The Case of the Missing Curve
How to Look Good in Spite of it All — Sewing Room Confidential
There is a secret in the fabric shop. Dozens of people come in all day, mostly women, to purchase soft minky for baby blankets, retro oilcloth for totebags, and Betty Boop flannel for pillowcases.
But these are not just eager homemakers and doting moms. These are seamstresses who are terrified to make something to wear for themselves. They are hiding out in Home Dec because the last time they made a dress it was such a disaster they’re still trembling with shame.
What was the problem? Why did they never attempt a jacket, a pair of jeans— a t-shirt, even?
The answer is in one dreaded word: curves— three-dimensional curves, the diabolical design of the female figure. I would like to explain this to my readers, even if you never so much as sew a button. You will at least understand what the mirror is not telling you !
Curving bodies present the first real challenge to a home…