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** Pincushions **

SurfBride4SurfBride4
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Hey! Do you know anywhere I can get my hands on some polka dot chiffon...preferably pink polka dots or pink background with white dots, or something??? I have searched everywhere!?

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Re: ** Pincushions **

  • pincushionspincushions

    I get me chiffon for pettiskirts here

    https://www.afc-express.com/chiffon-amp-organdy-fabrics.html

     

    nylon chiffon. I don't really know of any other place. I haven't really looked!

     

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  • SurfBride4SurfBride4
    THANK YOU!!! That is almost exactly what I was looking for. You are awesome :)
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  • pincushionspincushions

    They have great customer service but really over charge for shipping!

    Either way it ended up still being about $1 cheaper a yard than anywhere else I looked!

    have fun. I am up to my ears in chiffon.

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  • SurfBride4SurfBride4
    Good to know...be honest though & I think you have seen the dresses I have made....how hard is it going to be to take on a petti with all the pinning & fabric...over my head???
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  • pincushionspincushions

    They are very time consuming. Emilia is getting an orchid one for her bday!

    The girl that works for me for some reason is a freaking PRO at them and makes it look easy.

    It takes me 2 hours. It takes her an hour.

    We start at the bottom and work up to the waist band. I think that is easier. We also have rufflers on our sergers which cuts the time in half.

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  • SurfBride4SurfBride4
    Aw $hit....I have a feeling I will hate sewing after attempting that. How much do you charge for one :)
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  • pincushionspincushions

    pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft...

    I do as little of them as possible.

    Have you tried etsy?

    We sell them for $80 in stores. We usually only do them if we are slow.

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  • SurfBride4SurfBride4

    Understandable!

    ?I just can't figure out how much to order for a 2T with contrasting ruffle. It is making my head hurt.

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  • pincushionspincushions

    DD is short legged so I order 6-7 yards. I make the ruffle extra fluffy. It hits her mid calf (she is a 2/3)

    I use 1/4 yard of satin charmeuse for the waist.

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  • pincushionspincushions

    crap...forgot.

    Honestly if I actually had the time to that it takes to do them it wouldn't be so hard.

    I think that if you just took your time it would be no problem.

    I plan to make a ton of them after the spring collection launch is over..but until then I will have to stick to 20 minutes of working on Emilia's 3x a week.

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