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IF BUYING ISN'T OWNING
PIRATING ISN'T STEALING
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Nana Visitor said that whenever they would try to renegotiate contracts between seasons for Deep Space Nine, Paramount would threaten to kill their characters in a shuttle craft accident and refused them.
No need to support Paramount, watch it all here!!!
imagine if instead of youtube videos about how everyone is horrible and things are getting worse, there were popular videos showcasing creators of different mediums/platforms that made cool work and why they liked it or things they found / learned that were really nice
I hope you don't mind a long reblog, but there's a lot of fun and creative YouTubers out there, and a lot I think are interesting. My husband and I try to keep our YouTube time (limited to a wind down in the evenings) to positive creators, we both like doll customization and miniatures, but also other art and gardening and cooking things. For the sake of brevity - these are all currently active people who post regularly (I could recommend more who are not current posters but have a pleasant library of work). Unless otherwise mentioned, these creators narrate their work in English.
Doll Customization:
April Rose - A Monster High/BJD customizer who makes elaborate, psychedelic, and immaculate sculpted demons, monsters, and creatures. Her sculpting skills are incredible.
Dollightful - A Monster High/BJD customizer with a distinct and impressive style who makes elaborate, colorful customs often involving special engineering and a lot of costume patterning.
Moonlight Jewel - A general doll customizer/builder who has a bubbly cute goth style and makes all kinds of absurdly large customs of nostalgic properties and her own BJDs.
Enchantarium - A pair of sisters who customize smart dolls and the occasional monster high - they utilize a lot of elaborate custom machinery to make beautiful, fanciful dolls often themed after pop culture characters with delicate and complex garments.
Miniatures/Sculptors:
HMS2 - An artist who hand-builds nostalgic Japanese miniatures in immaculate detail, often including functional furniture and fixtures. Also sometimes makes elaborate dollhouse kits step by step. Work is not narrated but is captioned.
Hanabira - An artist who makes miniatures of elaborate fanciful spaces of their own design, often with a sense of still-lived-in decay and return to nature. Much of their material use is recycled or low-cost. Work is not narrated but is captioned.
Boylei Hobby Time - A miniature artist and railroad enthusiast, his dioramas often take place in his 'wild imaginary west' setting, where he imagines enormous monsters and strange technology in an American setting.
Nelco neco - A quite varied miniature maker with videos mostly aimed at replication of technique. The style is generally quite charming and 'vintage' looking without feeling of a spesific era. Work is not narrated but is captioned.
Thalasso hobbyer - Not a frequent uploader but consistent - he makes gorgeous dioramas that always involve a ton of hand-sculpted animals and architecture and cast resin water. Work is not narrated but is captioned.
Studson Studio - An artist who makes wild customs of video game things, movie things, and occasionally just flat-out weird things. Specializes recycled materials and has a sort of chaotic sense of humor.
North of the Border - Another chaotic sculptor, he mostly makes 'this but that' type figures and scenes that involve a variety of pop culture characters. His best creations (in my opinion) are the ones where he's just having fun making his own thing, be it monsters or creatures or whatever fun idea.
Crossing Crafts - Similar to the previous two, she focuses in detailed miniatures of places in video games (particularly Nintendo ones) although she also makes figures from time to time. Her polish is top notch and while hand-made her sculptures often look like they could be some sort of high-quality licensed object.
Kayakasaurus - On the other side of chaos is this very peaceful creator who makes incredibly scientifically accurate and detailed dinosaur miniatures and scale models (sometimes even full scale).
Something Wicked - Uploads infrequently but they're always worth a watch, he makes creatures and monsters based on illuminated manuscripts and bestiary illustrations while discussing their history in a religious and social context.
SorrelsSouls - She just makes funny little 3D printed frogs (and sometimes bats or newts) of her own design.
Artists:
HIROMITSU - A Japanese mask maker who specializes in traditional wooden carved masks. His work is absolutely gorgeous and his traditional methods are fascinating. Narration is in Japanese with English subtitles.
Zan Von Zed - A sculptor who makes a variety of unique creations with a specifically dark and gothic style. Their technique is a little too broad to pin down to any one thing, but their methods are consisted and skillful. Videos are not narrated but are captioned.
Goblin Girl Studio - She makes a variety of things but her latest focus is stop-motion puppets, which she goes into great detail about sculpting and designing, as well as discussing their character and stories. Her style is very 'small animals in clothes' like Beatrix Potter and Arnold Lobel.
Watercolor by Shibasaki - Called 'Japanese Bob Ross' by some, his soothing narrative style along with his lovely and calming watercolors make for calm and pleasant viewing. His technique is also incredibly skillful and his years of practice are well worth studying. Narration is in Japanese with English subtitles.
Tina Yu - An artist who makes large, elaborate sculptures in apoxie sculpt that have a colorful and dream-like style and logic. Her sculpting is incredibly refined. She posts some long-form videos on her channel and others on her pateron.
Nils Beardfoot - A leather crafter who makes a variety of bags, armor, and other accessories and uses his channel to show off the patterns he sells. He makes a lot of colorful and organic creatures and things out of leather with easy but clearly well-refined skill.
Baumgartner Restoration - Not exactly art but art restoration - this professional restorer goes into great detail of his work restoring damaged paintings and sculptures for museums and private collectors. His style is very soothing, quiet, and pleasant to listen to.
Gardening:
Herons Bonsai - A master gardener talks about bonsai - he discusses his technique, growing information, and other ins and outs of plants and bonsai specifically. He is extremely knowledgeable and very soothing to listen to.
Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't - Fair warning that his outspoken style can be somewhat abrasive, but he is deeply knowledgeable about plants and explores a variety of biomes with a crude but punchy style of teaching. While he often expresses dismay and anger at the current state of habitat loss and destruction, he's not without hope for reclamation and recovery, offering information on urban gardening from time to time.
ぺんどら - Only tangentially related to gardening, this INCREDIBLE macro video of very very VERY tiny animals shows a world in the soil it is otherwise impossible to see.
Cooking:
B. Dylan Hollis - Where he shines is in his shorts, making vintage recipes - sometimes successfully sometimes not. But his streams and longer form videos are very cheerful and pleasant to watch. His musical skill and interest in things like flashbulb photography are very neat.
Cooking Tree - Styled as an ASMR cooking channel, these recipes (generally baked goods and pastries) none the less always look appealing and delicious. No narration, recipes are in captions.
French Cooking Academy - A skillful chef who focuses on making french cooking approachable and easy, he's not unlike Julia Child in his warm demeanor and breadth of knowledge.
Souped Up Recipes - Approachable traditional Chinese cooking - Mandy offers a variety of options to try to allow cooks with minimal access to Asian Markets the ability to make delicious Chinese food at home. Her style is cheerful and light, but focused on cooking.
Tasting History with Max Miller - Started as a lockdown project - Max cooks a variety of historical recipes as accurately as he can, discusses their place in history and any lore surrounding them, then tries what he has made. Often successful sometimes off-putting his willingness to try anything keeps the channel lively and interesting.
Townsends - Historical re-creators who discuss and re-create cooking in America at the time of the revolution, as well as the complex and laden history that entails.
y.na__homecafe - Another ASMR type channel, I just enjoy watching the assembly of cute and colorful drinks and other treats. There are a number of channels like this but I think this one has one of the best presentation styles.
so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!
Why is it that every time I google something like "Are olives poisonous to cats" the top results are always like "Fun fact: Cats are carnivores! This means that they eat meat. There is no reason to include olives in a cat's diet. You should feed your cat cat food, which is dry or wet food especially designed for cats. You can purchase this at a store." like is there a single person alive on the planet who's googled "Are blueberry muffins safe for cats" because they're planning on switching their cat to a muffin-only diet??? No, I'm asking because the little bastard somehow popped open the packet while I was putting away the groceries and dragged one under the couch before I could react and now I need to know if I should call the after-hours vet. "Cats should not eat spaghetti." NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!! "Try to keep human food away from cats." i live in a studio apartment with a completely silent and permanently hungry apex predator who has the intelligence of a toddler and the desperate Machiavellian cunning of a creature who spent his formative months on the streets. He can already open doors and he is this 👌 close to learning how to open the microwave. He is stronger than me and covered in knives. So im gonna do my best but for the moment i just need you to tell me whether this yoghurt is going to kill my son y/n
I've been using the pet poison hotline's poison list cause it has a search function. It also tells you whether something is mildly, moderately, or severely toxic which can be very handy! It doesn't contain like everything but it might be a good place to start, it also includes plants for fellow houseplant lovers <3
Explore Pet Poison Helpline®s vast knowledge on poisons by reviewing our pet poison list. Explore our top 10 poison and holiday poison lists
For plants specifically, there’s also a wildly detailed set of posts and listings about toxicity on the old, wonderful, Plants Are the Strangest People blog
Why is it that every time I google something like "Are olives poisonous to cats" the top results are always like "Fun fact: Cats are carnivores! This means that they eat meat. There is no reason to include olives in a cat's diet. You should feed your cat cat food, which is dry or wet food especially designed for cats. You can purchase this at a store." like is there a single person alive on the planet who's googled "Are blueberry muffins safe for cats" because they're planning on switching their cat to a muffin-only diet??? No, I'm asking because the little bastard somehow popped open the packet while I was putting away the groceries and dragged one under the couch before I could react and now I need to know if I should call the after-hours vet. "Cats should not eat spaghetti." NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!! "Try to keep human food away from cats." i live in a studio apartment with a completely silent and permanently hungry apex predator who has the intelligence of a toddler and the desperate Machiavellian cunning of a creature who spent his formative months on the streets. He can already open doors and he is this 👌 close to learning how to open the microwave. He is stronger than me and covered in knives. So im gonna do my best but for the moment i just need you to tell me whether this yoghurt is going to kill my son y/n
I've been using the pet poison hotline's poison list cause it has a search function. It also tells you whether something is mildly, moderately, or severely toxic which can be very handy! It doesn't contain like everything but it might be a good place to start, it also includes plants for fellow houseplant lovers <3
Explore Pet Poison Helpline®s vast knowledge on poisons by reviewing our pet poison list. Explore our top 10 poison and holiday poison lists
For plants specifically, there’s also a wildly detailed set of posts and listings about toxicity on the old, wonderful, Plants Are the Strangest People blog
PBS just set up a youtube channel where you can watch full documentaries!!
https://m.youtube.com/@pbsdocumentaries
Welcome to the PBS Documentaries channel—presented by PBS Digital Studios and Independent Television Service (ITVS), dedicated to documentin
^ live link to their channel! looks like it's been live since 2012, and has 213 videos plus tons of playlists
NFB (National Film Board of Canada//ONF in french) is also a great place to find free documentaries + lots of animation movies. Their youtube channel is here but they also have a website thats wayyy easier to use. They even have an app!
Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation and fiction films online
there’s this extremely kind soul of a woman on instagram that makes accessible recipes that don’t require standing, chopping, or a stove and she might just have a permanent place in my heart
She's on YouTube too! For non-Instagram using friends:
I love her, she's great. Her recipes are friendly for both physical and/or intellectual disabilities. And her 5-year-old helps her cook. 🥰
Link to her YouTube channel:
Celebrating the intersection of food and culture, travel tales, social commentary, grieving out loud. 🇳🇬/🇺🇸 👰🏽🧒🏽👧🏽👩🏽💼⚖️ Paid Collaboration
ok so this is another long shot but a few years ago there was a twitter post (in japanese i think?) that had measurememts for how to make this book stand thing out of cardboard that you could use to double up books and use up more space on shelves
back then i made a bunch of these but by now i lost the pic and dont know how to find the original post anymore
if it comes down to it i can just take one apart and get the measurements from there but i would be very grateful if anyone happens to have the original post or something similar??
don't mind how long it's been since i made this post, anyway i realized that i don't even need to take one apart to get the measurements when i can literally just unfold it and refold it /FACEPALM
so anyway here is the diagram for anyone else who is interested!!
this requires pretty big carboard pieces, if you have a really big box or something you can make it from one piece, but if you don't, you can also just make each of the pieces individually and then tape them together
and then in the end you put it together like this!!
and then when you make a bunch you can put them all next to each other and stack your books like crazy
EVERYONE START GETTING MORE USE OUT OF YOUR SPACE NOW!!!!
I can't stress enough how much I miss StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon once sent me to a supercut of Lion King, Lion King 1 1/2, and Lion King II, the main edit being that the scenes of Lion King and Lion King 1 1/2 were interspersed so that they happened in the order they actually happened.
stumbleupon not existing anymore can be directly traced to a dramatic decline in my mental health, I could do a thesis on it.
bestie stumbleupon very much still exists its just called cloudhiker now. i use it all the time.
mini compilation of suggestions from the replies:
The Bored Button - "Press the Bored Button and be bored no more."
The Useless Web
Cloudhiker - "Discover the most interesting, weird and awesome websites of the Internet" (not really a rebrand, it's a different person running it but they have the same intention in mind)
Astronaut.io - "These videos come from YouTube. They were uploaded in the last week and have titles like DSC 1234 and IMG 4321. They have almost zero previous views. They are unnamed, unedited, and unseen (by anyone but you)."
Marginalia - "This is an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content, and attempts to show you sites you perhaps weren't aware of in favor of the sort of sites you probably already knew existed."
I used to love take me to a useless website
The Writing of Audre Lorde 📚
The Cancer Journals (1980) [pdf and epub download]
Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power (1981) [pdf download]
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1983) [pdf and epub download]
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984) [pdf and epub download]
A Burst of Light (1988) [pdf and epub download] [borrow from IA]
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde (1997) [pdf and epub download]
I Am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings (2009) [pdf and epub download]
Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989 (2018) [pdf and epub download]
Bonus: photo scan and text of "Spring", her first published poem at 16 years old, as featured in a 1951 issue of Seventeen Magazine.
“if you’re plus sized you can just shop on shein/amazon/cider, they have a good selection!!” yeah but i don’t want to rely on fast fashion. i think fat people deserve more ethical and high quality clothing choices
Just posting this here:
Fashionbrandcompany.com
Shopmyviolet.com
Misscandyholic.com
Forestinkclothing.com
Shoptunnelvision.com
Universalstandard.com
Loudbodies.com
Tuesdaybassen.com
Shopsoftcore.com
Snagtights.us
Shout out to Chub Rub Clothing too! By and for fat people and really cute to boot!
a few more I would add because I get asked about clothes a lot:
foxblood.com
anthropologie.com
killstar.com
midnighthour.com
and la femme en noir goes up to 5xl in their new items!
Vixen by michelinepitt.com is another amazing brand that goes to 5xl also! Micheline is a cofounder of La Femme En Noir btw, im a big fan
THANK YOU
Maya kern is also a shop for plus sized people! Cute skirts highly recommend! @mayakern
Can also recommend @shopwitchvamp
https://www.popfitclothing.com/ is my go-to for leggings, shorts, and sports bras. They go up to 7x and are very high quality. Their leggings also have pockets large enough I can fit a water bottle in them.
Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in:
1. Do not do age verification.
2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.
The tool presents users with a 3D model they can then manipulate to, the creator says, bypass Discord's age verification system.
Oh no I dropped my link, what a horrible thing! Sure hope this doesn't get reblogged until it reaches users from the UK and Brazil!
And remember to not make a second account just to test out what works best when verifying your identity
i need data for a statistics project for school, so be my sample data, worms. i need thirty people minimum so if there aren't enough voters yet i'd love if you could help. thank you very much. worms.
take this test (https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/), then come back here:
what's your JND?
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.0080 or greater
it doesnt have to be a good score, you dont have to take it multiple times, you dont have to get on a good screen, etcetera. just gimme your score please this is my final project grade :)
i'd love if you could reblog for reach
"This week I discovered the same pattern, executed by Google. Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking."
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise t
pretty sure I did the chrome//flags thing a while ago, but also i switched to firefox, which is not without the occasional bullshit, but is vastly less bullshitty than chrome. This is why I treat genai "features" like the invasive blackberry bushes they are: cut, root, burn, and vigilantly watch for new shoots to uproot. I'm 54 years old and the world got by fine without genai for most of my lifetime.
tags via@KKglinka #psa#having read the article#it's not clickbait#chrome is reaching#across all chromium browsers#to link a prepatory structure#this malware packet#will therefore occur#with all chromium browsers#it has nothing to do#with the actual ai interface#instead chrome is either#using your personal computer#as part of a cloud server#the way bitcoin malware works#or it's recording your own#actions on the computer#with a continuously active#background module#either way#that's malware#a 4gig trojan virus
If you're an American with a disability who receives government assistance, you likely qualify for an ABLE account, or you may starting next
The age of eligibility for an ABLE account, allowing USAmerican disabled people to save up money without losing their government assistance for having “too much,” is going to go up to cover disabilities diagnosed by age 46 (currently it’s age 26), meaning a much larger number of people will be able to access them. As the article notes, many Americans don’t know these accounts exist, let alone whether they or someone they care for could qualify for one, so please share this information around.
It seems to me it would obviously be better if the “no more than $2000 a month” limit were simply removed and disabled people could have whatever savings accounts they chose, but this is heaps better than nothing.
Effective as of January 1, 2026, eligibility has expanded to folks whose disabled diagnosis was established prior to turning 46 years old
About ABLE Accounts An ABLE account is a savings and / or investment option for people with disabilities who qualify. It falls under Section
Google says it’s no different than checking IDs at the airport.
This is just another form of censorship, control of what we can/can't see and engage with, and another means of getting our private information.
Alternative forks of AOSP (Android Open-Source Project) which are not maintained by Google and will not be affected by this:
LineageOS (I use this one)
Graphene OS
Functionally they are virtually identical to stock Android. Android began as an open-source project, and these versions are built off of that.
Fuck Google.
for those like me who cannot install alternative android forks on their phone because the phone in question is thoroughly unrootable, I would recommend downloading anyapk on your phone while you still can. In their own words:
anyapk is a lightweight Android application installer that bypasses Google's developer verification requirements by using local ADB (Android Debug Bridge) connections. Smoothly install any APK file on your device without restrictions, gatekeepers, or corporate approval.
If you're reading this after Google's lockdown date and are unable to install anyapk the regular way, there is a method outlined on the github linked above which tells you how to install anyapk on your phone by plugging it into a computer with ADB installed on it. Once you have anyapk on your phone, you will not have to do that ever again (unless you delete anyapk off your phone)
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a tweet by @/Pirat_Nation:
From September 2026, all apps, including those outside the Play Store, must come from verified developers.
No more anonymous sideloads. No quick comebacks for malware gangs.
First: Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand.
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"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.
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Upsizing clothes! There are a million upcycling tutorials for clothes that are too big, but so few on how to make too small clothes you still love bigger!
Thank you for your suggestion! We all go through weight fluctuations in life, so it stands to reason our clothes should be able to fluctuate with us.
Resizing your clothes used to be a very common practice before the advent of fast fashion. Fast fashion sizing is extremely flawed, especially when it comes to plus size fashion, and we’re stuck with a lot of vanity sizing, so it’s a good skill to have regardless of whether you’re looking to mend something old or buy something new.
How to upsize clothes:
Introduction:
There are many different ways to make a garment larger. The following list is not exhaustive, just a few ideas to get you started.
Grading patterns:
If you’re making your own clothes, it’s always useful to know how to modify a sewing pattern. The easiest way to adjust a pre-existing pattern to your size is slash and spread grading. First, you need to define which spots on the pattern need extra space. You then cut your pattern in that spot, and slide the resulting pattern pieces away from each other until you’ve got the size you need. Use paper to fill in the gaps. To ensure the resulting pattern makes for well-fitting clothes, make a mock-up and add, move, or remove darts where necessary to adapt it to your body type.
The image below shows potential slashing lines on pattern blocks for an AFAB body. Unfortunately this was the only diagram I could find, but know that other types of patterns use similar line placements. Each line is a spot that allows you to add extra space. To read more about this process, check out the corresponding article by Threads Magazine.
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To make your clothes easier to let out in the future, make sure to provide ample seam allowance when cutting out your pattern pieces. This surplus fabric has several different uses, including giving you some wiggle room for when you need to size up your garment.
Now, let’s take a look at pre-made garments.
Lengthening clothes:
A garment that’s too short on you is easy to modify. Just add more material!
If it’s a skirt or a dress, add ruffles to the bottom. Ruffles are easy to make by hand or with a sewing machine. You could also add lace, or wear the item with an underskirt.
For pants, let down your hem or sew on a new cuff. If this isn’t enough, maybe consider turning your trousers into capri pants or shorts.
As for shirts, sewing an extra layer to the bottom edge is the easiest way to go, too. You could even combine two shirts into one to get an extra long shirt.
Another option is to cut your item in two and insert extra fabric between your separated garment parts.
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Letting out seams/darts:
Remember how we made sure to have ample seam allowance earlier? When a garment has surplus fabric in the seams and you only need a little extra space, you can undo the seams of your garment and sew them back together again, this time with a smaller seam allowance than before. The Spruce Crafts has a pretty good tutorial on how to let out seams. You won’t be able to make major size changes using this technique, but if you only need a few centimetres, this is a good way to go.
A lot of garments also have darts. Darts are fabric folds that are sewn down in strategic places to help the fabric follow the body’s curves. If a dart doesn’t fit you the way you want it to, then unpick the dart and try on the garment. Either leave the dart open, or pin the dart in place however you want it, then take off the garment again and sew the dart back together.
Be careful not to rip the fabric when using a seam ripper. Also note that removing entire darts may change the garment’s fit.
You can also add custom darts to achieve a better fit, but that’s a topic for another time.
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Adding extra fabric to your garment:
If we need to add more room than seam allowance or darts can provide us with, we need to add extra material. Remember those slashing lines we looked at earlier? If you’re working with a pre-existing garment rather than a pattern, those are the perfect places to chop up your clothes and add in extra fabric.
Check your sewing stash for fabric that’s similar in weight and material to your original garment, or go thrift shopping for an item you could use to upsize your garment. Long skirts and maxi dresses are a great source of fabric for alterations like these!
Lace inserts are also a fun choice to add some room, and if you’re working with a knit item, you could even knit or crochet your own custom insert.
Define the area where you want to add extra fabric on your item, and measure how much you need. Draw a straight line on your garment with chalk/soap. Make sure the line doesn’t cross any important structural or functional parts of your garment like darts or button holes: refer to the slashing diagram we saw earlier if you’re not sure what spot to pick. Cut the line open (or unpick the seam if it’s situated on a seam), and add in your extra fabric. Finish off your new seams so they don’t unravel later on, and you’re done!
You can add straight strips of fabric for extra width or length, or you could use flared panels or even godets to make your item flair out.
Want to see this technique in action? Check out this video by Break n Remake:
Some ideas:
This Pinterest user cut a straight line down the front of a t-shirt and inserted a lace panel to add extra width in the front of the garment.
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Busy Geemaw cut open the side seams of a shirt and used flared panels to add some extra width in the bust and hip area.
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This person added a panel to the sides of a pair of jeans to give them more space in the hip area. You could easily use a long straight panel or a panel that flares at the bottom to resize the entire garment instead of just the hips, or use a wide piece of elastic for extra stretch.
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This person added a godet in the back of their shirt in order to get more space in the back.
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Blue Corduroy enlarged a pair of shorts by opening up the side seams and adding in strips of fabric.
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You don’t need to resize the entire garment if you don’t want to. For example, One Brown Mom turned this ankle-length skirt with a too small waistband into a well-fitting knee-length skirt by taking advantage of the skirt’s flared shape.
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Conclusion:
Throughout our lives, our weight will fluctuate and our bodies will change. There’s no shame in this: it’s just a fact of life. Therefore, knowing how to upsize an item that is too small for you is a useful skill to learn.
If you want more inspiration, check out these projects by Confessions of a Refashionista, One Brown Mom, and Thriftanista in the City.
