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Aubs13
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For my creative, crafty girls...
Aubs13
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I'm planning to bring some material to a local seamstress to make some things. How much should I expect to pay for:
A throw pillow
PJs for SD
PJs for SD's doll
Thanks!
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Re: For my creative, crafty girls...
IMO the throw pillow should be next to nothing. $5 tops. It's just staight seams. (maybe ask them to throw it in for free after you get the price for the PJs)
For the PJs, it will probably depend on the pattern you want to use. If it's simple $40? More complex $50. I think if you wake it to a local seamstress they're probably going to over charge you.
I'd check out Craigslist or if you're near UNCG, ASU, or another school with a theater dept. and see if any of their costuming student will do it.
Ooohh...good thinking! I'm not too close to those, but we have some cc around us, so I'll look into it there! Thanks!
Honestly - these are simple enough projects that if you find a pattern that you like you could easily do them yourself.
It would be a lot cheaper, and your daughter could help (so it could be a learning experience for both of you.)
This is true... if you have access to a sewing machine. The throw would be simple. the PJs could be pretty easy if you pick a simple pattern.
The throw pillow should be cheap, ONLY if it's a basic square. If you add trim, embellishments, or make it anything other than a simple shape, it'll be more. Also, if you don't provide your own pillow form or stuffing, it'll be more.
I agree on the rest of the pricing though. And that you could do most of that yourself with basic sewing skills (assuming your patterns are simple).
I do recommend that you do two things - (1) purchase more fabric than the pattern calls for and (2) don't buy cheap thread. My grandmother was a seamstress and these were her two biggest gripes. Cheap thread breaks easily, so don't buy the bargain thread. That means it breaks when sewing (so it ups your costs if you're being charged hourly as they have to rethread the machine and repair the area of fabric if something happened - meaning that $1 you saved on thread just cost you a lot more than a $1) and seams will pop with wear. My basic rule on buying thread is that if I can break it with my hands (i.e. without scissors) then I don't buy it. As for fabric, most fabric stores cut their fabric rather than tearing it. Tearing fabric creates a true line that takes the grain of the fabric into consideration. This is important as the grain affects the stretch of the fabric. In fact, you cut patterns either with or against the grain (which way depends on the fabric and pattern). So, if you get the exact amount the pattern calls for then you likely will not be able to cut the pattern out correctly and it'll affect your comfort when you wear the garment. I usually buy at least a 1/4 to a 1/2 yard more than the pattern recommends, and more for pants since I'm tall and always lengthen them.