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PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2010 12:53 pm


Hi! Not sure If this query goes here or somewhere else...but. I've been interested in lolita and been living the quaintrelle/loli lifestyle without the clothes for nearly 3 years now. I'm on a very tight budget, and cant buy a single brand item or item of really good quality. I can't sew. This saddens me. I've heard such bad press baout bodyline from loli everywhere. But Ive also heard that recently their items have drastically improved. I was amazed at how reasonable the prices were when I checked! And all the measurements on the pieces I was thinking of buying fit correctly, the material is 'cotton,others' Which made me wince a little. The 'others ' part is probably synthetics. I don't mind If its only has a SMALL content of synthetics, but I'v enever bought from them before and have no idea. Help,anyone?
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:46 pm


When it comes to passable quality for items, it's really good to take it on a case by case basis. If you find an item you like do a mental check list for your self to see if its some thing you'd really want. Does the fabric look thin? Will it be too short? Will this design flatter you? Is this outfit tasteful?

The fabric it self being of mixed materials just comes with the territory when working with some of the cheaper brands. It's done to o cut the cost. You'll likely find more mixed fiber fabrics similar to basic broadcloth versus a higher end brand that can afford to use heavier poplins and twills. It's not nessisarily a bad thing.

As far as i know, most things on bodyline run fairly true to size. In a few cases they run a little smaller.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:11 pm


go online and learn how to sew. it's free and can be found on google. go to your local salvation army, and find sheets, curtains, old lace dresses, i even found some GREAT mary janes at goodwill. once you do this, just send me a pm. i'll tell you what to do; i have a very simple way to make a skirt. take a big rectangle and cut it in half. then cut the halves into halves. you should have four pieces. now, measure your waist. round it up to something that could be divided by four (or just divide that... rounding makes it easier, unless you would rather just follow option two.), and divide it. say your waist was 48 inches. then cut each fourth so the top (the end you want around your waist) is twelve inches (IF your waist is 48, just change this to whatever a fourth of your waist was) with a gentle slope towards the hem. sew all the fourths together again, and the waist should fit. add a waist of elastic or ribbon or whatever if you want to. i sewed on a thick ribbon, which then tied in the back with the excess that wasnt sewn to the fabric. the fabric had buttons down the back.  
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