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How accurate are your findings |
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I have done extensive research on every uniform featured on this site
including examining original on set pieces and obtaining the information from people that
have
worked on the sets or own original pieces.
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Do you make uniforms? |
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Yes
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Do you sell Uniforms?? |
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Depends..Although I have all the patterns I really do this for myself and to
give a bit of knowledge for fans trying to duplicate them as close to accurate as
possible.
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Who designed your website and how many people are involved? |
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1 person..ME..as to how many are involved it's just me with help from several
people
not directly involved with the website but have given knowledge to help me
create this site
and the knowledge that goes with it..
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I really want a FC/Nemesis uniform...Will you make me one?? |
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NO..untill the official release of the pattern comes out I will not make this
uniform
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There are uniforms not listed on your site..will you offer tutorials for
them?? |
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Yes... as I make them.
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I love your website and have tried to e-mail you with questions but have
not got an answer
what's up with that? |
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Since Rodd.com several years ago listed me as a tutorial on their patterns I
get close to 100
e-mails a day if not more...I have to maintain a house, a job and this site on a
daily basis so please be
patient with me.
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If you do agree to do a
uniform for me what is involved? |
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Time and patience plus 50%
down(non-refundable).
Most that can't sew don't understand the details that
go into making an accurate uniform. That's where the time and patience comes
to play. The 50% down is to cover cost and materials for the uniform..Most
costumers today
want it all up front and don't deliver in their time frame or at all..
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How long will it take! |
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It depends on the uniform!
Some take longer than others. This is another reason for the50% down(non-refundable). If I do make one for you, time frame
will be an estimation.
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Why do you require 50%
down? And what does estimation mean? |
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50% down
covers the cost of materials EXAMPLE: a TOS male tunic requires
fabric, braid, insignia, etc..Your 50% down pays for everything it takes to
make the uniform..NO labor costs..When it is done you will be contacted for
the other 50%, Once paid it will ship. Estimation is a time frame that
can come in, before or later than the time frame given..Problem with
costumers today is they always give an exact time frame and don't
deliver.
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Why is it
NON-Refundable? |
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Back in the
day when I did costuming as a business we did it this way because many
people were attracted by the fact it didn't cost them much to start a
uniform...You'd buy all the materials, complete it, then they would back out
and you were stuck losing your labor cost plus a uniform on your hands..We
were snail mail back then and there was NO eBay..Now if you back out,
there are a ton of auction sites to get our labor back.
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What makes you
different from other businesses? |
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First, I'm
not a business! I do commission work and unlike those businesses I will not
take on more than I can handle...I carefully calculate the time it takes to
do a uniform. This includes real life situations.
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I need it by Halloween |
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Most
costuming companies start their Halloween season MID May-June. Most (if
they don't over book) have three months to complete all orders, get them
shipped by the first of October. Asking for a uniform in September is a
guaranteed NO!
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What's the difference
between Custom Made and Custom Tailored? |
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Custom
Made means made to order..We specify what sizes are available and make
it when you order it..No off the shelf, that would violate the license.
Custom Tailored means made to your measurements you provide. I do NOT do
custom tailored..This only drives the cost way up for you...A pattern needs
to be altered which is a labor cost in it's own and takes more time which
means a longer wait time... |