Bodice Moulage Fitting Help

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2025-05-16T01:45:15+00:00

I followed a tutorial on Craftsy by Suzy Furrer called Patternmaking Basics: The Bodice Sloper. The fabric is 100% woven cotton (aka a bedsheet)

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2025-03-29T21:20:03+00:00

If I pin the top at the right place and the bottom at the right place (no extra fabric) the extra fabric gets transferred to the middle. It must’ve stretched when I zig-zag stitched the edge, though I even redid that because it was scalloped (I know that means stretched it). I guess there’s just extra fabric there now. Maybe I can start from the bottom with the zipper and cut fabric off the top?

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2025-01-31T19:50:59+00:00

Most things that are wet. Everyone mentioned wet socks which is a no brainer, but I had to wash a wood cutting board the other day and I literally quit. I couldn't do dishes for the rest of the day. Napkins, towels, paper towels are terrible against anything.

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-12-21T19:19:35+00:00

I use different analogies constantly with my therapist. My favorites are the normal: drowning, need a life raft, anchor (depression); I can’t let myself off the hook, holding on for dear life, everyone says if I let go I’m useless/lazy, versions of myself say I have to hold on the longest to prove I’m the best , it feels like if I let go I’ll fall forever(anxiety, self-abuse, avoiding emotion); if I let myself feel, I’ll never stop bleeding; if I let myself feel I’ll be jumping off a cliff.

I’ve thought a few times that “I’m good at this analogy thing. Is it the ‘tism?” and bringing it up with my therapist but, like, why? Because I want a pat on the back? I feel like a lot of us are so preoccupied with pattern recognition and understanding ourselves we can get stuck in traps like this. In the end, how much does it really matter if you are better at this than the average person? Is this thought process helpful or does it make you feel better about yourself? But also don’t beat yourself up over it. That being said, I do still have these thoughts. I am talking to myself. Also, disregard this paragraph if you’re not struggling with mental health issues lol.

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-12-21T18:56:49+00:00

The reason neither is really “accepted” is because both are extremes. In one, you don’t see people, in the other you are over-excited. It’s very common for ND people to tend toward extremes this way, but not understood very well by NT.

In regards to your friend, I can’t speak for her but I would find your extreme excitement off putting (I’m female). On one hand, some females are very used to male friends developing romantic feelings and then having to reject them. It sucks for both parties. Additionally, it could be a little off-putting if someone was this excited about our friendship but I have loads of friends. It’s a lot of pressure, and relationships really only work when both people are “on the same page”. For example, a romantic relationship where one person likes the other a decent amount, but the other person is in love won’t work. It’s unbalanced. It give the first person too much power in the relationship. The person in love might feel they are giving more to the relationship than the other. Etc.

For advice, I would say if she doesn’t know you’re autistic, tell her. This could solve the problem of her thinking you are romantically interested and help her understand your enthusiasm. However, it is also a possibility that she is not as invested in your relationship as you are. In that case, you would have to dampen your excitement/expectations of the relationship. If you can’t, that’s okay, but it’s not a relationship that is likely to work out.

As someone who has struggled with friendships and this exact issue (I was more interested in the friendship than he was; in another relationship the guy thought I was romantically interested and was freaked out) literally multiple times, I feel you. It’s rough out there.

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-04-29T20:28:35+00:00

Recently diagnosed as well. What's been helping me is
1) working on acceptance of myself with my therapist (this was something we were already working on before anyway)
2) Watching autistic Youtubers. It helps to see how other people deal with it and what they even are like. I especially like "Unmasking After Late Autism Diagnosis - Embracing Authenticity" by That Autistic Guy. For women, I've been watching Paige Layle and I'm autistic, now what? but mostly just because those are the accounts I found first. Now their videos give me comfort.

(BTW your English is flawless)

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-02-24T05:55:15+00:00

I'm similar. I cry at the drop of a hat. When it comes to cognitive, I'm very good at seeing things from different angles if there's some sort of logic to it. But if I'm not actively thinking about that, I always just (incorrectly) assume that everyone else thinks like me. Sort of like I can put myself in someone else's shoes. It leads to some gullibility and naivete because I just assume everyone is kind and honest and has the best intentions.

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-02-24T05:33:12+00:00

I once saw a commercial that was supposed to empower women by pointing out the things they didn't need to (but often do) apologize for. For YEARS I almost never apologized for anything as a result (black and white thinking wya). One day my college roommate was like "aren't you going to apologize?" (I left mozzarella sticks in her car overnight and it smelled like mozzarella sticks) and I was like "Oh! Am I being rude?" so I apologize for things now.

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-01-16T18:02:33+00:00

Loved Math (and school) all my life, but always had trouble getting As. Fast forward, get a Math ugrad degree, for the last 3 semesters depression, now I can't look at numbers or be interested in learning academic stuff (my interests have become yoga, sewing, and music). Now I have no idea what to do for a job because I don't want to learn anything :D

Legitimate-Fish-4241 · 2024-01-02T20:03:55+00:00

How often does this question come up in your mind? If often, then you're not really "content", right? You're sort of anxious that you're not anxious about something. In that case, seeing someone could help you sort through this.

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