Dear Constant Reader,
Happy Friday! Here’s your tip!
If you can make your costumes adjustable, do so.
I was thinking about how commercial garments often have narrow serged seams, which don’t allow for a lot of leeway in alterations. If you want to be able to alter your garments, using a more generous seam allowance helps. But you can also use lacing, elastic, ties, overlapping panels, and other methods to make the garments adjustable without having to take them apart and resew them.
For example, here is a garter belt I made, based on a vintage example, with lacing over the hips.
The laces can be tightened or loosened, as need be, to make a perfect fit. And, I think it’s very pretty.
This tip was also inspired by a video Christina of Manuge et Toi shared of how she very cleverly added some adjustability into the bodice of one of her costume commissions. I aspire to be even a little bit as creative as she is…
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Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
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