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sometimes when i get kind compliments such as how i’m creative and a talented seamstress, my honest thoughts in my head are, ‘uh, not really, but you are so kind!’ i do not see myself as a creative person when most of the things i do are copy my favorite designers, so there’s not much creativity involved, and as you can see from most of my projects, anyone with a very basic sewing skills can do what i do, therefore not that much sewing talent is required. i’m not that good of a seamstress, i took a class in jr. high and a class in HS, then after that, i didn’t do any sewing except for making a dress or a skirt smaller by sewing the sides straight down(which happened about once every two years), until 1 1/2 years ago when i started sewing and posting them on my blog(which is why all my projects are so simple and easy, because i don’t know how to do the hard stuff!). i’m not trying to be humble or anything, these are just the facts. i wish i could say i had years and years of legit sewing classes and went to a fashion design school(which i’d love to do) but i didn’t.
which explains why i never knew until like three days ago, which i’m really embarrassed to admit, that you could do zig zags on the edges of your clothes to keep it from fraying with your sewing machine just like a serger? i mean, i knew zig zags existed on the sewing machine, i just didn’t know you could use it like that instead of a serger. so uh, yeah, isn’t that so embarrassing? and i call myself a seamstress? hahahaha, i laughed a lot at myself when i found out by reading a couple of tutorials on sewing blogs this week and how they used zig zags instead of a serger. i thought, man, if there was such a thing as a seamstress certificate(or is there such a thing? then more embarrassment to me, yes!), i’d totally get mine taken away! i always thought you needed a serger or else you just have to double fold and sew the edges. my sewing teachers in jr. high and high school never taught that to me! or else i wasn’t paying attention then. 😉 we just had sergers so that’s the only way we did it. anyway, the good news is that i no longer need to buy a serger and the bad news is that i might’ve lost all my credibility as a seamstress. 😮
i hope everyone will have a beautiful weekend!♥
Dani says
You sound a lot like me. I don't feel real creative most times either – just taking an existing idea and tweeking it a bit. I have since I was about 6 and and mostly self taught from taking stuff apart. I do a lot of alterations for friends and learn from doing that. I did decide to go to 'Fashion Technology' classes in 1998 at our local community college and now have an Associates in Science 2 years degree in Fashion Technology. I had no idea what slopers were til I went to school. I taught myself flat pattern making from old FIT books from the 60's that I found at our local used book store. Just go for it! Have fun – don't let anything hold you back.
Janelle says
I still think you're creative though. Even when you copy someone's design, it doesn't come with an instruction manual. You have to figure out yourself how to achieve your desired result. That takes creativity and that's what you share with us when you post your projects.
Toni @ SugarTart_Crafts says
This made me giggle, because I DID major in fashion design, and you really aren't missing out on much! "Industry sewing" has a different machine for every stitch. There is one big machine that only sews buttonholes, and nothing else! To this day I still have to look up what most of the presser feet for my home machine actually do.(You might want to goggle overcast foot.)
I swear I've learned more helpful tips from bloggers than I did from school. So just keep going, you're doing great!;)
Jenna says
That is soo funny! I still think you're an amazing seamstress!
MamaMae says
i feel you! keep up the work that you do and enjoy creating—pressures of titles can squelch our creativity. so do what you love and love what you do. just came across your blog a few days ago and am looking forward to following you!
Bret and Cami says
That is why I love your blog so much. I don't want to read an expert explain how to do something, I want a real person to show me what a normal-person brain can come up with because that will be something I can feel confident trying too. You have given me a lot of motivation to just experiment with sewing whereas I used to worry so much about having a perfect product. Keep it up!
romwe says
But it is you who work out brilliant work and great ideas,others sometimes they didn't do that..cos they do not catch up with that…
Ganesh says
The blog was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and
inspiration, both of which we all need!b Keep 'em coming… you all do
such a great job at such Concepts… can't tell you how much I, for
one appreciate all you do!
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Sarah says
Thank you for your comments, it means a lot to me. 🙂
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