I love to purchase cloth and make garments. If I choose to bring it to a tailor or seamstress, the cost is prohibitive here! This is to alter a dress or slacks, having them made is close to $200 USD That is one of the reasons people buy ready-made clothes.

Shorten dress-shirt sleeves: $19
Shorten jacket sleeves: $23 (without buttons) to $28 (with buttons)
Take in the body of a jacket: $40 (two seams) to $52 (three seams)
Take in a dress shirt: $20
Adjust the shoulders of a jacket: $35
Hem a skirt or dress: $10-$14
Take in or let out a skirt or pair of pants: $15 (unlined) to $20 (lined) or $25 (with a zipper)
Shorten top-stitched pants: $10
Shorten cuffed pants: $14
Shorten lined pants $14
Shorten lined and cuffed pants: $18
Take in a sheath dress: $45
Restitch a fraying seam: $5
Replace buttons: 50 cents each
Move a button: $2

In saying that, I love how you select your fabric and make it into a family day. Those precious moments of spending time with the family can never be redone, so I am happy to see this. Your daughter is so very beautiful and so petite! I like when they are this age, so curious about everything. I am sure that you did buy some fabric this day. What is the approximate cost of fabric and is there a ballpark price for having something made? Thank you for taking us today. I love the different cultures in our world.

#MarketFriday has evolved over time from straight shopping to a cultural affair as it highlights how we differ and then again, how much we are alike. We have become a melting pot of culture, but, it is still the Rituals, Festivals, food, architecture, even your language/languages that separate us... Along with the fact of what is normal for where you live? These are unwritten rules that rule our social behaviors. I see this as allowing for increased tolerance between cultures and nations, and opportunities to come together on an even playing ground. A strong culture can be beneficial to a country as it promotes unity, especially during a crisis, peaceful debate, and open dialogue. I can only hope this to be true.

Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday!

1. Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service.
   Take pictures! Be creative!
2. Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost?
3. Post the picture(s) Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post
4. Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post #hive-196308 (this is not required, but appreciated)
   5. Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it
5. Following me and reblogging the post so more see it would be appreciated !! Not a rule, just appreciated, more vision for more views on your posts!
   7. You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post. If you don't and someone reads it, there is nothing to tie #MarketFriday to that post.
6. Please only one post each week. Believe it not, I run out of voting power if you put in many more than that.

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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