In March of this year, I took in the waistband of a skirt by 3". Well, I just let it out again by an inch and a half, because apparently I expanded a bit, and the altered waistband had become uncomfortably tight. I got that inch and a half back by picking out the front darts (again, given how I'm shaped, this made sense.) I possibly could have done some things to the side seam allowances, too, but that didn't seem entirely necessary. Yet.
Also, there was a recent incident with a sharp fresh box cutter, and that left a sizable hole cut near the hem of this dress that I put together in 2020. I have worn it a lot since, and didn't want to give it up over this, so I did some rough hand stitch mending. I also discovered that its thrifted tiered skirt is wearing through in a lot of spots. I'm not sure if I want to add patches all over it--the dress is worn so often because it is plain, solid black--or create a replacement skirt. Ah, well, I have a little more time to consider my options now.
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