2. I'm scared about LJ too. The last comment I let myself read about it theorized that it would just... die slowly because the code wouldn't be updated anymore. UUGH. I have no idea what I'll do without LJ. I don't use any other site even HALF as much as this one.
3. My Fair Ladyyyy!!! :D I hope they hire you, too!
My biggest worry isn't that LJ will be shut down, it's that LJ will be shut down without warning. If we're given advance notice we can at least organize a mass exodus to another journaling site. :/
Omg I know, black & white Edwardian dresses!! Wheee!!!! :D
i don't do commissions anymore, probably mostly bc i don't feel i have any formal training, and you do, so you're better off, but mainly bc people are... picky.
my advice: 1. make sure that *you* design what they want, not the other way around. people tend to have unrealistic expectations as to how certain fabrics will drape/fit etc. 2. realize that, outside of theater people, people are *extremely* self-conscious about their body type. they don't have to do fittings at the mall, why should they have to do them for you? be patient and realize that our society has been a destructive force on positive body-image. i'd refuse to work with anyone if they refuse to do fittings.
Thank you for the advice. ^_^ I'm being very up-front with my customers about the whole fitting thing...if someone told me they wouldn't do a fitting, there is no way in hell I'd make a garment for them. Why on earth would I put so many hours into creating a pattern and sewing something together when it won't fit well?? I've already turned down a couple of people for costumes simply because they live out-of-state and there's no way I could fit them properly. :(
I bet it'll be an interesting day when someone approaches me with an original design and asks if I can make it...I think that will be a fun challenge, but I hope that person realizes how expensive and time-consuming the project will be. *_*
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2. I'm scared about LJ too. The last comment I let myself read about it theorized that it would just... die slowly because the code wouldn't be updated anymore. UUGH. I have no idea what I'll do without LJ. I don't use any other site even HALF as much as this one.
3. My Fair Ladyyyy!!! :D I hope they hire you, too!
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Omg I know, black & white Edwardian dresses!! Wheee!!!! :D
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i don't do commissions anymore, probably mostly bc i don't feel i have any formal training, and you do, so you're better off, but mainly bc people are... picky.
my advice: 1. make sure that *you* design what they want, not the other way around. people tend to have unrealistic expectations as to how certain fabrics will drape/fit etc.
2. realize that, outside of theater people, people are *extremely* self-conscious about their body type. they don't have to do fittings at the mall, why should they have to do them for you? be patient and realize that our society has been a destructive force on positive body-image. i'd refuse to work with anyone if they refuse to do fittings.
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Thank you for the advice. ^_^ I'm being very up-front with my customers about the whole fitting thing...if someone told me they wouldn't do a fitting, there is no way in hell I'd make a garment for them. Why on earth would I put so many hours into creating a pattern and sewing something together when it won't fit well?? I've already turned down a couple of people for costumes simply because they live out-of-state and there's no way I could fit them properly. :(
I bet it'll be an interesting day when someone approaches me with an original design and asks if I can make it...I think that will be a fun challenge, but I hope that person realizes how expensive and time-consuming the project will be. *_*
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