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Tutorial: Take in a dress with alterations that can be undone later

August 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tonya from The Crafty Mummy had a friend who was kind enough to let her daughter borrow a Dorothy costume for her school’s book week. The dress was a little too big, so she had to take it in.  Because the dress was borrowed, she made sure that all of her alterations could easily be undone.  She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it.  Get the how-to.

[photo from The Crafty Mummy]

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