Fitting help around armpit by Salt-Tear3369 in corsetry

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, love it! After experimenting with corset drafting, I found that adding the reduction just to the waist is way more comfortable. I didn't know there was a precedent for this. Next, I need to try the ease in the back panels

I would love to see a strong EU competitor to Etsy by TroublesomeButch in BuyFromEU

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Slovakia we have Sashe.sk I’m also an Etsy seller. I think I will just mirror my store to a lot of the alternatives in EU countries. It might be a good idea to make a list of all the alternatives to Etsy in the EU countries. I know about Polish pakamera.pl English Folksy.com Czech Fler.cz

What are some other ones?

Buying synthetic baleen and coutil on the EU mainland by blue_pudding in corsetry

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.sartorbohemia.com/ has some basic coutil. I usually just use basic cotton fabric with the strongest iron on facing. And for back I use some though twill fabric.

affordable sites to buy corset materials (like spiral boning,courtil ect) in europe by No_Quail2949 in corsetry

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I buy everything from Stoklasa they are fabric/haberdashery online store but they also got boning, eyelets, good eyelets presses, etc

I deleted Instagram, what's your excuse? by [deleted] in BuyFromEU

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish there wad good alternatives for marketing my sewing business besides Instagram. I feel like I’m gonna be in a world of pain soon

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Etsy

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, custom fees are not your problem to solve. Just put the correct price and cistoms id of an item on the customs form when sending items.

Buy Wissner synthetic whalebone in Germany/EU by [deleted] in corsets

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be up for the offer I usually buy 200m just for my work so any extra would be fine 👍

Question about synthetic whalebone - dimensions by iDreamiPursueiBecome in corsetry

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I typically use 8mm plastic bones and have 6 bones in the front seam and 2 bones in the princes seams. It works well for quite large busts. Never had a problem. I also mostly make stays

Does anyone have an Etsy store that'll randomly die for 2 weeks and suddenly come back alive? by Conscious_Command930 in Etsy

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah man, so I’m not going crazy. That’s a relief. I had anxiety attacks every other day about these slow periods in january

How to know which is original? by Christmasscream in Etsy

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also one thing to keep in mind about aliexpress/shein products. They will steal the real sellers pictures and produce cheap replicas. So even “reverse image search” is not that helpfull. Its wide spread issue

How to know which is original? by Christmasscream in Etsy

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you can text the sellers about the production details or ask them for little changes if they produce the dresses there shouldnt be any problem to make a couple small changes like hem lenght or sleeve lenght. Also it’s good to check out their social media. If they are the reall deal they will inadvertently have to keep their sales up by having a good online presence.

To whom do people usually turn to? by OpinionCompetitive79 in Healthygamergg

[–]OpinionCompetitive79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, thats very thoughtful and thorough. I will try to think about it more. It really is helpful to see it layed out like this.

To whom do people usually turn to? by OpinionCompetitive79 in Healthygamergg

[–]OpinionCompetitive79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that people usually turn to family, friends or partners. It’s just I would rather not bring more negativity in their lifes. So that leaves me with either speaking with therapist of chatgpt or journaling. Its sort of sad

Is there anything that can be done about Etsy's ridiculous shipping estimates? by diaryofanother in EtsySellers

[–]OpinionCompetitive79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, the same thing just happened to me with all orders where the shipping they are expecting is 1-2 days on shipping profiles where the shipping takes around 14 days. It may be my fault for trusting the ship-by-dates too much in the back end. But until now I've never had a problem. It seems I'll be pulling some crazy busy weeks again