I'm altering a pattern just now. The book _Fit for Real People_ by
Pati Palmer and Marta Alto (ISBN 0-935278-43-5) is *hopefully* going
to solve such problems for me. It's been pretty clear & helpful in
figuring out just how far from the standard i am.
judith
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 08:47:10PM -0600, Julie wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [issues] the pain of finding clothes that work
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> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > > Anyway... it might be a good idea to add links to various manufacturers
> > > that have good clothes for working in to the FAQ and explain how to
> > > measure yourself to order their clothes. Add in comments about how
> > > likely they are to change styles on the buyer or do nasty things to
> > > their sizing would also be good.
> >
> > If I knew of such places, I wouldn't have just bought a sewing machine.
> > (Or maybe I would have...)
> >
> > Anyone want to volunteer for such a FAQ-section? :)
>
> And if anyone knows of such a thing, a source for tall-sized patterns.
> It's 45" (114cm) from my waist to the damned floor and I have a hard
> time buying pants with the correct rise.
>
> -- Julie.
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