When I received my medium sized DBG, I discovered that it was a little to large. I had been cautioned by Gloria (WD) that this might be the case, so I wasn't surprised. You can see, in my "mug shots" that it was a little too long, and the velcro on the straps didn't meet. Here's what it looked like:
DBG1.jpg DBG4.jpg DBG3.jpg
After recovering from the shock of seeing how gray my hair has gotten, I contacted Paula, the woman who created the mask, and sent her the pictures, along with my ideas for creating a better fit. I wanted to get her clearance to go ahead. Since the mask isn't cheap, the last thing I wanted was to ruin it.
The first thing I did was to pin it up to determine how much to trim off the bottom. 1/2" seemed right. I detached the bottom of the mask from the strap, and basted the edges together above where I would cut. I then cut off about 1/2", and basted the strap back into place. I removed the pieces of velcro from the strap, and relocated them so that they would grab properly. I held this in place with pins.
DBG trimmed and basted.jpg DBG ready to sew.jpg
Once I was satisfied with the fit, I sewed the strap to the mask, and the velcro into its new location. It fits really well now, and I can't wait to give it a try.
DBG1A.jpg DBG4A.jpg DBG 3A.jpg
DBG1.jpg DBG4.jpg DBG3.jpg
After recovering from the shock of seeing how gray my hair has gotten, I contacted Paula, the woman who created the mask, and sent her the pictures, along with my ideas for creating a better fit. I wanted to get her clearance to go ahead. Since the mask isn't cheap, the last thing I wanted was to ruin it.
The first thing I did was to pin it up to determine how much to trim off the bottom. 1/2" seemed right. I detached the bottom of the mask from the strap, and basted the edges together above where I would cut. I then cut off about 1/2", and basted the strap back into place. I removed the pieces of velcro from the strap, and relocated them so that they would grab properly. I held this in place with pins.
DBG trimmed and basted.jpg DBG ready to sew.jpg
Once I was satisfied with the fit, I sewed the strap to the mask, and the velcro into its new location. It fits really well now, and I can't wait to give it a try.
DBG1A.jpg DBG4A.jpg DBG 3A.jpg
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