Fitting An Oversized Ready-made Kurta/Kurti/Kameez

Are you very much picky choosing colour, style and design of your outfits but, fed up getting right look and right fit at the same time? This garment alteration post, is about ideas of fitting ready-to-wear garments like Kurta, Kurti and Kameez that are over-sized. This introductory post links to…

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Oversized Tee Makeover Idea for Non-sewers

This is a very simple making-over/fitting idea of a T-shirt for those who don’t know to sew and to measure. This idea is useful for making over an oversized men’s Tee into a casual ladies Tee. Namaste Dear Tantu Enthusiast! Hope you are doing well. Being creative means, seeing things…

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DIY Multi-compartment Organiser for Underclothes/Innerwears & Hankies

This DIY tutorial is about making an inexpensive and easy to make multi-purpose multi-compartment organiser for arranging innerwears and handkerchiefs by up-cycling small cartons. This small organiser consisting of four compartments can be arranged in different ways in different closets. So, no messed-up racks now onwards! Dear Tantu Reader, How…

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DIY Tutorial: Kundan Jewellery

A tutorial of making inexpensive and easy party wear kundan jewellery set for beginners. Namaste Friend! As a fashion design lecturer, I needed some fashionable jewellery for every event in our college. As I wanted to be unique every time, buying onetime wear jewellery for not less than 500INR was…

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How To Measure Yourself Accurately For Good Fit?

Tips for taking accurate measurements yourself and some facts about achieving better fitting in your garments. This post puts light on the measuring systems used in dressmaking and tailoring. This post is a part of dressmaking basics series. Namaste my dear Tantu Enthusiast! How are you? I am doing good,…

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Quick to Make Kundan Costume Jewellery

This post is to showcase a quick to make and inexpensive Kundan Costume Jewellery set. Namaste! Today I will show you one of my old creations, Kundan Costume Jewellery. This is an easy to make junk jewellery set. I have spent almost nothing for this accessory. Have a look of…

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How To Draft Basic (Plain) Set-in Sleeves?

This post deals with drafting instructions for Basic (Plain) Set-in Sleeves that can be used as a base for many of the style variations in Set-in Sleeve. Hello my dear Tantu Reader! Weather has changed surprisingly quickly since this Monday as if teasing my words in last post that was…

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