The costume train has started again. Today it's been alterations - 3 dresses , 2 lengthened, one from the top down and one from the bottom, the last one was more of a challenge - needed 16 centimetres taken out of the body, and shortening. Had to take out the zipper, remove the frills and the facings, reshape the neckline and the underarm scoop. Was a good warm-up for the rest that will now start coming through the Catllar production line! Also 2 new dresses needed just the zippers inserted but that took a long time as one of the seams had stretched so machining the zipper didn't work well, so I hand stitched. Quicker than faffing about with the machine.