tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post113847317390342907..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Why do I sew?Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1138994631214142222006-02-03T14:23:00.000-05:002006-02-03T14:23:00.000-05:00I think I can make nicer things than I can buy -- ...I think I can make nicer things than I can buy -- particularly "easier" things like twin sets, blouses, simple skirts etc. I hate cheesy fabrics, wool skirts with cheap linings that fall apart way before the skirt does, and weird fabrics I've never heard of that don't hold up. Plus, don't we all just LOVE fabric! I think we can buy nicer fabric than we can find in the stores, and put much nicer details on our clothes than we can afford to buy.<BR/>I also just like that nice secret feeling I have when I'm wearing something I made that I love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1138508079581983492006-01-28T23:14:00.000-05:002006-01-28T23:14:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm not losing money sewing...I just have a lo...Oh, I'm not losing money sewing...I just have a lot invested in the future. :D <BR/><BR/>I guess at the heart I sew becuase I'm in control in my sewing. I decide pockets/no pockets, color, length, etc, and it can be what flatters ME, not what some fashion guru in NYC thinks women should all be wearing this season. And I have patterns that are YEARS old that I'm still using. <BR/><BR/>So I guess the investment does pay off!Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1138485979984002172006-01-28T17:06:00.000-05:002006-01-28T17:06:00.000-05:00I like you love to turn a flat piece of fabric int...I like you love to turn a flat piece of fabric into something I can wear and be proud of. I love to hear, What a great________(you fill in the blank), you didn't make that did you? "Yes, I did". Wow! Feels good.<BR/><BR/>I also don't want to see myself coming in the same outfit that somone else bought at one of the department stores. I know not that many people will choose the same fabric and make the same outfit, dress, coat, whatever.<BR/><BR/>I also save some money by making something. If I make a jacket and a skirt, I also have this same jacket to wear with a pair of pants I purchased that also goes with something else. So I have extended my wearing of certain items.<BR/><BR/>I too am at peace in front of the sewing machine, serger or embroidery machineLinda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1138482854887506522006-01-28T16:14:00.000-05:002006-01-28T16:14:00.000-05:00I love having the clothes I want in the style/colo...I love having the clothes I want in the style/color I want with the details I want, with linings! And I want them to fit me the way I want. If I want to wear anti-fashion art-to-wear where fit is not a consideration, I want it to be MY anti-fashion.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't afford to buy as many of the kinds of clothes I crave as I could make. But I suppose whether you are losing on money on sewing depends on what you are trying to sew. <BR/><BR/>But mostly, in the end, its the joy that comes from taking something flat and two dimensional and turning it into some beautiful three dimensional garment that gives me the thrill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com