There is a sewing show on Public TV in the US, that has a sponsor who's
quote is "When patterns fit, people sew."
FITTING, by far, is the biggest obstacle to my own sewing. I can read
about the styles and silhouettes of a Period but can I make my own
attempts at construction, FIT ? No.
I always need another, knowledgeable person, to help with fitting.
Even the dress form, with adjustment wheels and "added padding" is not
adequate for me to get adequate fit. I need a "tailor"!
Very frustrating.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Apr 6, 2007, at 10:19 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
I work at Joanns part time and the sewing I have noticed most going on
is making purses. I don't know if that will lead to anything else.
What I'm afraid of is that girls who have never sewn before or sewn
very little will be wanting to make themselves something to wear, and
without any instructions, will try to whip something up and find it
won't fit or they get frustrated by not understanding the directions
and they quit. I started sewing at 13 and made an awful lot of stuff
before I even began to figure out how to make it fit. Good thing is I
didn't quit, so hopefully they will stick with it. One of the biggest
problems they may encounter is the sizing of patterns. I try to ask
them if they know about pattern sizing at the cut table, if I can do
so without implying that they don't know what they're doing.
Sylvia Rognstad
Divinity Designs and Emeralds
http://www.d-e-designs.com
On Apr 6, 2007, at 6:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would have said a year or so ago that the reason fabric stores in
general
were hurting is that so few people are sewing anymore. However, I
understand
that the popularity of "Project Runway" is leading to a surge in
interest
among young people. Maybe, if the stores can just hold on a little
longer. . .
.
Ann Wass
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