Sew Many Garments, Sew Little Time
4 dresses and 3 pair of pants - and that's merely the beginning... I've been designing and sewing clothing for more than 20 years. It doesn't save all that much money. It certainly doesn't save any time. However, I produce garments I'm not embarrassed to wear, or to see my family in. The cut, style, and color are perfect, and I genuinely get pleasure from making beautiful, durable clothing for my family.
Now that my oldest daughter is 13 and my middle daughter is almost 9, I have some helping hands. We're planning to convert one room of our home for sewing/knitting/needlework. I've taught the children about colors and styles that look well on each of them, and about quality. They will know better how to shop for themselves, or what to design for themselves. I'm proud of their independence from society's fashion status quo. They know they don't have to wear clothing that bares everything, is too tight or too baggy and labels aren't everything.
This year, along with our classical studies and other academic pursuits, we'll be working on flat pattern drafting, knit pattern development and garment construction techniques... Boys and girls... It's a marvelous maths and engineering project. Maybe we'll even manage to sew an entire wardrobe for each of our 7 family members in the process!
My favorite sources:
www.clotilde.com (notions)
www.patternworks.com (yarns and such)
www.knitpicks.com (yarns and such)
www.knitty.com (free knitting patterns!)
www.crochetpatterncentral.com (free crochet patterns)
www.fashionfabricsclub.com (tons of fabric at excellent prices)
www.warehousefabricsinc.com (beautiful home decor fabrics at SUPER prices!)
also various EBay vendors for my special fabrics (silk habotai and dupioni, laces, etc.)
My favorite magazines for sewing/needlework:
Australian Smocking and Inspirations (By FAR the best for heirloom sewing and embroidery)
Threads Magazine (neat tips and tricks)
Sew Beautiful (lots of sweet ideas)
and finally...
Creative Needle (patterns and inspiration for classic children's clothing)
Happy sewing!
Now that my oldest daughter is 13 and my middle daughter is almost 9, I have some helping hands. We're planning to convert one room of our home for sewing/knitting/needlework. I've taught the children about colors and styles that look well on each of them, and about quality. They will know better how to shop for themselves, or what to design for themselves. I'm proud of their independence from society's fashion status quo. They know they don't have to wear clothing that bares everything, is too tight or too baggy and labels aren't everything.
This year, along with our classical studies and other academic pursuits, we'll be working on flat pattern drafting, knit pattern development and garment construction techniques... Boys and girls... It's a marvelous maths and engineering project. Maybe we'll even manage to sew an entire wardrobe for each of our 7 family members in the process!
My favorite sources:
www.clotilde.com (notions)
www.patternworks.com (yarns and such)
www.knitpicks.com (yarns and such)
www.knitty.com (free knitting patterns!)
www.crochetpatterncentral.com (free crochet patterns)
www.fashionfabricsclub.com (tons of fabric at excellent prices)
www.warehousefabricsinc.com (beautiful home decor fabrics at SUPER prices!)
also various EBay vendors for my special fabrics (silk habotai and dupioni, laces, etc.)
My favorite magazines for sewing/needlework:
Australian Smocking and Inspirations (By FAR the best for heirloom sewing and embroidery)
Threads Magazine (neat tips and tricks)
Sew Beautiful (lots of sweet ideas)
and finally...
Creative Needle (patterns and inspiration for classic children's clothing)
Happy sewing!
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