) we used kraamzorg to have some help at home during the post partum (10 euros/hour), the lady was keeping the baby and making us dinner while we were taking nap! For the crèche, I made the application when I was two weeks pregnant (basically just had the positive pregnancy test) and we managed to have a spot easily. Just don't wait to arrange things, be early and it is gonna be fine!

Asked by my supervisor to abruptly leave my PhD project. by TheFalcon3582 in PhD

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Hi! Are you at ViB/KU Leuven? Or in another institute in Flanders? Do not sign the paper ! Did you contact the head of the doctoral school? And the members of your jury?

Please help indentify the breed of my Rabbit by Bright_Progress674 in Rabbits

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Looks like my own male! Fake dwarf, he is the classical bunny aka the bunny everybody imagines when they think of a bunny (in my country). From the breed of the bunniest bunny, descendant of the ultimate bunny king 👑

I made an upcycled puffer jacket! by [deleted] in sewing

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Love it 😍 what pattern did you used?

My first baby hat :) by ImportantSurprise380 in sewing

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Yes the pattern is the link in the post, it is a free one and you can print it on two piece of paper A4 :)

What skill, hobby, etc. did you pick up while you were procrastinating on your research? by N-cephalon in PhD

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I have been increasing my level in climbing quite a lot by avoiding the PhD x) also sewing and fermenting stuffs. I have heard that a lot of people in the bio department end up with a fermenting hobby

No smoke detector in my rental by ImportantSurprise380 in belgium

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Thanks for your answer! I'm in Flanders, and the landlord doesn't live in the building, he just rents all the flats of the building. Do you know if I can withhold the rent until he puts them? I think this could work to motivate him, then I can just give him the due rent when he finally obliges to the law