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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 9:21 am
Wargod, measure the waist of a pair that fits him, that will be your waist measurement. Boys size 18 are usually 28/29 in the waist. On the ones that don't fit him, measure the inseam and add a few inches. That way you won't need to be dragging a pair of jeans around with you. Men's jeans also come in slim cuts, regular cuts, and loose cuts; so you'll want to know ahead of time what you prefer.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 10:22 am
Julie, you can use a regular sewing machine. You have a couple of options. One is to simply straight stitch the personalized part on, leaving the edge free, and allowing them to ravel. Easy, but could end up looking messy. I think what you want is to use a very tight and wide zigzag stitch. Keep the edge of the cut part in the center of the zigzag to cover the edges. The key to either part is to pin, pin pin! Be careful not to stretch either piece in your pinning, and place the pins vertical to the cut edges so you can carefully sew over them without removing them (or sew right up to them before taking them out.) When you sew, you need to be careful not to stretch, too. In fact, I would put a piece of stabilizer behind the whole thing to stitch it without stretching; you can tear the stabilizer out after you're done sewing.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 2:52 pm
You could also hand-sew it on a new sweatshirt using a blanket stitch, whip stitch or any other stitch you know and like, which would give it a home-made, folksy touch.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 3:39 pm
I just got back from shopping. It's nuts out there. Ended up taking the one pair of jeans he has that fit the best (still short on him but not the really really short ones) and held them up against some at the store. Ended up going with a 30 x 32. They'll be a wee bit big in the waist, nothing new with that, and be a bit long in the legs I think, but considering the way he outgrows stuff so quickly, I'd rather have them a little long.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 3:48 pm
Talk about big in the waist -- when I was out yesterday saw a teen age boy with his mom . . . he must have been anorexic. Some young males are going for thin like the girls, but this boy looked extreme to me.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 10:23 pm
Color ~ "he must have been anorexic. " Or he could have Cystic Fibrosis. My Nephew and late Niece were skin and bones, even though they had something like 4,000/day calorie diets. The same sort of ?enzymes? that mess with the lungs also messes with the stomach, not allowing the nutrients to absorb. Now that my Nephew has had his double lung transplant, he's actually putting on weight. Maybe some of the anti-rejection drugs are helping with the nutrients, we're not sure why. Just delighted and happy for him!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 11:01 pm
Julie, once you sew or stitch the panel on, one thing to try is the "Scribbles 3D Paint" or similar brand (99cents @ Joanne's fabric & crafts last time I bought). Comes in all sorts of colors and also glitters. Wears like iron in the washer & dryer, I've got sweatshirts that have lasted for years. It comes in 1-oz bottle with nozzle-nose-tip, so you just squeeze around the picture and it edges it off - plus prevents raveling. Looks like glue, but once it drys looks really cool! One line around would probably only take 1 bottle. But if you did something fancy it would probably take more, like: ^^^^^^^ _________ or maybe curlicues Buy extras and return what you don't need. Warning: EVERY time you use a Scribble, after you shake well, be sure to squeeze out first over scrap or paper, before using on your project. It often has an air bubble that wants to go 'splat' until you get beyond that point. Also, that gives you a better chance to get a feel for how hard to squeeze to get a consistent line.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 11:25 pm
Thanks Pris, Bee and Bisc! I'll tell my mom the options and go from there. Biscottiii, how does that scribbles stuff do with multiple washings?? Glad to hear your nephew got the transplant. I've been following Nate/Tricia (have you heard of them) and learned a lot about "65 Roses" aka CF.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 11:45 pm
Julie, like I said, I've got sweatshirts that have lasted for years (MULTIPLE washings and dryings). Scribble doesn't chip or peel, just wears like iron. I've seen your comments about the Nate/Tricia site, but haven't been able to go there. We lost his sister a year and half ago. 21 years old, she also was Number-1 on the transplant list, Nephew took her place on the list. So, I wish Nate/Tricia best wishes! But it's still too raw of a feeling for me to check out at this time.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 7:35 am
So sad about your niece. Nate's blog has increased a lot of awareness (raised $$$) for CF as well as increased awareness for organ donation and premature babies. Their dd was born at 24 weeks 4 days and is now nearly 2 years old. For anyone interested, here's a link: http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/ Boy am I getting off topic!! Anyways thanks Bisc--that stuff sounds great! And sounds easiest by a mile!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 7:35 am
Here's a challenge that I hope someone can help me with. Yesterday (Dec. 15th) the Today show had a segment on books for gifts. There were some authors doing the suggestions including Dan Brown and Jeff Kinney. I went to try to find that clip (or a list) today and all I can find is a segment from the Later part of the Today Show (With Kathy Lee and Hoda) with the same authors suggesting gifts, but the suggestions are different. So what I am looking for is the segment from earlier in the show. Where Jeff Kinney suggests Knucklehead as one of his choices. (In the clip I can find, he does not mention Knucklehead.) I don't even need the clip, just want the list. Can anyone help me find this, or do you think Today only posts some things??? Thanks in advance! (DS is a HUGE Wimpy Kid fan and there are not many Wimpy Kid books written, so I figured any suggestions from the author of Wimpy kids would be great!!)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 8:04 am
Well mystery solved. Guess writing the above post was all I needed. Cuz I went back to the Today site and found a list of both segment suggestions combined!! (for anyone who might be interested): http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34418641/ns/today-today_holiday_guide/
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 1:19 pm
Can anyone recommend online software that can be used to edit photos, the most important thing is to be able to do simple things like crop and then save the image in a size that suitable for a web page. I'm preferably looking for something that you don't have to download. Thanks in advance!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 1:31 pm
The few times I posted images here at tvch a couple of years ago or so, I was able to crop the pics using a website that I found here at tvch. irfanview or something like that. I'll check back here later to see if someone else answered, I'm out of time to dig around and try to find it.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 1:55 pm
Yep, Irfanview is great. Very easy to use. Just go to Irfanview.com.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:22 pm
I agree .... except it is a program that you need to download and install and I think Kitt wanted something she could do on the web.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:37 pm
I don't mind downloading if it's small, I just wanted to stay away from those big behemoths that take up all your cpu and mean you can't do anything else at the same time. Does Irfanview run quickly?
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:43 pm
Kitt try this http://www.resize2mail.com/
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:59 pm
I used this site recently to shrink a picture so I could post it on TVCH. You don't download software. Haven't looked at it enough to know if you can do anything else with it.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:06 pm
Irfanview is very small.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:24 pm
Seems like not many of you have Microsoft Office. I think the Microsoft Office Picture Manager is by far the easiest program to crop and resize pictures.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:43 pm
Thanks for all the suggestions. I have an old version of Office and I don't think it has a picture manager but I will have a look through the others. Thank you very much!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:50 pm
Kitt, I've had Office since I've had computers. It has always been a part of it as far back as I remember. Look for it in the folder, "Microsoft Office Tools" within the program. ETA: I just looked it up and found that it has been included since 2003. See, that's as far back as I can remember, lol! Never forget though, use "save as" when changing a picture so you don't lose the original!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:55 pm
And there it is! I didn't know any of those programs were there! Thank you, I'll have a play.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 7:25 pm
Kitt, if that does not suit, just google free online photo editor. You will get lots of hits.
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