tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post4049138192876652081..comments2024-03-29T03:54:45.048-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Here we go again...Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-50643979291887316872007-07-19T12:54:00.000-04:002007-07-19T12:54:00.000-04:00Terrible stuff. You should definitely send them ...Terrible stuff. You should definitely send them an email. This reminds me of the week on Project Runway when they couldn't figure out how to make anything more than a sack for the mothers who weren't svelt.<BR/>Obviously they don't watch what not to wear either. Exactly what the before women look like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-48316734817369109442007-07-04T22:20:00.000-04:002007-07-04T22:20:00.000-04:00Oh, I agree and I hear you. I just don't get the...Oh, I agree and I hear you. I just don't get the way they do business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-24526750660364316652007-07-04T20:09:00.000-04:002007-07-04T20:09:00.000-04:00Carolyn, send them an email with a link to your bl...Carolyn, send them an email with a link to your blog. If they're half the company that Simplicity is, they'll respond. Strike fear in Mr. Whats-his-Name's heart: let him know how close you are to his office. (Hello, Security? Be on the lookout for a Plus-size woman armed with a handful of ugly patterns...) Look at what great plus-size patterns have done for Simplicity. Now those of us who usually use their Misses range are whining that the Plus girls get all the good stuff...If they'd come up with Plus Petite (with narrow shoulders), I'd never buy another brand as long as I live, I promise....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-61270572093119281282007-07-04T16:26:00.000-04:002007-07-04T16:26:00.000-04:00I agree, that twist front dress is practicaly a bi...I agree, that twist front dress is practicaly a big arrow pointing to the stomach! Just cross out "BABY" and write "CHEESECAKE." I wouldn't be caught dead in it, and I am RTW 7 or 9. The cowel neck comes straight out of the seveneties. I am not a fahionista, but a garment that drapes should so so gracefully, at least on the package. Nobody wants to look like Curtain Number 3. Toga! Toga! Toga!<BR/><BR/>Everyone wants to look their best. Decorate themselves, identify themselves. If we just wanted ot not be neaked, we could all wear tyvek bunny suits. Save on laundry, put Maytag and Tide out of business.<BR/><BR/>You have to remember that servicing the customer is important. In this case, the 'customer' is the person to please for the employees who make the decisions. The ones in charge of raises and promotions, not the ones who will buy the patterns.<BR/><BR/>Individual buyers mean nothing, it's the ebb and flow of the whole buying populace as a group. The value of brand equity for having a good pattern line where buyers look first has been lost to the micromanaging margin calculators. <BR/><BR/>They don't sew. They design their market reasearch to screen out any data points that would not support their opinion. (easy to do, really. I've had supers tell me to do it.)<BR/><BR/>I was in Jo-anne new mondo-store yesterday buying fabric. The cutter explained that they must use the standard issue fiskar scissors, one fabric at a time. <BR/><BR/>Quilt stores often cut fabic from 4 or five bolts at once with rotary cutters. Jo-anne does not allow that. Headquarters had calculated how much it would cost nationwide each year if each cutter added and extra 1/4 inch to each cut.<BR/><BR/>Somebody should calcualte the cost of the additional 2 seconds for each cut with cheap scissors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588163317389814730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-3915988312788204942007-07-04T16:00:00.000-04:002007-07-04T16:00:00.000-04:00You impress me as a thoughtful, articulate person;...You impress me as a thoughtful, articulate person; I think it would be more powerful if you presented your thoughts in person!<BR/>John W. Kobiskie<BR/>CFO, McCall Pattern Company<BR/>11 Penn Plaza, Floor 19 NY 10001-2006 212 465-6800; or write to the VP Marketing of the parent company, Betsy Henderson, at Conso International Corporation (which I think is also Simplicity) at 8701 Red Oak Blvd. Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28217 704 519-4149<BR/>Could not help myself....after I read your post, I wanted to help! :-) LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-59520854690592650752007-07-04T12:48:00.000-04:002007-07-04T12:48:00.000-04:00Go get 'em, Carolyn! I do like your picks and a fe...Go get 'em, Carolyn! I do like your picks and a few others, but the rest doesn't interest me at all. Can you say "Hurry up, Aug. BWOF!"?<BR/><BR/>I totally agree about the girl's/tween patterns. The pieces aren't too bad on their own, if you look at the line drawings. The styling on the pattern envelopes is another! I definitely won't let my daughter out of the house like that! It only teaches them at a young age that they can dress like a ho. I manage to dress my daughter modestly and in fairly current fashion because I can sew (and alter patterns)! I'm so glad I don't *have* to buy RTW. <BR/><BR/>*Sorry! I had to delete the first comment because I was typing to fast and put "Caroline" instead of "Carolyn"!*Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-49663915690637579162007-07-04T12:46:00.000-04:002007-07-04T12:46:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-51220805009747129082007-07-04T11:48:00.000-04:002007-07-04T11:48:00.000-04:00How disappointing! I need a bigger size and really...How disappointing! I need a bigger size and really like those patterns. That's terrible of them! Maybe we can sign a petition!<BR/><BR/>MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-52024692014446229812007-07-04T10:22:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:22:00.000-04:00You make such valid points! I'm glad I'm not sewin...You make such valid points! I'm glad I'm not sewing for young girls as I find the clothing very trashy also. I have the same thoughts on the pattern sizing...I know three young women who want to learn to sew but they need larger than an 18 and so many patterns styles in the larger sizes are not especially cute nor are they trendy!Sharon Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987831277077411438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-90377006719432232732007-07-04T10:12:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:12:00.000-04:00You should send them a "strongly worded" letter! ...You should send them a "strongly worded" letter! I agree with you about the tween clothing. I can't have my almost 10 year old walking around looking like a "prosti-tween"!Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-5333530098602430612007-07-04T10:09:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:09:00.000-04:00I definitely think you should send them something!...I definitely think you should send them something! Maybe if enough people write, they'll make some changes and start expanding their sizes. <BR/><BR/>I like the patterns you selected as your favorites - those are some of the same ones I liked too. I also their wide legged pants - but without the suspenders! Ack, we're reverting back to the '80's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-293522945551365112007-07-04T09:46:00.000-04:002007-07-04T09:46:00.000-04:00I think they are crazy.I think they are crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-18303326742468359852007-07-04T09:31:00.000-04:002007-07-04T09:31:00.000-04:00I guess I'm confused. It would seem to me more plu...I guess I'm confused. It would seem to me more plus size women would sew rather than try and find something that fits. So, why not appeal to them to? I was talking with a very petite sewing friend last night and she also complained that the petite patterns were being phased out. So confused.cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-80044933374787464392007-07-04T07:52:00.000-04:002007-07-04T07:52:00.000-04:00Definitely call them on it... all your points are ...Definitely call them on it... all your points are valid.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688900287732221253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46419534429287618152007-07-04T06:09:00.000-04:002007-07-04T06:09:00.000-04:0018 is a teeny size to go up to ... you'd think the...18 is a teeny size to go up to ... you'd think they'd want to make money!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742964274697954519noreply@blogger.com