senorita nilson si tu eres repugnante ([info]hagiology) wrote in [info]egl,
@ 2003-01-30 19:44:00
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i had posted this in the fruits community earlier..
...and i figured the egl folks should be aware as well.

I just though't i'd put this up as a warning to anyone considering purchasing something from limebarb.com.

these are pictures of a sailor top i purchased from limebarb last summer, i also purchased a pair of loose socks, but they're out at my cottage.



having a mother who's an excellent trained seamstress and being somewhat of a seamstress myself, i'm able to recognise a well made garment vs a piece of garbage.

in several places (not just the ones displayed here) on the garment (as well as on the loose socks i purchased, there are "puckers" in the seams where there shouldn't be... this is something that happens when you rush yourself on a project and you don't pay any attention to detail. most of the time, when this happens (it's happened to me before), you rip out the seam and start over again. puckers affect the way a garment drapes and fits... here, because of the puckers, the collar doesn't drape properly.



as well, the neck on my sailor top is HUGE... at least 3 times as large as necklines in the garments pictured... if i wear it i have to be really careful bending over. it gapes a lot. also, with the loose socks... when i ordered them, they were listed as WHITE, and when i got them they were clearly offwhite (cream, ecru, whatever.)

anyhow... as well as producing an unsatisfactory garment, she also took her SWEET SWEET time (a little over 2 months) delivering, and never bothered to email me to let me know that it was going to take extra time, or notify me that my money order arrived. only after several emails (which got gradually more impatient as time went on)did she respond.

i never bothered to complain to her about any of this, because im pretty chicken shit when it comes to something like that. even if im at a restaurant where they serve me hair in my food, i just stop eating and push my plate away, i never complain about it. but, ive seen people mention her a few times recently, and i just thought you all have a right to know about my experiences with her.

anyhow, her products are unsatisfactory and her service is subpar. i suggest looking for your schoolgirl uniforms and loosesocks at jlist.com or on ebay.

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UGH!
[info]kouhotaru
2003-01-30 08:08 pm UTC (link)
She did that to mine too! Mine only had one pucker, but the hem was uneven.. now I have to pay to have the stupid thing tailored when I could of sewn a suitably crappy one on my own. Mine was purchased as a Christmas present, and was ordered on December 16th... only to arrive last week. He asked her about express shipping, but she never got back to him on the prices! It seems that all she cares about is sewing costumes for her and her boytoy, screwing customers in the process. Horrendous!

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Re: UGH!
[info]kogejen
2003-01-30 09:34 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, the loose socks I have were made by limebarb, and they've got puckers too. It's sad, really. I didn't know they were limebarb socks, since the girl at Fetishize Me neglected to mention it on her site at the time. I hope she's remedied that since.

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[info]aqui
2003-01-30 08:31 pm UTC (link)
Oh my GAWD!!

Thank you SO MUCH for this information! I was toying with the idea of buying from her! O_O

I can't believe the way that shirt looks. Before I read your post, I was like, "What the HELL is THAT?"

It's the most horrible lack of quality I've ever witnessed. Girl, you MUST complain to her about it! Get your goddamn money back! She stole from you.

Gawd, the examples of her work pictured on her site look really good... *sighs* There goes another cool site down the crapper...

Thanks again.

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[info]batwinged
2003-01-30 09:31 pm UTC (link)
I third the "Get your money back!" comments. And if you can't for whatever reason, at least you can annoy and anger her as much as possible in retaliation.
I'm not normally one to say "Throw a fit! You have a right!" but, boy, do you.
I've dealt with home based single seamstress "companies" before and it only took one bad experience to start letting someone else order from them first and getting the dirt before ordering for this exact reason.
I'm only sorry you had to be the poor girl getting ripped off this time.
I'm sure she's a nice girl, and I'm sure that when she tries she makes a lovely garment, but to be churning out poor quality work and slowly no less? There's no excuse, I don't care how nice of an individual you are.
Complain, try to get your money back, and we'll all boycott accordingly I'm sure.



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[info]hagiology
2003-01-30 11:57 pm UTC (link)
well i should have asked for my money back right away, but unfortunately i forgot about being ripped off for about 6 months until i found the shirt again when i had no clean clothes at all and showed my mom and she couldn't believe i paid money for it.

so, this is my passive agressive way of getting back at her.

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[info]luluvamp16
2003-01-30 09:54 pm UTC (link)
wow, thanks SO much for the tip. At one point i was going to buy the same thing from there.

xo

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[info]himemiyadariram
2003-01-30 10:24 pm UTC (link)
those are some REALLY EXPENSIVE CLOTHES to be so poorly made! O.O
And the EGL stuff... $185 for a dress!

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[info]hagiology
2003-01-30 11:47 pm UTC (link)
well.. it's understandable to charge 185$ for an egl dress. they're highly involved and require alot of attention to detail and take A LONG TIME to make. and if you're using really high quality materials, that jacks up the price as well...

but, limebarb does sub-standard seamstressing and doesn't use particularly high quality fabric. so, her dresses aren't worth anywhere near that much.

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(no subject) - [info]yapipie, 2003-01-31 12:27 am UTC

[info]uminomamori
2003-01-30 10:43 pm UTC (link)
ROFLOL!!!!!!

I've had some of those socks for a year actually... I wouldn't know the difference since I never had any real japanese loose socks and I don't sew. I didn't like the gray toes though!

The dresses look nice and I don't think the prices are high because they look rather complicated and aren't that cheap fake satin stuff I see everywhere else. And the prices for EGL dresses I've seen online are all about $150. I'm a poor starving artist and can't afford to buy any new clothes.

Though I'm completely ok with you all being spitefull towards US people, even though I think she bought my comics at yaoi con. I'm having a good laugh at all this^_^ So, go on..

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[info]hagiology
2003-01-30 11:49 pm UTC (link)
haha, there is no such thing as fake satin.

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(no subject) - [info]hagiology, 2003-01-30 11:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]uminomamori, 2003-01-31 12:10 am UTC

[info]medicalshower
2003-01-31 12:45 am UTC (link)
I don't think i saw any puckers on my sera-fuku, but the arms are WAY too long, the skirt is too long, and the neck is f'n huge! I think after reading this, i'm going to take a closer look at mine, and then proceed to ask for my money back if i find any "puckers".. The arms and stuff I can fix.
On another, similar note:
Does anyone know other places to get a sera-fuku for plus size girls? :/

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[info]medicalshower
2003-01-31 12:48 am UTC (link)
I also forgot. The outfit was ordered DECEMBER 5, and was not here till last week. -_-;

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(no subject) - [info]medicalshower, 2003-01-31 12:58 am UTC
dissapointing tactics
[info]limebarb
2003-01-31 02:33 pm UTC (link)
Hello everyone, sorry you got a bad sailor top. As the website says, we're
two college students who wanted to give everyone a chance to have some
j-style clothing without having to pay the outrageous prices at importer
stores.

If you were dissatisfied with any of the stuff we made, all you had to do
was email us, and make arrangements to ship it back for repairs or a
replacement. The tops are 29 dollars for a better fabric to what you'd find
in an actual Japanese sailor fuku, and to go around badmouthing us instead
of just asking to exchange your defective item for a better unit worries
both of us. We never heard anything from you or any of the users of this
thread as to their dissatisfaction, so how are we to know if anyone has
issues with us or our work? Instead of simply asking to repair the garment
and the situation, you go onto public forums and trash the two of us with
photoshopped pictures? We're still very willing to repair your garment for
you, but this is an immature, rude way to try and solve a situation. In the
future, if you feel slighted by someone, I suggest you try to deal with the
problem with that person, instead of cowering in a forum and trying to pass
bad information.

If you're dissatisfied with the time it takes us to make and ship an
article to you, then I suggest you make it yourself next time. We both have
full time college responsibilities as well as general projects and daily
chores, since we don't live with our mothers, but by ourselves. Sometimes
we don't have time to get fabric, sew outfits, and ship them until a few
weeks afterwards, and with tons and tons of orders, no one typically
complains. Most of our customers understand that it takes time for us to
fit things together and respect the disclaimers all over the site that say
things may take time.

Finally, I hope that you all realize that with any endeavor, some people
accidentally get burned. It's not our intention to ship bad products or give
people crappy service, but there will always be a minority that
unfortunately feels that way. The small group of you represent many
hundreds of customers over the past 3 years that we've been making clothes,
and you are a very small minority. I invite all of you to email us about
your orders and we will gladly accept returns and remake.

-Ryan and Barb

P.S. Someone named Swan_Jun emailed us, but was unwilling to accept our return email. It sounds more and more like you don't actually want your problem fixed, you just want something to complain about.

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Re: dissapointing tactics - individual responses
[info]limebarb
2003-01-31 03:06 pm UTC (link)
I'd like to post some personal responses to a few of you.

kouhotaru - We sent out emails to everyone who had ordered before the 18th, telling them that they would have to pay a small fee to have their package shipped express. We got only one email back, and it wasn't your boyfriends. It's possible that the email may have not gone through.

batwinged - We're not a home seamstress 'company'. We make it very clear that we're not trying to be some kind of store with stock. I (Ryan) wish that even one of the people on this forum would have emailed us with their dissatisfaction, then we could have taken it back and learned from our mistakes. Instead, not one of these people emailed us. How are we supposed to know what people are thinking if they don't tell us?

hagiology - I say again. There's no need for 'passive aggressive' ways of badmouthing us. If you want us to make you another top, we'll make you another top. The things are only 29 dollars, for christs sake. If you had even tried, you would have found that our number one priority is making sure people get what they want. We do our best to make it really clear to people that we're not a company, we're not Japanese, and we don't import. But some people just don't get it, no matter how hard we try. Your order took so long because my parents popped a surprise trip to Texas on us, and we were out of comission for like 2 weeks. Then we had college finals the week we got back. It was a very hectic time, and a lot of orders went out later than we wanted to. A lot of people emailed us asking for updates, and all of them understood the situation.

yapipie - Everyone conviently forgot to mention that we sell our stuff for like the cost of fabric plus a few bucks for our trouble. The sailor fukus are 29 dollars, and hers came with a stretch cotton that was 50% lycra and 50% cotton. That same fabric just got picked up by Ralp Lauren and is now 7.99 a yard. Not exactly "Cheap Fabric".

awakenthesadist - We haven't heard from you yet about your sailor fuku. You won't find anyplace else for plus sized fukus, because no one else makes fukus from scratch just for you. Send it back to us and we'll be happy to send you a new one.

Some of you mentioned that the collars are too long, or the sleeves are too long. I was unaware that there was a standard size for sailor fukus, as they're made for teenage japanese girls. In the future, however, I'll make sure to take exact measurements for all clothing orders, instead of relying on american clothing sizes like small, medium, etc.

Again, I urge all of you to email us and we'll be happy to fix your puckers, or exchange your old merchandise for new.

-Ryan

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Re: dissapointing tactics - individual responses - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 03:13 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics - individual responses - [info]hagiology, 2003-01-31 03:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 04:50 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 05:44 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics - individual responses - [info]geeterface, 2003-02-01 01:07 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics
[info]aqui
2003-01-31 03:07 pm UTC (link)
Satire is the right of any thoroughly disappointed customer. It's not a wrong or cruel thing to warn potential buyers away from a company -- it's business.

No one "cowering" in this forum has said anything out of line. They simply spoke of their experiences with your business. The fact that they had negative things to say is your fault, not theirs. No one said that you didn't own up to your mistakes: they clearly admitted that they didn't bother asking for a refund. All anyone did here was warn others about the bad quality of the service they paid for.

Sometimes we don't have time to get fabric, sew outfits, and ship them until a few weeks afterwards, and with tons and tons of orders, no one typically complains. Most of our customers understand that it takes time for us to fit things together and respect the disclaimers all over the site that say things may take time.

Yes, things like this do take time. However, the time you take should yield a quality garment, like the stuff pictured on your site. As others have said, I am positive that you do beautiful work when you try... But the stories and examples I've seen from people in this forum are awful.

Since the pictures of your work on your website are so impressive, I know you're not ignorant of what quality seamstressing looks like. The fact that you would sell items with puckered seams and oversized collars is just shocking.

I really hate to see your company boycotted. I do. I myself was highly impressed with pictures of your work, and I was saving money to spend on some of your items. Much as I hate the situation, though...what I said earlier holds true: disappointed customers have the right to complain about their experiences. One or two of them did it childishly, but the fact still stands.

I didn't mean to make you feel assaulted, here, so I truly hope you don't take it that way. Just wanted to say my piece. I don't think I've been cruel or unjust.

Do take care. I wish you luck for the future.

<3,

~*~ n e k o ~*~

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Re: dissapointing tactics
[info]aqui
2003-01-31 03:23 pm UTC (link)
Instead of simply asking to repair the garment and the situation, you go onto public forums and trash the two of us with photoshopped pictures?

There's no crime in posting photographic evidence one's complaint. She didn't edit the pictures in any way except to add informative text and arrows. She also took zoom-in pictures to illustrate her point.

It's not "bad information" if it's true.

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Whoops. - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 04:16 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics
[info]hagiology
2003-01-31 03:50 pm UTC (link)
all i used photoshop for was to add text to the photos and show blown up portions of the image, so the flaws would be clear. if you for some odd reason think that i'm lying about it and making false images, i can send the damn thing back to you. provided you pay me for the shipping and full cost of the item. and if that's unacceptable and you still don't believe me, i can take more pictures of you and import them from my camera at 1024x768 so you can clearly see that there was no photoshopping going on.

i have no idea why you think i would lie about something like that. contrary to what you may think, i dont really enjoy getting crappy clothing and starting arguments with people.

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Re: dissapointing tactics - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 03:56 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 04:02 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics - [info]hagiology, 2003-01-31 06:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 04:15 pm UTC
Re: - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 04:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]hagiology, 2003-01-31 06:43 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics
[info]kouhotaru
2003-01-31 04:12 pm UTC (link)
Ryan, the gentleman who purchased my top and skirt (hunterrudo@aol.com) /HAS/ e-mailed your site about getting a new top in extange in the faulty one (4-5 days ago I beleive), hell I even told him to offer that I pay for the shipping to you and back from you as well as voiding my $5 off cupon if I had to! However he has yet to date to receive any reply from you on this, nor did he get timely replies to any other e-mail he sent in inquiry. He would not lie to me on this, so I feel just a wee bit miffed at both you and Barb on this.

I'm in college too, but I do not neglect any buisness I must tend to outside of it, so unless you two were Ivy students at say, Yale, it's hardly a good excuse for all of this mess. So please, get the ball rolling on doing a better job sewing garments!

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Re: dissapointing tactics - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 04:24 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 04:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 04:30 pm UTC
new subject - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 04:38 pm UTC
Re: new subject - [info]kouhotaru, 2003-01-31 05:08 pm UTC
Re: new subject - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 05:15 pm UTC
Re: new subject - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 05:40 pm UTC
Re: new subject - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 05:53 pm UTC
Re: new subject - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 06:37 pm UTC
Re: dissapointing tactics
[info]debu_chan
2003-02-01 11:08 pm UTC (link)
People do this sort of thing all the time. They do it on one mailing list I'm on. I recommended Torrid to some girls who were complaining about having a hard time finding stuff in larger sizes. No sooner than I do that than some people that had bad experiences with them start campaining against Torrid AND Hot Topic, trying to get everyone to leave them be. I stood up in defense of both companies, because everything I've bought there was either worth the clearance price, or was a lot better quality than what they made it out to be.
I don't get upset if my orders take a long time to arrive, as I always have things coming in the mail. Besides, it arriving so much later makes it feel like Xmas or something, as it's completely slipped my mind that I ordered it. LoL...

--
Crunchie
(yesh, i am way too too too laidback)

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[info]graveyrdflower
2003-01-31 05:00 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for getting the word out.

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[info]medicalshower
2003-01-31 05:00 pm UTC (link)
"awakenthesadist - We haven't heard from you yet about your sailor fuku. You won't find anyplace else for plus sized fukus, because no one else makes fukus from scratch just for you. Send it back to us and we'll be happy to send you a new one"
Is it me, or did that sound entirely rude?
I highly doubt that you're the ONLY place in the ENTIRE WORLD that makes plus-sized fuku's, or fuku's from scratch. That line was rather rude, and arrogant.. Honestly, I don't think, after finding out others have had messed up ones, that I'd want a new one from you. But believe me, I will be asking for a refund of money.
Even being busy and a small time business, you should ALWAYS pay attention to quality. Even if they were mistakes, they could've been fixed, but obviously, you either didn't check the garments once done or thought we wouldn't care. And also, when you go on a trip or something, you should tell your customers, not have them email you first,complaining that your product hasn't arrived. That's just a rule of business.
And about the neck collars? They shouldn't be so huge as to show one's bra and clevage. You can look at photos of the japanese ones and see this. The ones with super low collars also have fabric behind them covering the clevage area.
Comparing what I've seen and heard here, and what my purchase looks like, I begin to wonder if you really did make what was in those photos, because they look totally different.
And another thing, if you're so busy, that you can't fill orders in the time it says on your page, then why bother taking orders? If you're going to make a product and sell it, it should be good quality, and there by the time you say it will be there. Or at least I'd think so, common sense wise. .

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[info]limebarb
2003-01-31 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Is it me, or did that sound entirely rude?

I didn't mean to sound rude, it's just a fact. I really don't think you'll find a place that makes plus-sized fukus. Most of the professional uniform makers make them in standard sizes. I was trying to be nice to you and show you that we were going an extra step to make it custom, just for you.

I highly doubt that you're the ONLY place in the ENTIRE WORLD that makes plus-sized fuku's, or fuku's from scratch

There's plenty of cosplay shops. The ones I've seen would be happy to make you a custom sized fuku top for a hundred dollars or so.

Honestly, I don't think, after finding out others have had messed up ones, that I'd want a new one from you. But believe me, I will be asking for a refund of money.

Again, if you didn't like your fuku, you should have asked for us to remake it. It's difficult to make plus sized clothing without the person here for fitting, because we don't know the shape of your frame. We try our best to make the garment acommodating for you, and I'm sorry we failed. We've made lots of fukus, and these two or three mistakes shouldn't make you switch your opinions just like that.

And also, when you go on a trip or something, you should tell your customers, not have them email you first,complaining that your product hasn't arrived.

We told everyone we had to leave, and it was posted on the front page of the site. Very rarely has anyone emailed us asking where their order was. And when they did, it was usually because they expected it to be shipped the next day, which is their mistake. I'm sorry that you slipped through the cracks, you have every right to be angry. Why didn't you try to remedy the situation?

And about the neck collars? They shouldn't be so huge as to show one's bra and clevage. You can look at photos of the japanese ones and see this. The ones with super low collars also have fabric behind them covering the clevage area.

Listen, with all due respect, the Japanese ones aren't being shown on people the same size as you. If you were a 13 year old japanese girl, we'd know exactly how to make it. But we had no picture for reference for your size. I'll say it again, I'm sorry. You can either send it back and get what you want for free, or get your money back and pay twice as much at another cosplay shop.

Comparing what I've seen and heard here, and what my purchase looks like, I begin to wonder if you really did make what was in those photos, because they look totally different.

Now you want to talk about rude? That's rude. We get very few complaints, but you go so far as to accuse us of showing someone elses stuff? Oh please. We make all the clothing shown in the photos. The difference is we're all standard sizes and we have each other here to fit the garments perfectly. Mail order custom clothing is troublesome, but if you would have emailed us and let us know it didn't fit, we would have happily replaced it with a better fitting garment. In fact, we still will. We don't have any obligation to give you or anyone any of their money back, and we don't have any obligation to remake clothing for anyone. We spent the time to set up a livejournal account to address everyone's concerns and do whatever we could for you, and all we get is this hateful, childish namecalling. We acknowledge that we messed up your orders, and we're willing to do what we can to make it better. It may be our fault that the outfits perfect, but it's your fault for not emailing us and letting us know. We've got a lot of very happy customers, and you should be happy that you're getting a chance to have your concerns addressed. Try acting like a civilized human being and you're more apt to get your way.



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(no subject) - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 05:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]medicalshower, 2003-01-31 05:49 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]limebarb, 2003-01-31 05:59 pm UTC
You didn't clear anything up really.. - [info]otrippingdaisyo, 2003-01-31 05:54 pm UTC
Re: You didn't clear anything up really.. - [info]aqui, 2003-01-31 06:15 pm UTC

[info]madamehollywood
2003-02-01 01:32 pm UTC (link)
how about you start sewing those egl-style dresses you talked about and blow 'em out of the water with your mad skillz!

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Got what you paid for...mostly
(Anonymous)
2003-02-05 04:16 am UTC (link)
I just took a look at www.limebarb.com and if the pictures on the site are the pictures you used to decide on your purchase, I'd have to say your top looks like it's only very slightly worse than everything else pictured and you got what you paid for. Keeping that in mind, I still feel a refund + postage in return for you returning the shirt is the right thing to do.

Look at the collars on the sailor fufus. They don't lay correctly in the pictures, why would you expect yours to look different?

http://www.limebarb.com/store/pictures/uniforms/long_sleeve_sailor_1.jpg

The back of the collar puckers and so does the left side of the back. The next one is a bit better:

http://www.limebarb.com/store/pictures/uniforms/short-sailor-top_1.jpg

...But look at the hem.

Take a look at any of the pictures with light color fabric. Look at any closeup picture (the pink dress is a good example). Notice how the attached lace makes the pink fabric pucker? (look at the lower left corner)

http://www.limebarb.com/store/pictures/egl/frilly-dress_4.jpg

If it looks like that right after it was made (and I assume pressed) before the picture was taken, it's not going to get better.

Also, the ribbon in the lace up front hangs funny.

http://www.limebarb.com/store/pictures/egl/frilly-dress_3.jpg

Take a look at the closeup on the Alice dress peter pan collar

http://www.limebarb.com/store/pictures/egl/alice-set_4.jpg

The collar needed some sort of lining and it looks like it was ironed rather than pressed the way you can see indications of the seams inside. The material the apron is made of looks like 88 cent a yard sale muslin. Look at the other light colored items, they also have puckers and look like they were made from the same material.

Buyer Beware. Be careful of wishful thinking making you think the item is better than the picture. I also think you were right to show exactly what the quality of arandom sample of their work was.

Before I learned to sew and learned costume design, I purched a costume from eBay (not from Limebarb..this was about 4 years ago). I could see that the hem looked uneven and that there were numerous other problems, but wishful thinking made me bid on it anyway. When it arrived, it was far worse than it looked in the pictures! The hem that I thought was slightly uneven was 4 inches longer on one side than the other. All the little bulges and puckers on the eBay picture were real. I had thought that maybe the costume just needed an iron... What I learned from this is pictures don't lie. Also, the pictures someone uses as an example are likely to be their absolute best work. (note: The seamstress did fix the hem, but I didn't have the guts to complain about the rest of it because I took yet another look at the pictures and realized I got exactly what I paid for)

From
Someone who loves to sew and cosplay

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To Limebarb
(Anonymous)
2003-02-05 04:19 am UTC (link)
To Limebarb:
Sorry to be so critical of your construction techiques. As far as costumes go, they are mostly not bad, but if you judge them in terms of CLOTHING they really aren't very good at all. In all the costumes that I could see close up, it looks like there is a problem with the tension adjustment. People tend to want clothing quality in a Sailor top. As you should know, the neck openings on different sized shirts are different and in order for the collar to lay right, the size of the collar will need to change. You mentioned you use the same size collar; that's just not going to work. If you're not sure what someone who is a plus size is built like, perhaps you can have a plus sized friend give you a hand.

Here's a tip. Pattern Master Boutique has a middy blouse pattern. The program costs under $200. Since you talked about 50 orders coming in in one week and the shirt profit margin seems to be 60-70% judging by the fabric quality, I think you can afford it. You put in the measurments of the person and how loose or tight they want it to fit and it does the rest. It also has instructions on how to take the measurments.

The pleated skirt patterns that come with it are great. They take the individual's waist to hip ratio into account. I know the program is for non commercial use, but I don't remember if that means you can't sell the actual patterns or if it also includes the clothing made.

http://www.wildginger.com/

Good luck. I'd love to see you improve. There are two sisters that make and sell costumes (they are on the east coast and use strange fanfic names for Sailor Moon characters) and I swear their sewing gets worst, not better over the years! I'd hate to see that happen to you.

Someone who loves sewing and cosplay

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