mominabook

My worst horror story happened while I was doing alterations in a shop where I was the gown specialist but not the fitter. The girl who did the fitting made a note to shorten the lovely, self-lined hotpink shantung floor length gown twelve inches. What she didn't say was, 'only in front!' Fortunately I had chopped only the outer layer before I got cold feet and went to varify my instructions. The lining became the back outer skirt, the front lining and chopped front became tapered sides (only I knew how badly I'd violated all grain lines) and the back lining had a mysterious seam across it. But I don't think anyone was ever the wiser. My blood pressure eventually returned to normal, but I learned the wisdom of rechecking instructions before applying scissors!