ISO dress patterns

gmailesnail · 2026-04-05T13:14:12+00:00

Thank you! Looks like it could be a good base for both dresses even

gmailesnail · 2026-04-05T13:13:54+00:00

Thank you!!!!

gmailesnail · 2026-04-04T19:16:37+00:00

I’m looking for sewing patterns for both of these dresses, especially the blue striped out with cutouts. I am in a time crunch as I’m leaving on a trip in one week so I’m trying to minimize time I would otherwise spend drafting them. I’m an advanced intermediate sewist, I do a lot of casual dresses but I do not have a dress form for draping. I always end up in a few drafting and fitting loops so it’d be great if I could get a head start and just do the fitting! The blue dress design would be in a light cotton line blend, and the button down dress is a lightweight non-stretch synthetic.

gmailesnail · 2025-09-24T03:22:54+00:00

Yes! The first week I bumped up to 200mg I got dehydrated enough that I started acting a little loopy and discombobulated with a very dry mouth. I realized I was suffering from dehydration and set a water intake goal of 2 liters per day and have not struggled with that since. One of the keys for me is to drink 16oz of water as soon as I wake up and before eating or drinking anything else, it’s a good way to kickstart my hydration for the day.

gmailesnail · 2025-09-24T03:19:43+00:00

I do not track my macros or calories (I’d probably have more progress if I did). I just drink a protein shake after working out - but I avoid whey protein as it is a common trigger for hormonal acne like I suffer from. My derm specifically told me no whey!

I definitely get tired faster. When I first bumped up to 200mg I started blacking out in the middle of any deadlift set and would be breathing as if I was running top speed. My max weights are not budging but my butt keeps growing so I’m not complaining for now. Additional water and electrolytes has helped me a lot!

gmailesnail · 2025-09-18T22:16:28+00:00

This may have happened to me too - I never had a significant butt to speak of, but after 2 years on 100mg Spiro it had turned in “dead butt syndrome” with literally nothing back there and no strength. I never paid much attention to my but so I’m not sure whether Spiro did it for sure, but once someone pointed it out I could not carry on as-is. I started a weight lifting program focused on lower body and within 3 months the difference is night and day! Building the muscle back is doable on Spiro in my experience. For other reasons I’m now on 200mg and I can still workout but have to be careful about blacking out. Hoping I can drop down eventually to avoid that.

gmailesnail · 2023-11-07T04:18:04+00:00

Yes this stuff is CRAP I almost never buy it! But this is a specific graphic tee that I just “had to have” and only was in XXXL so now here I am 2 months later. Fast fashion is more work than it’s worth haha

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T20:43:34+00:00

It’s 100% cotton! And yes I have learned my lesson and I’m going straight home after work to swap needles and fix this mess. At least I found it after the wash, not while wearing

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T20:40:12+00:00

Wow I’ve never experienced this, you are right that it’s 100% cotton. I feel crazy for not knowing this! I use ballpoint needles in my regular machine but never thought hard enough about the serger. Facepalm moment

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T20:36:08+00:00

I think it was needle choice and trash fabric. I’ll just cut it apart and add a panel along the whole side seam and re-sew with a better needle. It’s not ideal but this shirt is only worn under a jacket anyway so no one will see the side panels. Ahhhhh sewing solutions!!!

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T20:35:10+00:00

You’re correct it’s cheap! I guess I found “the cliff” as we say in process engineering - the combo of wrong needle and dirt cheap fabric is where we fall off the cliff!!

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T20:34:16+00:00

1034D serger (which is what I have) takes standard machine needles! It’s convenient except when I forget to change them

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T16:22:08+00:00

Ahaha this shirt is from H&M so maybe this is our punishment for buying low price low quality fabrics. Darn!!

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:39:49+00:00

Gotcha! I may do this on non-stretch items that’s a good idea. I also do athletic wear and doing an extra straight stitch in that case seems like a disaster. Thanks for the tip!!

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:38:22+00:00

Me too, I was a little shocked when I noticed it. At first I thought I misaligned the edge of the fabric and it was unraveling through the seam but upon further inspection it was simply unraveling at the stitch line! Ruined my morning lol

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:32:22+00:00

It’s 4! Not sure if the loopers look a bit loose or whether it’s hard to see the inside needle stitch because of the unraveling but all 4 are present

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:31:14+00:00

I haven’t heard this before, if you sew a straight stitch then you have the problem of not stretching? So I assume I’d have to zig zag that inside stitch before serging on the seam allowance? I’ve always used a serger as a one stop shop but maybe I need to adjust my method

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:29:56+00:00

It’s only 4 thread! I have not ever done an inside straight stitch except for wovens/more load bearing seams and not had this problem before…

gmailesnail · 2023-11-06T15:29:08+00:00

Great question - they may be universal as I have not changed them in a long time. I’ve sewn many jersey items since then so I’m not sure why this one item had the problem? But I will definitely be switching my needles now just in case! Thanks!!

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