Shoutout to my friend who pointed out my fabric choices were all wrong

I was working on a summer dress design for weeks, using this heavy cotton twill I bought in Austin. My friend saw my sketches and just said, 'That looks hot, like literally hot to wear.' It hit me that I kept picking fabrics for how they looked in a swatch, not how they'd feel on a body in real heat. I switched to a light linen blend and the whole design made sense. Has anyone else had a moment where a simple comment flipped a project for you?

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roberts.leo17h ago

Ever try to build a bookshelf with plywood that was way too thin?

kim_ramirez314h ago

Did you end up with a wobbly mess that couldn't hold a single book?

susansingh16h ago

Wait, how thin are we talking here?