He Saw My Machine
03-15-2012, 06:25 AM
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When I was working wardrobe for movie production companies, I worked one movie with a lot of extras in uniform. A lot of the extras were college kids. Another woman and I had guys lined up and we'd mark the hem length and tell them to take off the pants and bring them back (thinking they'd go change and bring them back). Nope, almost every one of those kids just dropped their pants and stood waiting in their tighty whiteys for us to fix the pants. One of my nicer memories.
03-15-2012, 06:28 AM
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I do alterations for people, not so much any more. But they want miracles for $5. I don't know who you know that is making $$$$$$s from alterations but it is not here in PA. People who think you sew at your kitchen table expect the world for a little money as possible. Now I sew for a select few people that I know and can trust to not take advantage of me.
03-15-2012, 09:39 AM
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i work in a quilt shop, and everyone thinks because you sew you can do..
well, im like you, someone called the other day wanting us to put a zipper in a jacket, and i said nope, sorry dont do zippers, only sew straight lines!! you were right to say no, some people take for granted that you can sew and fix anything. not always the case!!
keep your sense of humor-
katz
03-15-2012, 01:00 PM
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Several weeks ago, I was in a quilt shop in a small town. A guy walked in and took off his coat, then he said to the owner, can you fix this, she said yes. However she was not ready to drop everything and fix it right on the spot, unfortunately he thought she would. They finally settled on doing it within the hour. I thought, typical mentality of some people, you can do it the minute they want it. I left, she was working on it. It was a Friday afternoon, I know he might have needed it for the weekend. But still. Hope she was able to get her money out of that deal.
03-15-2012, 01:10 PM
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