@Qeser

Thank you, dear! My best friend's mother taught us to sew. The summer before 7th grade.

I used a pattern and tailored it to fit me smoothly without clinging. It follow the lines of my body. Dropped the underarm seam. Nobody likes tight armholes.

When I buy clothes I have to take them in. Sewed most of my clothes in high school. As graduating seniors, my classmates voted for awards like "most likely to succeed." I got: best dressed, best manners and most poised.

Here are other clothes I made. The burgundy dress was for my daughter's wedding. My hair was in a French twist. With heavy thick hair, it slumped out after two hours. Haha!

@RumarLos

Thank you, dear! My best friend's mother taught us to sew. The summer before 7th grade.

My grandmother also coached me in sewing. A family friend gave me the book "The Bishop Method of Sewing Construction."

From that book, I learned directional sewing. It makes clothes drape beautifully.

Sewing seams, start at the shoulder or underarm and sew down toward the hem. With a neckline, start at the mid-point and sew toward the shoulder seam. That way, clothes don't twist.

Let newly-sewed clothes hang overnight before sewing the hem, including pants. Hanging, the garment develops its drape.

@nicknotes

Thank you!

@zeuser

Thank you so much!

@BitFlipper

I hate tight clothes. So I made the dress follow the lines of my body.

@anglophone

Thank you.

@davknight

Thank you. I cut and sewed it to follow the lines of my body.

@RichCC

Thank you. My thick hair is the biggest part of my body.

@HippieChick58

Thank you, dear! What does YMMV stand for?

@LiterateHiker Your Mileage May Vary

@Paul4747

Thanks. I guess she meant people's experiences vary.

@LiterateHiker Exactly. It's sometimes another way of saying "Depending on your preferences." DOYP doesn't have the same ring to it, though, don't you think?

@LiterateHiker Yes, each of us is allowed and entitled live our lives as we see fit. Posssibly because I prefer low maintenance I am intrigued by those who have a more intricate coiffeur, and quite jealous of those who have thick hair I got my dad's curls, my sister got his thickness of hair. In the end all type make the world interesting.

@HippieChick58

We all want what we don't have. My heavy, thick hair grows forward. Since a child, I have worn bangs and barrettes like a five-year-old. I long for the swept-back look.

Look down and my heavy hair swings forward into my face, blocking my view. Walking downstairs, I use one hand to hold my stupid hair back. If I'm carrying something, forget using the hand rail.

Instead of a bracelet, I kept a stretched-out, covered-elastic hair band on my wrist. To pull my ridiculous hair back.

My daughter struggles with thick hair, too. Claire wears a ponytail.

@Paul4747

Thank you.

@xenoview

Thank you, dear!

I want to say that you have a stunning figure and look very cute and feminine in your new dress. Even though I'm more of a kawaii clothing fan with flared skirts and oversize, your dress I'd like to try on too! I like that beautiful color combination of blue and coffee on the ornament. You must have a talent for sewing clothes. Consider a career as a fashion designer. Did you come up with the dress design yourself or find it online? I'm interested in whether you came up with it yourself or not. Maybe I can try to make it too.