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Expert Profile: Vinette de Phillipe

Expertise: I have many years of experience and can answer most questions pertaining to sewing, altering patterns, finding notions, and more.

Experience in the area
I have been making my own clothes since 1957. Have taught many classes both for young and adults, including my two boys.

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Prestige Points: 23952
Knowledge	9.87 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.84 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.94 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		1
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		1231

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/29/08
7	7	10	10	09/29/08
10	10	10	10	09/24/08
10	10	10	10	09/15/08
10	10	10	10	09/13/08

User Comments

Thank you so much. I appreciate your words of advice. I am off to the sewing machine to keep working on the Never Ending Pile of Alterations!
(Linda on 09/24/08)

Perfect! Thanks for taking the time, I searched everywhere!
(Diana on 09/15/08)

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Recent Answers from Vinette de Phillipe

2008-09-29 MAKING AN ELVIS JUMPSUIT: HI Eric I do not know what the secret might be, but I found these two pattern sites. The second one states it has the "Tips and Tricks to turn a basic pattern into a fully lined Pro Suit." http://www...

2008-09-23 Pattern alterations for back of pattern: HI Sandra, You can take the back yoke on the center fold, add the amount necessary to make it feel right. Just make sure that the neck line does not get too open and fall off the shoulder. A way...

2008-08-28 waistbands: HI Kate, I was not thinking of elastic thread, but of the waistline elastic made for stitching on to the item. this way you stitch the elastic to the item and it self gathers. there was some on...

2008-08-26 waistbands: Hi Kate, There exists an elastic that you can stitch thru for waistbands. Another method is to use narrow elastic and casings. I have made pants using three rows of casing and three pieces of elastic...

2008-08-24 hemming pants: HI Joan, you put the pants on and have a friend mark where you want the new hem to be. or you get a pair that has the length you want and measure the length and then measure the length of the new...