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Oh, Lane Bryant. Your Customer Service Center Is Horrible. 18 May 2012 | 04:24 pm
Updated 5/22: LB has informed me they have corrected the mistake. Except, no they haven’t. IT’S STILL WRONG. I just sent my 4th request for them to fix their mistake. What a miserable customer service...
DIY Dress Forms 12 Apr 2012 | 07:13 am
Since I’ll be doing a lot of sewing this year, much of it outside my comfort zone (grading patterns, draping), I’ll need a dress form. Pre-made plus-size dress forms are spendy; custom ones are out of...
Thanks For The Sexism, Kohl’s 11 Apr 2012 | 01:10 pm
I admire athletes Mia Hamm, Dara Torres, and Lindsey Vonn. Their achievements have been truly extraordinary in their respective sports and they’ve done so much to show how awesome women’s sports are. ...
So Over: Random Patterns + Handkerchief Hemlines 10 Apr 2012 | 02:06 pm
So Over is my category for rants against overdone, perpetually unattractive, or plain WTF?! fashions foisted upon plus-size women. It’s not intended to comment on the women who like and wear these des...
Wardrobe Inspiration: #1 10 Apr 2012 | 08:24 am
I’m committed to making at least 50% of my clothing this year, beginning with enough items to get me through the summer. Having just purged my closet of all the things that I do not wear, do not like,...
Online Fabric Shops 10 Apr 2012 | 05:42 am
When big box stores just won’t do, here’s a list of North America-based shops for finding swell fabrics. Belraf Fabrics Bloomerie Fabrics Bon Bon Atelier Connecting Threads Contemporary Cloth ...
Plus-Size Pattern Manufacturers 7 Apr 2012 | 06:48 am
Looking for plus-size clothing patterns? Me, too! Here’s a list of pattern manufacturers/designers that includes their size range, the measurements of a sample size 20 for reference, and a few notes ...
Sewing Pattern Sizing Issues 4 Apr 2012 | 07:01 am
As a new sewer I’m discovering a whole level of what the heck?! as I find and buy clothing patterns. From the meager selection and the ick factor of most patterns available in plus-sizes, there have b...
Oh, Designers? Stop It: Faux Layered Shirts 16 Mar 2012 | 07:01 am
Chillin' on the invisi-table in high style! On my lengthy list of sins committed by designers of plus-size wear: shirts or sweaters that mimic having a t-shirt or camisole or dicky underneath....
Facing My Sworn Mortal Enemy 12 Mar 2012 | 05:58 am
My quest for stylish, affordable plus-size clothing has made me face my Sworn Mortal Enemy: sewing. Sewing has been an elusive skill, something I’ve done (badly) in a pinch throughout the years ou...
