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iSmartyPants Quality Throughout the years that I have been selling my pants online, I've seen other sellers come & go. I've seen some really awesome pants, and some really bad ones. Some of you may have had a bad experience buying handmade pants (or handmade anything) online (from eBay or a personal site), so I'm typing this up to show you that my pants are built to last. Here goes.. Let me first say that I make a lot of my own clothes. Lots of cute tank tops, some regular pants, and tons of soft flannel lounge pants. I can't say that I've had a problem with any of it, I generally have more problems with the stuff I buy in stores. Now on to the pretty pictures, fun experiments, and kind words from customers! MACHINES SEAMS APPLIQUÉS TRUST TESTIMONIALS MACHINES!
IMO, what you sew with doesn't really matter too much. Many cheaper machines will make a perfectly fine stitch. However it has been stated in the past that a certain brand was far superior than the rest, bla bla. Keep in mind, this is my opinion and there certainly are exceptions. Singer is crap. My first machine was a Singer, it continuously sewed through it's bobbin case, and generally gave me a lot of headaches. My first serger was a Singer, a $600 one. It was defective from the start (although I didn't realize it at the time because it was my first one & I didn't know any better), and confused my sewing repair man and Singer. Thankfully the place I got it from sent me a replacement :) My sewing machine & other serger are both Jukis. Neither has given me an ounce of trouble, I love them. Juki makes the majority of industrial machines you find in factories, plus they manufacture some of Singer's higher end models. Basically what I'm trying to say is, don't believe everything you hear. Just because a certain brand has been around forever and gave us quality machines in the past, doesn't mean they still do. SEAMS!
What you see above is the 5 thread safety stitch that my serger makes on every pair of my pants. It's strong, and prevents fraying. I also topstitch them to make them super strong! APPLIQUÉS! Appliqués are the patches, pictures, etc. that I put on some pants. A lot of them come from fabric or vintage textiles, which are cut out and then sewn to the pants with a special stitch that prevents fraying. They are then sealed to prevent frays even more. When I can't find a particular character or image that either a customer or I want, I use other methods such as hand painting or transfers. I use high quality paints that are permanent (once again, I have plenty of stenciled t-shirts that wash & wear just fine), washable, and generally look nice. While there may be people out there who use iron on transfers from wal*mart or the craft store, I am not one of them. The transfers on my pants are of professional quality, and are created with a heat press, not a regular household iron. Commercial grade transfer paper needs a lot of heat and pressure to transfer to fabric properly, which is fairly hard if not impossible to do with an iron. I had me a little
experiment... I made a transfer of my skully and of the kitty in
pinx kitty, one on white cotton and one cut out & sewn on some nylon.
Here it is: Then I washed & dried it
approximately 20 times, and... Aside from my inability to take decent pictures of the fabric, it looks pretty darn good. You can see a bigger pic by clicking them btw. I will continue to test this thing & post another photo :) TRUST! Why trust me? Hmm... That's a good question actually. Well, I have lots of happy customers (see next section). Although I don't sell on eBay too often anymore, I have 400+ feedback there. I just opened up an Etsy store, not a lot of feedback yet but it'll grow eventually. TESTIMONIALS! "I recieved the pants today, and just want to thank you so much, they are awesome :-D" "Hi Ashley, I received my pants a few days ago, and I couldn't be happier with them! Thanks so much, you did an awesome job, you're so amazingly talented (argh, sounds sycophantic, but its true)...and thanks for putting snarf on them too! I'm sure I'll order more stuff in the future" "I just got my pants in yesterday, and they are AMAZING! I will be ordering something else from you, so I'm not done shopping yet!" "I wanted to say thank you so much for the pants! I just got them today and I love them to death. They are my favourite pair of pants. My boyfriend's favourite pair of mine too. :D I shall definatly come back to you again for more. You're pants are such great quality, and you are awsome." "thank you so much, these pants are the most kicka*s pants ever. i'll never buy a pair anywhere else again i don't think. please...never go away...this is not goodbye. thank you." "I got the pants and they are freaking awesome! thanks :D i had no idea they glew in the dark, i saw that and i was like "HOLY CRAP! THATS FRIGGIN AWESOME!". im very satisfied with them and will be doing business with you again in the future! :D " "Just lettin u know u did an
awsome job on my pants mate, It's like u scanned my brain! and saved me
50$(prices 4 phatties in aus r crazy). Anywayz recomended u 2 my mates and
will keep tabs on ur page. " thank you so much for my pants there awsome!!!!" "Hi! I just wanted to let
you know that I received the glitter star pants today and they are
freaking AMAZING! You are an excellent seamstress! I absolutely love them
to death and I will definitely be a returning customer ;) "I just got my pants and wanted to say thanks! They are exactly what I was hoping for and fit perfectly and everything! I would definitely order from you again." "unreal pants, i love them
couldnt be happier, highly highly recomend this seller" (eBay) |
