http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2009/08/cut-your-expenses-in-the-fall-holiday-season.html News for Consumers in Changing Times Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2009/08/cut-your-expenses-in-the-fall-holiday-season.html/comment-page-1#comment-6747 Slinky Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:43:46 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/?p=2920#comment-6747 In my experience, homemade costumes are nearly always both cheaper and better looking. For a costume, you don't need to know how to do all kinds of fancy sewing either. If you can sew two pieces together, you'll be fine. You don't have to worry about perfectly straight hems or zippers and buttons. Most people won't notice if something is a little longer on one side and just use safety pins or attach ribbons for tying instead. In my experience, homemade costumes are nearly always both cheaper and better looking. For a costume, you don't need to know how to do all kinds of fancy sewing either. If you can sew two pieces together, you'll be fine. You don't have to worry about perfectly straight hems or zippers and buttons. Most people won't notice if something is a little longer on one side and just use safety pins or attach ribbons for tying instead.

]]> http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2009/08/cut-your-expenses-in-the-fall-holiday-season.html/comment-page-1#comment-6312 Slinky Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:43:46 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/?p=2920#comment-6312 In my experience, homemade costumes are nearly always both cheaper and better looking. For a costume, you don't need to know how to do all kinds of fancy sewing either. If you can sew two pieces together, you'll be fine. You don't have to worry about perfectly straight hems or zippers and buttons. Most people won't notice if something is a little longer on one side and just use safety pins or attach ribbons for tying instead. In my experience, homemade costumes are nearly always both cheaper and better looking. For a costume, you don't need to know how to do all kinds of fancy sewing either. If you can sew two pieces together, you'll be fine. You don't have to worry about perfectly straight hems or zippers and buttons. Most people won't notice if something is a little longer on one side and just use safety pins or attach ribbons for tying instead.

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