On Tuesday 23 May 2006 9:13 am, michaela wrote: [snip] > > I'm halfway between:) Physical limitations mean I would dearly love to have > someone else do the hard work for me;) But I'm a stubborn goat and want > things made by myself. I'm not exactly sure why, but I don't want to wear > something someone else made and be complimented about it, egotistical > maybe, more likely the ugly duckling syndrome and never feeling like I grew > into a swan;) On the other hand, I know my shape and what my body will and > will not look good in and it's usually not what someone else wants;) But > that's half design half construction methods.
In my case, making it myself often means that it will be made less sturdily than someone else would make it--another reason I would rather buy than sew. That isn't always the case, though, and the process of determining whether I can make a particular item more satisfactorily than I could buy it is, for me, often a source of fun. [snip] > And it wasn't until I got sick that I really got into production and to a > level I consider at least reasonable. Which is perhaps ironic given that I > have a degenerative joint disease and this sewing lark is only going to > last so long;) Or maybe your persistence at doing something you love will help you beat the odds.... Good luck. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "I'm starting to like the cut of this man's gibberish." --General Fillmore (from "The Tick," episode 2) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
