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Re: "trans & DIY (not HRT)"

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@sugar i don't really know what I'm doing either lol but the way i did it was basically just to fold it in on itself to where it fit my waist and hold it there with safety pins. then I marked it with crayon where i needed to sew it together

because this blouse had a bunch of panels of fabric, it was not super destructive as I mostly tore out seams without having to cut fabric up except to make the skirt, mostly. for a dress with fewer seams there might be more fabric cutting, which is not very reversible if you mess it up, so measure twice, cut once :p

(also, don't forget to check that you can get yourself in and out of the fit if it's especially tight, lol)

🦎 starling [OP]

2023-07-12 · 11 months ago

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trans & DIY (not HRT) — I can't think of something to title this that doesn't sound like I'm talking about DIY HRT lmao but anyway I went to visit a good friend from church last week who's an older trans woman, and I had one of the best times of my life, as she handmade like 20 or so guitars herself, and had me play all of them to give her feedback on how they felt (especially as she's much better at lead but struggles with chords, where I'm the opposite, so she wanted to see how the...

💬 starling · 3 comments · 6 likes · 2023-07-10 · 11 months ago