Oh man, my friend did something like that with a silk skirt. She sewed some tiny washers into the hem and it went from frumpy to fancy just like that.

Buy once, cry once" is the hard truth.

Sounds like your foreman understood the client better than you did.

Reminds me of when I tried to fix my old car's side mirror with a heat gun. I was trying to soften the glue, but I got the plastic housing so hot it went all floppy. Ended up with a mirror that looked like a melted candle. Had to buy the whole new assembly anyway. Heat is no joke on cheap plastic or thin metal.

Right, so my whole fancy spice rack is basically just for show then.