Sewing
Do you know how to sew? If not, would you be interested in some tutorials?
What types of sewing projects would you be interested in learning to make?
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My daughter is the seamstress. She has seen masks & a couple simple Mennonite dresses as more serious projects. She says those dresses are comfy & very cool in the summer heat. She made a cover for my noodle maker & is working on a pieced cover for my cheesepress.
She was gifted a wonderful cloth collection, tools, a couple sewing accessories boxes and a husqvarna that works)! These were all from various sources & she knows that she received a treasure.
She would be up for any type of tutorial, I am sure. I could ask her if there is anything specific, but my guess is the answer is any type of item.
I am partial to quilts & heavy picnic blankets. Denim ones are the bomb.
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I would, actually.... yeah, the big ole hillbilly would like to learn to sew. Why? Modern clothes don't fit me properly and tailors who actually cut and sew cloth no longer exist. I prefer the styles of the 1920-40s, pants with a high rise, plenty of fabric.
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Judson, you were so born in the wrong century! That's good for us, though, as you are a source of hard-to-find information. (Me, I seem to have an affinity for the Victorian era; I don't dress that way though!)
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All I have sewn is some simple pillows and a door stop. I would appreciate quick projects that teach concepts.
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Definitely! I wear boots and jeans daily, because they suit my work in the garden and treks in the woods.. but also, because there just isn't anything in any store worth buying. I actually would own a few nice suits (aside from my made to measure funeral suit that is just okay... no style). But, there is nothing nice anymore... nothing worth my hard earned money.. and nothing that fits a 6'4" guy who is lean at 210-20 lbs. Clothes are made for skinny, fat or average... and I've never been average. I'd love some real, selvedge denim, too. There is a reason why my great grandfather's overalls are still intact, wearable and comfortable for me. They were made with quality denim. Todays denim is actually designed to fall apart after 1-2 years of wear.
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What do you mean by 'concepts'?
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I have sewn my whole life...and my degree is in apparel design and production. I used to work in technical apparel design...and once upon a time, I blogged about sewing and pattern making regularly http://isntthatsew.org/blog/
@judsoncarroll4 my blog is focused on sewing custom clothes and pattern making! :)
With that said, I'm looking to create some sewing tutorials for TGN and am looking to see what types of homestead sewing tutorials y'all might be interested in... Just trying to gauge if it's actually something the community is interested in.
Thanks in advance, y'all!
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Oh, very cool - I'll check it out! If I could learn to turn some gabardine into this: https://reconstructinghistory.com/product/rh1401-early-1940s-mens-dress-trousers/ I'd be really thrilled! I'll check out out your blog later this evening!
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@Ruth Ann Reyes Well, maybe how to sew or replace a zipper. Maybe how to work with stretchy fabric while doing a small project.
Basically I am looking for small, quick projects that will build my skills and confidence towards big projects like making myself some clothes.
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@Ruth Ann Reyes You're sewing blog looks awesome! Now when I can scrape together the time to learn so much...
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@Ruth Ann Reyes Maybe some of the basic repair skills might be a good idea. Sorry that I'm not that much help in this. I'm still working on my full bore Elizabethan complete with corset and farthingale. Italian Renaissance is a lot easier.
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I can sew, but only basics. I hope to learn to make bonnets. I love pioneer style clothes.
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What about starting from the beginning and explaining the basic tools used for sewing? With school (maybe) starting, pencil boxes would be readily available and can be used to build a sewing kit. With a sewing kit that they've built, they can go on to craft more items.
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I second this suggestion! I can sew on a mighty fine button... but not much else....
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Anything particular on your pile that you might like help with? I might be able to help talk you through it.
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Thanks! I'll wait until I get moved and settled in - don't need to start one more project now... too many irons in the fire already.
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I have sew a variety of things, being self taught and asking a lot of questions over the years from other seamstresses. That said, I'm sure there are things I do not know nor have even thought to ask about. So...yes and thank you!
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@judsoncarroll4 my German great uncle made the most beautiful quilts. I don't know if he made other things but he was picky about his machine and such lol. I think he made his wife get her own machine 😂
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I already do some sewing and would LOVE some tutorials!
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ME TOO!
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I love it!
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I think that we need a tutorial of how to make an efficient, collapsible, sturdy bottle bag for those bottles of oil, vodka (just for tinctures in my case), and other various glass bottled things. I have looked at a few designs and none seem quite right. I could have used one again a couple of days ago.
ALSO I really, really want some great hotpads that can handle constant baking and not let through the heat from pans. There are all of these fancy & thin things out there and my best ones from years ago are now all worn through. Any oven mitts are awkward and useless IMO. I just want square, durable, & insulating. I want to know what easy to find materials that I need and how to put them together. Later, if I want to do the heart pattern, I might try that too. Those are my second choice of actual useable shape.
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I can sew and have sown several clothes for my kids as well as for myself.
I would second starting with basic stuff and going to more advanced.
@Ruth Ann Reyes the blog is fantastic.
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Love sewing. I've donated most of the things I've sewn, though... I'd get interested in a pattern, but when it was all done, I'd think "Where the heck am I going to wear this silk column dress?" or whatever. So I kept a few things and donated a slew of silk dresses in Not Size 2 to a local church and boy, were they popular.
Nowadays I have a pattern that I adapted from another pattern that I make 90% of my clothing with. Princess seams are good for most women.
I'm trying to sort through all my stuff and get rid of lots, this includes all the UFOs and repair things I have in boxes. I'm not working at a professional job where I need ten outfits at the moment, so things that I needed to do repair work on are just sitting. As I go through them, I realize I never want to wear these things anyway, so ... you guessed it.. it's all gonna get repaired, pressed, and donated. wheee.
I like to play creative designer with my sewing. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. I'd love to see a more formal tutorial series; it's been decades since I took a class. I have some really great videos for my salwars, but that's not something I wear every day either LOL.
that's a really long answer to your post @Ruth Ann Reyes , but yes! sounds marvelous!
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@Ruth Ann Reyes any an all you want to share..I do know how to sew and I love making vests, scrubs, aprons etc, but I am always open to new designs and especially tricks of the trade type of thing ie....easy way to put in zippers....clutch bags for small items....cell phone carriers etc.
Thanks much I love to sew and interested as well in some of the same things others here have listed..
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@Ruth Ann Reyes oh..I really like the old western apparel that women would wear...esp the prairie hats and dresses with bibs..
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I sew occasionally...use to sew more but the two littles keep me so busy I don’t get many opportunities lately. I have some projects I need to tackle. Last fall I purchased the materials to make insulated Roman blinds for the house, but only have gotten one window done.
I would like to make some clothing also, mainly loose cotton dresses to wear around the ‘farm’.
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Can you include the importance of different needles for different materials. I sew a very small amount, mostly quilt squares, but struggle with selecting the correct needle and setting machine &/or bobbin tension. My mother in law sent me an old sewing book, which has saved my bacon on more than one sewing occasion! The books that come with machines no longer have much detailed information on settings.
@judsoncarroll4 I agree denim is terrible now! I have an old denim quilt that was made by great grandma (I believe) and it WAY outlasts the jeans I have to buy for work now.
@shllnzl I prefer the Victorian style of dress as well, but am so glad we don’t have to dress that way. It is very classy, but I can only imagine how uncomfortable some of those layers were.
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I have sewn all my life and made sure to teach the basics to both my kids. I would love tutorials on the quilting skills of days gone by. Like mentioned several times in this forum, they don't make things the way they used to... Quilts from my grandmothers era, were used and washed and are still around. Wish we weren't such a disposable society!
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@LaurieLovesLearning is something like this what you are looking for? Amazon carries the insulated filler (looks like quilt batt).
If I had read this before I just put in my Amazon order, I probably would have ordered some of that, too.
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