Lately I have been watching a few episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee. Sometimes even if they are older episode I would still watch it as long as it's one that I have not seen. The part I like is the second challenge because it is when the contestant really shows their creative side and their speed to put together a piece of clothing from the two materials that is thrown at them. For example, the last one I saw was when the gave them an umbrella (outdoor) and a lounge chair (outdoor) which is a bit thicker material and both stripes. Everyone of them created something magical using both fabrics from the two items. Last week my neighbor came to me for some help with a dress that she wanted to wear to a Christmas party. They were asked to wear something from the roaring 1920's also known as flapper dress and headband. The dress she brought has never been worn and I was hesitant to practice on deconstructing it. Luckily I have an older long black dress that was too big for me and I was just going to donate. She was happy that I agreed to take on the challenge of deconstructing this dress to give her more room. I also need to design and make her an head band in the same theme. I measured her and told her to go home and I'll have her dress and headgear ready in a couple of days. The first day, I remove the stitches on the sides of the dress, then I cut off 8 inches from the bottom of the dress. I used that material to place on each side of the dress to make some room for her hips. Then I added some white ruffled material for the sleeves as she prefers to cover her arms. She came over to try the dress and it was a perfect fit. Yeah. Next day I worked on the head band using fabric, sequence, lace, feather and ribbons. In addition to this, I offered to curl her hair on the day of the party. Once it's all put together, she will be going back in time and feel like the Great Gatsby.
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