saga of the white cloth
time for more updates!
i last posted about finding the perfect material for my cheongsam - but my joy was shortlived. when i took it to the tailor in sban, she inspected the cloth and looked 'horrified'! my heart sank. there were tiny black lines all over the WHITE cloth. i had noticed it earlier when i was buying it, but thot it wasn't really visible, and the salesguy assured me that it was just how the cloth is. i took him at his word and bought the cloth.
however, my tailor was adamant that this cloth would not be good enough for me. she said that those lines meant that the cloth was not well-preserved and it wud only get worse. the longer i kept the cloth, the more lines there wud be - which sooner or later will render the garment unusable. imagine my disappointment!
she advised me to go back to the textile shop and get it changed as soon as i can, since i had only gotten it less than 2 weeks before i went to see her. so i tried hard to think of who i cud go with, since i had to go on a working day. thank god i managed to get dolly to come with me :)
i hate confrontations, and was trying to prep myself up for the 'encounter'. turns out, i didn't actually have to be very forceful and i kinda felt bad that the salesguy kept saying i only had to come back and ask for a replacement nicely because he wasn't trying to cheat me :p
in the end, after a long deliberation and consultation with tailor over the phone, i decided to get the same type of cloth with the same pattern, only that the cloth is thicker this time round - i paid a bit extra to make up for the difference in price. i looked at everything else in the shop, and still, this was the only pattern i wanted.
i was relieved to be able to get it changed tho. so, hopefully the rest of the process (tailoring and etc) will go on smoothly...*keeping fingers crossed*
i last posted about finding the perfect material for my cheongsam - but my joy was shortlived. when i took it to the tailor in sban, she inspected the cloth and looked 'horrified'! my heart sank. there were tiny black lines all over the WHITE cloth. i had noticed it earlier when i was buying it, but thot it wasn't really visible, and the salesguy assured me that it was just how the cloth is. i took him at his word and bought the cloth.
however, my tailor was adamant that this cloth would not be good enough for me. she said that those lines meant that the cloth was not well-preserved and it wud only get worse. the longer i kept the cloth, the more lines there wud be - which sooner or later will render the garment unusable. imagine my disappointment!
she advised me to go back to the textile shop and get it changed as soon as i can, since i had only gotten it less than 2 weeks before i went to see her. so i tried hard to think of who i cud go with, since i had to go on a working day. thank god i managed to get dolly to come with me :)
i hate confrontations, and was trying to prep myself up for the 'encounter'. turns out, i didn't actually have to be very forceful and i kinda felt bad that the salesguy kept saying i only had to come back and ask for a replacement nicely because he wasn't trying to cheat me :p
in the end, after a long deliberation and consultation with tailor over the phone, i decided to get the same type of cloth with the same pattern, only that the cloth is thicker this time round - i paid a bit extra to make up for the difference in price. i looked at everything else in the shop, and still, this was the only pattern i wanted.
i was relieved to be able to get it changed tho. so, hopefully the rest of the process (tailoring and etc) will go on smoothly...*keeping fingers crossed*
posted by emmyjemmy at 12:59 AM
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