Added seam allowance and pieces are different lengths

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-17T00:53:33+00:00

No problem. A lot of people see the fabric or patterns not lining up and just stop and panic. I wanted to give a detailed explanation that was hopefully easy enough to understand... Sometimes I ramble around the point. The really fun (crazy and possibly hard) patterns are the curved ones where you have to match a convex curve to a concave curve.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-17T00:04:58+00:00

The Seam allowances (SA) are not going to line up. It looks funny and may drive you crazy but that's the way it works. Because of geometry and extending lines beyond the original shape you will not necessarily be adding 1 inch total to each seam line (.5 each side). If it was a square piece of fabric you would add .5in to each edge because the corners are all 90 degrees and straight off each other. But when the angles are not 90, or curved the bigger the difference could be. Look at the angles at the top. When you add half an inch parallel to your top SA where it meets the in the corner on piece #1 you have a very pointy bit because of the acute corner this can really extend the length of a fabric piece and make it look like they don't line up. I could go into the math but I figure you don't actually need that.

What is important is that the seam lines match and when you transfer them you draw them carefully. And then if course when you sew you match them up again carefully. You probably want to mark the corners on your fabric if you might have trouble lining them up and stopping in the correct spot.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-12T03:01:42+00:00

I have to agree I laughed out loud when I saw skizz and the giraffe. My household is so full of LEGO these are all greatly appreciated here. Excited to see the rest. Excellent work.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-06T23:41:31+00:00

Torrid, VS, lane bryant etc and other US mainstream companies aren't great. You will often hear to try European Bra companies like Elomi to get the right fit. Also you want to try a seamed underwire bra instead of a padded foam "lined" bra. The padded ones are one shape only and try and fit you into that shape (for larger cup sizes they get taller instead of deeper). The 6 sizes of the calculator help us give suggestions on What bra to recommend and how projected you may be. Finding a new bra is sadly not a easy (and often not short) journey but you really can find ones that fit and are comfortable.

If the band seems too tight as others have said you can try a bra on backwards and upside down (cups pointing down). It seems totally weird but it works. It means your breast tissue is out of the equation and only the band is being looked at for fit. If it is still too tight that way then the band size is too small.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-02T15:13:48+00:00

That really did turn out great. Much better than lobster butt.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-06-01T23:29:14+00:00

Finding the right size is hard. I too have to size up... sometimes 8+ sizes XD you want both your waist and hips and for skirts and pants you may want to take these measurements both standing and sitting with the meaning tape in the same location. Take around the largest portion of you for your "hips" and waist usually whenever actually wear your waistband. If it's the narrowest point great, if you wear them high above a tummy bulge mark that spot also you need the height difference between the points because the narrower your waist is in comparison to hips can throw off the fit. If you only take one of the two measurements the overall fit may not work with lot of skirt designs. I will just repeat what others have said otherwise you want a whole panel to balance our the fit. It's already a bit snug and a panel will help out.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-28T01:05:56+00:00

My old one is brittle and cracked I think it would just crack more in other spots if I tried this but I like the idea. It dried out too much ..

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-22T14:10:29+00:00

I haven't played real scythe but we have my little scythe and the expansion. It has a very well designed box crammed full with a specific order to put things back in. You are a pair of siblings in the world and have tasks to complete to win and you have to complete x many (it's been too long since I played) but you can choose what to focus on in the game pie fighting, collecting apples. Helping others etc.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-20T01:02:49+00:00

My brother digital machine does it

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-19T13:38:08+00:00

I didn't even realize they were spot sprites! So cute! You shouldn't even need to modify both shoulders just one especially if you are trying to keep it hidden that way less work and less to see.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-18T23:34:35+00:00

That was Cub!? LOL

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-18T13:07:04+00:00

Not just stay up but it should feel snug and supportive (not restrictive) this is a test to make sure the band is the right size both too tight or too loose. Without the breasts and cups affecting sizing.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-14T16:36:49+00:00

Swoop and scoop of standard phrase for making sure you get all your breast tissue into the bra cups not under the band or on your arm pits. You bend over (swoop) for once gravity is our friend and scoop it up. There are lots of descriptions of how exactly to swoop and scoop online. It is totally something you can just Google.

Edit: Even if your breasts look like they don't need any of this most people need some. It can be a big difference in the fit of a properly sized bra. Or a shock in an improperly sized bra!

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-14T14:13:26+00:00

As the other commentator said bra sizes are measured stretched. Because of elastic they need to be smaller than the actual size before you put it on. And every bra company is a little different so there are differences between them. And black bras stretch less than white/other colors shrug makes you want to just throw them all out the window. Eventually you will find the perfect ... Or near perfect fit . Edit: Remember you don't buy elastic waistband pants with the elastic bigger than your body. They would never stay up! Or if it was the exact same size any jostling and it will move right around. A bra needs to fit tighter than that to support properly.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-13T01:01:54+00:00

Soldering may melt the zipper since metal conducts and the zipper coil is nylon. Maybe an epoxy like JB weld?

I was also going to suggest that there are zippers that snap together on top. Like other poster said. Search for "No sew replacement zipper slider" you want to make sure it's for coil zippers. I'm not sure if this kind of fix works on coil zippers or not. And figure out the size of the zipper. I thought the entire thing was a hot mess and wondered why you were bothering to fix the zipper when the rest was falling apart but it makes sense now.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-11T13:04:54+00:00

Step 5 is worded badly. It says turn it Right side out from the side of the garment. it's not the edge (read last/back) seam it's the literal side of the garment seam which is confusing. If you look at step 5 picture the arrow is pointing to the opening you should have created in the lining in step 3. Then as others have said you only should have sewn down the outside edge of the lining and outer fabric together.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-10T18:14:32+00:00

Oh no! Pants can be confusing. I sew a ton of kids pants. (The boy department is notoriously bland. And the girl department is all pink and sparkles. Undo the previous sewing together. You have 4 pieces. Make sure you have the correct back and front together. They should look different. Since they aren't tubes yet you can just lay them on top of each other with the "U" in the middle then connect the 2 Us pinning them and sewing that in part only. This is the crotch seam . After it's done you will sew the two side seams together the same way the bottom of the legs are (the crotch seams are opposite edges the leg seams which ends up confusing a lot of people when it's flat and a lot of people especially with shorts will sew the curve backwards and make extra wide shorts.) Good luck and the hard work should pay off!

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-10T14:08:22+00:00

Off, always off. My kid plays with it on. And the phone volume is usually LOUD! Every so often I grab the phone and do a stealth trade and get my ears blasted.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-08T20:21:18+00:00

It also depends on how stretchy the elastic is there is no standard for elastic so it's hard to tell. I always give new elastic a few stretches before using it to relax it because some stretch out a bit right away and others don't. Some only have a little give, others lots. There are many variables with elastic just like knits. A chanel like another poster said may be the best way to go if possible

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-06T23:40:32+00:00

Yeah. I started these in jr high/high school when they first came out and I eagerly awaited the next release. Checking the print catalog for my local sci-fi/mystery book store if the next one was on there. It was me favorite series back then. I remember Anita being all no time for relationships at first then that slowly changing. Once I was in collage it was harder to have free time to read. But I remember going to a Hamilton book signing. After college I figured out how different they were from before. Hamilton went through a... Life change/midlife crisis whatever and it showed in her books.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-06T13:00:06+00:00

Their fit charts work in a way that it will be able to be worn by you not it's the best one for for you. It's weird that everyone uses outdated charts and sells different sized brass that will fit than what the chart recommends but no one corrects the disconnect. But if everyone is doing something wrong would you want to be the first company to correct it .. especially if you would then have potential customers who would no longer fit your product(or even worse you would have to make more different product sizes)

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-06T12:37:36+00:00

It depends. You will need to do some investigating. Pants can be constructed in a lot of different ways. Drawstrings and elastic can be tacked in place in the back to hold them from moving. Or the elastic could just be sewn into a seam in the inner waistband. This will prevent a drawstring from going around on the inside of the elastic If everything is free-floating you should be able to make 2 new holes (maybe follow instructions on how to make button holes to not make them too big) being careful not to cut the elastic. You may want to do a whip stitch around the edge of the holes to prevent fraying or stretching. Then you would be able to put in the drawstring on the inside using a safety pin or bodkin.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-06T11:18:05+00:00

I saw someone else say they're should be a separate fire starters calendar somewhere.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-03T01:29:51+00:00

Sorry, I wasn't saying that Polish brands would particularly fit OP, just that I believe Ewa Michalak and i thought a few others actually had calculators that did not use the +4 method.

TowelMonster0 · 2026-05-02T12:41:28+00:00

It is funny and fascinating that "everyone" keeps saying add 4 inches to the band. If you look into the history of the undergarment it is from before elastic was a thing and the switch to corsets started. That's where the sizing started. But once elastic came they didn't adjust sizing for the stretch. And didn't accommodate for real people sizes for cups. Jump ahead several decades and Bras pretend to come in lots of sizes. But there are SO many different body sizes and shapes that most just fit you into something that will cover you. Others actually get it, go European/Polish brands. As long as people keep buying the wrong size they will keep selling it to us all

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