tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post1339092128474484696..comments2024-03-12T17:53:41.023-05:00Comments on Ice Mom's Adventures in Figure Skating: Ice Mom's Sewing Guide: Altering Your Growing Skater's Figure Skating DressIce Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-19901496780512465472010-02-16T10:15:45.038-06:002010-02-16T10:15:45.038-06:00For a skater who might grow or is in the middle of...For a skater who might grow or is in the middle of the growth spurt (the year in which they change their skates four times), I will add 2 inches extra to the leotard in the hip area and then sew it in a tuck with the fabric to the inside. The seamline is about two inches below where I'm going to put the skirt (leotard method). Once they grow, let out the tuck, and depending on where the skirt then sits, move the skirt. It can sit lower on the hip and still cover the bum and there is enough play in the waist of the skirt if spandex. If it's chiffon, carefully cut the waist a touch bigger, probably only 1/4 inch, or again, plan ahead and make it a front overlap style. <br /><br />I have also added insert of fabric as a band around the hip, if it fits right under the skirt waistline it's rarely seen. It is much easier than messing with altered leg elastics and doesn't change the shape of the bum curve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-70458151680194339182010-02-15T18:29:18.814-06:002010-02-15T18:29:18.814-06:00You can also grow a complex, jeweled dress using t...You can also grow a complex, jeweled dress using the leotard method. If you're making a really elaborate dress like the ones linked below, make a double leotard lining with a flesh toned fabric, and a third leotard to which you affix the design elements. When you want to alter it, simple remake or alter the undertard (as I always called them), and carefully refit the design elements to it. I grew the red dress from a child large to an adult 12.<br /><br />http://tiny.cc/iMJ3k <br />http://tiny.cc/qY9nbAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.com