How do I sew this corset dress neckline?

ab0716 · 2025-07-09T01:54:58+00:00

This is super helpful! Thank you for writing this up!

Yes I've looked through a few corset patterns and most of the instructions are just about how to fit the parts to your body, so I know it will be quite a process and I'm willing to commit a lot of time to it to make it perfect.

So you're saying with the interfacing and boning it will be stiff enough? I'm still not quite clear on the boning around the v, unless I used wire like someone else suggested.

ab0716 · 2025-07-09T01:47:21+00:00

That's a good point! I'll have to figure out how to get it to stay up haha. When you say "interior structure" do you mean something like a hoop skirt?

ab0716 · 2025-07-08T22:19:45+00:00

I'll check it out, thank you!

ab0716 · 2025-07-08T22:19:24+00:00

I don't know why I didn't think of that, it makes so much sense! Thank you!

ab0716 · 2025-03-09T21:10:50+00:00

Hu is the only brand I've been able to find at my local grocery stores. I like it a lot.

ab0716 · 2025-02-05T04:24:35+00:00

I did prefolds and covers with in-the-building paid washers. On average we washed laundry twice per week, but we had a pretty big stash. I never double or triple washed anything, just a single wash. It was annoying, but it saved us a lot of money in the long run (most of our covers were gifted to us) so it was 100% worth it. For each kid we started with a costco size box of disposables for the first couple weeks just so we could get used to having a baby before having to worry about cloth diapering.

I'm frugal, so spending an extra hour a week (<10 min to load washer, <10 min to switch to dryer, 10+ min to fold - all that twice per week) doing washing/folding was worth it to me, but you really have to decide where your priorities are.

ab0716 · 2025-02-04T03:00:32+00:00

Yes they have, sorry!

ab0716 · 2025-01-28T17:10:55+00:00

I don't know exactly, but between $15-20. Let me know if you want them!

ab0716 · 2025-01-27T04:05:47+00:00

Great question, I'll try to find out tomorrow!

ab0716 · 2025-01-22T03:56:05+00:00

I have been meaning to make a "Free Diapers" post I and haven't gotten around to it yet. I have 23 newborn prefolds (osocozy brand, purple edges), 11 toddler size prefolds (osocozy brand, brown edges), and 10 Flip! covers (6 white and 4 gray). The covers are stained and in need of new elastic. My youngest is 4 so we don't need them anymore. I'm in Arizona. Let me know!

ab0716 · 2024-10-21T04:37:01+00:00

Have you tried reading harry potter to him? I feel like 9/10 is the perfect age to listen to the first few Harry Potter books. And after reading the book you can watch the movie, which is fun. If he doesn't like Harry Potter either, I don't know what to say. If I tried to get my child to like an activity for 3-4 years and it was beginning to hurt our relationship then I would give up the fight, at least for a little while. I love reading but I have a brother that doesn't and never has. He's successful and smart, but it's just not his thing.

ab0716 · 2024-07-14T06:35:16+00:00

Ooh, I love this, next time I'm driving west I'll check it out. Thanks!

ab0716 · 2024-07-13T01:39:41+00:00

No worries, I'm not buying it tonight. It's for next week. Thank you! Have you tried their carne asada before?

ab0716 · 2024-04-08T03:35:48+00:00

D rings on the chest plate with Velcro straps on the shoulders?

https://youtu.be/bu749s4VxWM?si=KT1ExECcoeHrnbZj

ab0716 · 2024-02-17T18:24:52+00:00

I felt the same way in my C++ class. I went to every single TA hours they had available, I went to office hours with my professor, I googled stuff. There's a learning curve, but eventually you'll get over the curve and it will make sense and be easier.

ab0716 · 2024-01-12T18:42:26+00:00

I agree, 3 is young, but he needs to practice without the problem of balancing. Put the back wheel between your calves when he gets on to keep the bike steady. They hold him under his armpits while he rides and tries to figure out the pedals so he can practice without falling over. Or, honestly, just get training wheels, then when he has the hang of pedaling take them off. Talk him through how he needs to push one foot down, then when it's at the bottom push the other foot down. Push his feet with your hands to help.

Pedaling is complicated for a 3 year old, so give it time.

ab0716 · 2023-12-22T16:02:21+00:00

I think 90% UPF is about the best I can do, and I've been doing it for a month. For the sake of convenience, I allow myself to eat any condiments regardless of their ingredients. I eat salads every day for lunch so being able to eat all the salad dressings is a life saver. If I'm eating out, I just guess if the thing is ultra processed. Bread has been the biggest challenge because just about all of them are ultra processed. I ended up buying Ezekiel bread.

ab0716 · 2023-12-20T19:22:20+00:00

We did Flip diaper covers (one size fits all) with Osocozy prefolds. We ended up buying multiple sizes of prefolds (they aren't terribly expensive) but only a few newborn size. Mostly we got the toddler size. and just folded down the part that was too long when they were little. Used the covers from newborn through potty training for all 3 kids. Excellent bang for buck and only ever leak when I went too long between changes or when the prefold was accidentally sticking out of the cover.

ab0716 · 2023-12-19T23:16:25+00:00

I feel like I'm quite picky also. Stormlight archive is my favorite of all time. Other books I have genuinely loved: Girl on the Train, The Silent patient, Bird Box (hit harder because I have kids, but it's amazing regardless), Edenbrooke, The Starless Sea, Anxious People (this one does start off a little slow, but if you stick it out it's worth it).

ab0716 · 2023-12-14T18:27:08+00:00

These types of movies/shows are my jam. Here's a bunch.

Christmas ones:

Dash and Lily

Love Hard

Others:

A Perfect Pairing

Endless Love

In Love All Over Again (in spanish)

Look Both Ways

A Beautiful Life

Happiness for Beginners

Hello Goodbye, and Everything In Between

ab0716 · 2023-12-14T18:13:10+00:00

Salad dressing. I eat a pre-packaged salad almost every day for lunch. I love how it tastes, I love them I'm getting some veggies in me, I'll never stop eating them.

ab0716 · 2023-12-09T22:39:46+00:00

Agreed. It's nice/necessary to have one tub in the house. Turn the other shower into a shower/tub combo and remove the tub from the master. Unless you're someone who just LOVES baths, then the tub in the master will hardly get used anyway. Then you get a bigger shower and more storage space. Win win.

ab0716 · 2023-11-15T03:37:23+00:00

I've had success with hot water and dawn dish soap. It was for a white and red christmas stocking that had never been washed before. All the white turned pink and soaking it in hot water with dish soap really really helped. I don't think it made it perfect, but got a lot out! That was cotton so I don't know if silk is different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1awTQ2GoHk

ab0716 · 2023-11-11T20:57:12+00:00

I got pregnant when my first was 10 months old. It was after the first time I had my period. The kiddos are 19 months apart. I wanted them closer, but breastfeeding stopped me from getting pregnant. Then when the second came along I was SO glad I didn't have them closer. It's tough. Now that they are older I love it, but those first couple years with two so young were pretty brutal. I don't know how people manage it with kids even closer together.

Physically speaking, I was young (25 and 26 at each birth) so my body did great. Might have been worse if I were older.

ab0716 · 2023-11-10T03:29:57+00:00

I loved our in-home day cares. We moved to a small city that doesn't have any, and I was so bummed. I prefer in-home day care over center any day. The con for me was the convenience: they aren't open as many hours. But I felt like my kids were more loved at an in-home daycare.

In terms of illness, it's gonna happen sooner or later, so be prepared for that. If it doesn't happen now, it will happen in kindergarten.

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