A regular size Gathering Apron uses the full width of the fabric. In order to create plus size, I need 50% more width. This means we either have to have a seam unattractively down one side of the apron body or we need a print that is the same horizontally and vertically, that way we can turn the pattern pieces…
Tag Archive for Plus Size
Changing design
I always thought that my plus size customers wanted to downplay shape. Answering that, and paying attention to cost, I made the Plus Size skirt on those aprons to have less gathers, that way it fell closer to the hip and didn’t make anyone look hippier than they were already. But I was never satisfied with the overall look of…
Regarding Plus Size Aprons
When we had the retail store, we got to see first hand what happens when a plus size woman comes in and shops. They hesitate, they admire and they leave. Even with a full rack of plus size aprons devoted to them, they touch, they linger, look and leave. We learned that it had nothing to do with our choice…