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Expert Profile: Jenna McAuliffe

Expertise: I can answer most questions about sewing, altering or repairing clothes or home furnishings, drapes, roman blinds, crafts, pattern alteration... the list goes on!

Experience in the area
My mother started me sewing when I was 4 and I’ve never stopped! I trained as a fashion designer 15 years ago and have been specializing in weddings since then, along with a side business in making drapes, blinds and home furnishings for commercial contracts. I also participate in just about every kind of craft I can find.

Education/Credentials
Bfa.fashion and a whole lifetime of figuring it out!

Awards and Honors
First in class at graduation, first in tailoring. Finalist in NZ Smokefree awards 1998

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 430
Knowledge	9.83 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.92 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.67 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		41

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/23/08
10	10	7	10	11/07/08
10	10	10	10	10/10/08
10	10	10	10	10/05/08
10	10	9	10	10/05/08

User Comments

Wow, this seems easier than it looks, I'll let you know how it came out. Thanks a lot Jenna, you rock!!
(Missy on 11/23/08)

Thanks for your help. I have found out most of that information already while I was waiting for your response. The 'cutting on the bias' part will p
(Debra on 11/07/08)

The link to tracing paper was very helpful. Thank you for your concise information.
(Jennifer on 10/05/08)

Thanks for the suggestion, Jenna! The other experts I've queried about this had no information. I appreciate your help.
(Pamela on 10/05/08)

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Recent Answers from Jenna McAuliffe

2008-11-23 altering store bought stretch jeans: Hi again Missy, Ah ok, most jeans have the topstitched seam on the inner leg rather than the outer, but no problem. In that case you may need to also unpick the inner leg seam so that you can get...

2008-11-23 tension: Hi Patti! The number to put the tension on really depends on what machine you have, what fabric and thread you're using, the size of the needle hole, the length of the stitches and a whole pile more...

2008-11-22 altering store bought stretch jeans: Hi Missy! Basically, you need to remove most of the waistband first. This can be a mission and a half in itself as there's so very much stitching holding jeans together! To make the job a little easier...

2008-11-03 Ballroom dance gowns: Hi Debra! You're right, fishing line in the hem helps it to hold that curl while keeping it light and flexible. You'll also need to cut your fabric on the bias to get the stretch needed for the curl...

2008-10-26 scrub top neck: Hi Lee! Not having that particular McCalls pattern myself makes it a little difficult to answer your question, so I did a little research myself and here's what I came up with. It seems that the...