tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post2288611190516508508..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Altering HeyDay Trousers (with Coupon!)Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15857085618300441552010-08-28T11:12:30.094-04:002010-08-28T11:12:30.094-04:00I tried to order the tweed trousers today and the ...I tried to order the tweed trousers today and the code won't work. :(Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424801967575142077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-3985676055269030382010-08-25T08:19:30.138-04:002010-08-25T08:19:30.138-04:00Emmi and others
The coupon needed a tweak on the w...Emmi and others<br />The coupon needed a tweak on the website and it should be working now - sorry about that! It was our first time having a multiple person code.<br /><br />I am thrilled you like the trousers, and great tutorial Gertie. <br /><br />Cheers!<br />ShonaIn The Heydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829316779390884087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71564764882331107752010-08-24T21:44:59.164-04:002010-08-24T21:44:59.164-04:00Miss Emmi: Oh no! I'm checking with Shona on t...Miss Emmi: Oh no! I'm checking with Shona on the coupon code. More to come!Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42101162473024439102010-08-24T21:36:05.709-04:002010-08-24T21:36:05.709-04:00Gertie, I tried the coupon code and it isn't w...Gertie, I tried the coupon code and it isn't working! :(Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34629136463245965432010-08-24T13:50:08.982-04:002010-08-24T13:50:08.982-04:00Great tutorial!! Very easy to follow. I have so ma...Great tutorial!! Very easy to follow. I have so many pants I need to do this to. Looking now to see if they're constructed like this...<br />Thank you!!Jesslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419526534244244546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82421053395140197172010-08-24T11:57:54.339-04:002010-08-24T11:57:54.339-04:00I wish more women's RTW pants were constructed...I wish more women's RTW pants were constructed that way. Life would be so much easier. Then again, I might not be as inspired to sew my own.<br /><br />BTW, you look fabulous in the new glasses!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057880546869841091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16212703881063942622010-08-24T10:38:59.971-04:002010-08-24T10:38:59.971-04:00Another tip for those with a very narrow back wais...Another tip for those with a very narrow back waist - if you unpick more of the waistband it's also easy to make the darts larger, so if you need to take in the waist a lot it gets more evenly distributed. I did this to my Heyday trousers in July (first time I successfully altered a pair of rtw trousers) and promptly got pregnant. Now I'm wondering if I'll ever fit into them again - I had to alter so much I trimmed the excess fabric off.monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058056949857197980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78163285504180935002010-08-23T22:30:13.078-04:002010-08-23T22:30:13.078-04:00Oooh, great! I know what I'll be doing this we...Oooh, great! I know what I'll be doing this weekend then! Thanks so much for this helpful guide.Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78245623369035415162010-08-23T22:00:59.747-04:002010-08-23T22:00:59.747-04:00Miss Emmi: absolutely! It works both ways. Isn'...Miss Emmi: absolutely! It works both ways. Isn't that awesome?Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62054211624033583262010-08-23T20:43:23.002-04:002010-08-23T20:43:23.002-04:00Gertie, are these easy to let out as well? I have ...Gertie, are these easy to let out as well? I have a few that are just a little tight in the waist but fit perfectly in the hips that I'd love to alter to fit me just right. Thanks for the 10% off coupon, that is definitely going to get used!Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40096294297376422732010-08-23T17:01:53.984-04:002010-08-23T17:01:53.984-04:00Ooh - those are wonderful those trousers. I don...Ooh - those are wonderful those trousers. I don't think I took them in when I last looked at the Heyday website (it was definitely summer then!). Thanks to both of you for the discount too; after discovering the moths had totally and utterly chewed to bits my only decent pair of wool trous in the course of last summer - I think I now have an excuse to replace them!<br /><br />Thank you also for your very useful alterations guide. I'm now cursing having [guilty confession!] sent some replacement wool trousers my aunt gave me to the charity shop because they were just so all round large. Not sewing at the time (beyond taking up the hem - perenial chore of the 5"3!), I wasn't sure what to do.CamberwellGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352140761108008616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-31986139960209902212010-08-23T11:55:13.735-04:002010-08-23T11:55:13.735-04:00I live your top, Gertie! Did you sew it?I live your top, Gertie! Did you sew it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257107220239855862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4415752159845683582010-08-23T11:45:08.449-04:002010-08-23T11:45:08.449-04:00I sure wish women's ready-to-wear pants were m...I sure wish women's ready-to-wear pants were made like mens, with the wide seam in the back. It would have life so much easier letting out a pair of women's pants.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566482482136016795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50787026824700106462010-08-23T10:57:59.851-04:002010-08-23T10:57:59.851-04:00You look amazing in your trousers.
Trudy
www.sewi...You look amazing in your trousers.<br /><br />Trudy<br />www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.comTrudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32505567857624729512010-08-23T10:32:04.604-04:002010-08-23T10:32:04.604-04:00May have to contact them and see how much alterati...May have to contact them and see how much alterations can be done - I really like that tweed pair also. BTW, the pink glasses look great!Karen in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116552037695197434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1299075339721799112010-08-23T10:13:21.318-04:002010-08-23T10:13:21.318-04:00Gertie, this is exactly how we construct and alter...Gertie, this is exactly how we construct and alter pants in the Hubbard Street Dance Co costume shop! I just did this to a pair of pants earlier this week! Being easy to alter is required since sometimes pants get switched around among dancers and if we can construct one less pair of pants all the better on a tight schedule!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482124350320781550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35217387208376434072010-08-23T09:20:50.463-04:002010-08-23T09:20:50.463-04:00I just discovered your blog and I am SO HAPPY! I ...I just discovered your blog and I am SO HAPPY! I love your style, your expressionism, and your love of all things vintage. And I appreciate your matter-of-fact-ism. You are darling and I can't wait to continue following your blog!!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714507191612060805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64582628585841864822010-08-23T09:06:40.930-04:002010-08-23T09:06:40.930-04:00Nice easy tutorial. The pants are so cute. I am ...Nice easy tutorial. The pants are so cute. I am a big girl, though. US size 18. I don't think I can pull those pants off. Also I hold a lot of my weight in my belly area. I guess this one is just not for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069274912736533369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18170394053961392032010-08-23T08:40:03.893-04:002010-08-23T08:40:03.893-04:00Yay! I love that feature on mens trousers (pants)....Yay! I love that feature on mens trousers (pants). When I was a poor University Student a looonnng time ago, I used to buy second-hand mens trousers from the charity shop & take them in just like that Gertie! (Except I didn't know about stitching in the ditch & just did the best I could sewing it all by hand LOL!)<br /><br />I think this might be the way for me to sew my waistbands + back-centre-seams on my homemade trousers (as & when I'm brave enough to tackle them) then when I *ahem* gain/loose a few pounds in weight I can adjust the trousers quickly & easily myself :)Claire (aka Seemane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05175575205044308437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71774898450175643352010-08-23T08:38:06.428-04:002010-08-23T08:38:06.428-04:00Wish that making well fitted pants was that easy. ...Wish that making well fitted pants was that easy. Agree that it's a way to start if there's not too much difference. I've done it this way for years, but it definitely was not enough to get well fitting pants.Sigridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187364244385056641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1911078324035862962010-08-23T08:26:08.566-04:002010-08-23T08:26:08.566-04:00It's good she makes her trousers this way. For...It's good she makes her trousers this way. For me it's no use though, the difference between my waist and hips is to much, it I had to take it all in I would create corners in my waistband. Better to make my own trousers.Tiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931123668789375173noreply@blogger.com