ALTERATIONS & MENDING

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Turned culottes into skirt
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Added extension to back
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Shortened wedding dress to make a party frock
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Fixed shredded seams by added facings
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Shortened curtains by a foot by making a single tuck at the top, which becomes a valance.
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Turning a plasticky flower into a sewable one.
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Hemmed, bustled, and shortened shoulders
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Added zippers to underarm seams of regalia
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Altered and embellished a wedding gown

OTHER

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vinyl lunch bag
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"Cricket in the Congo" quilt
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re-lined bag
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Adaptive zippers in pant legs